2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round

The 2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round was the sixth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of May 26–28, 2012 at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah, United States. The races were held on Memorial Day Monday.

United States   2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 6 of 14 rounds in the
2012 Superbike World Championship.
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Misano
DateMay 28, 2012
LocationMiller Motorsports Park
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.907 km (3.049 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
Czech Republic Jakub Smrž
1:47.626
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Italy Marco Melandri Spain Carlos Checa
1:48.867 1:48.820

Carlos Checa won the first race but lost the front and crashed in the second race while Marco Melandri finished second to Checa in the first race but won the second race. Still, it was Aprilia rider Max Biaggi that extended his lead in the championship standings by finishing third place in both races.[1]

Superbike

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Race 1 classification

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Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 7   Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 21 38:21.283 2 25
2 33   Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 21 +2.313 9 20
3 3   Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +5.338 7 16
4 65   Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 21 +5.517 5 13
5 58   Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +12.201 8 11
6 96   Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 21 +13.262 1 10
7 19   Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +19.662 11 9
8 66   Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +21.292 3 8
9 84   Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 21 +21.450 10 7
10 91   Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 21 +23.433 13 6
11 34   Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 21 +23.696 4 5
12 50   Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 21 +24.752 6 4
13 2   Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 21 +29.400 20 3
14 86   Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 21 +31.222 18 2
15 76   Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +32.966 17 1
16 121   Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 21 +35.409 14
17 4   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 21 +52.153 21
18 14   Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 20 +1 lap 24
19 16   Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 20 +1 lap 23
Ret 36   Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Accident 22
Ret 87   Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 11 Accident 12
Ret 21   John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 7 Accident 16
Ret 44   David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 Retirement 19
Ret 59   Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 6 Accident 15
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT

Race 2 classification

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The race was stopped after 3 laps due to Hiroshi Aoyama's crash, that spilt fluid on the track, and restarted an hour later on an 18-lap distance.[2]

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 33   Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 18 32:56.257 9 25
2 65   Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 18 +0.195 5 20
3 3   Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +2.137 7 16
4 19   Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +4.245 11 13
5 66   Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +9.534 3 11
6 58   Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +9.798 8 10
7 34   Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 18 +11.891 4 9
8 91   Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 18 +12.715 13 8
9 96   Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 18 +13.017 1 7
10 50   Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 18 +13.703 6 6
11 2   Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +15.687 20 5
12 84   Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 18 +21.923 10 4
13 86   Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 18 +23.940 18 3
14 76   Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +24.051 17 2
15 121   Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 18 +33.897 14 1
16 21   John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +38.692 16
17 36   Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +47.703 22
18 16   Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 18 +1:07.223 23
19 14   Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 18 +1:41.714 24
Ret 44   David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Retirement 19
Ret 7   Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 11 Retirement 2
Ret 59   Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 9 Retirement 15
Ret 87   Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 5 Accident 12
Ret 4   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR Not restarted 21
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT

References

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  1. ^ "Aprilia Max Biaggi leads World Superbike going into Misano Adriatico". GrandPrixRankings.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Melandri resists Rea as Checa chucks it". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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