OtomotifZone.com – Philip Island. Suzuki tampil luar biasa di seri pembuka World Superbike Championship (WSBK) race pertama. Lewat pembalap andalannya Eugene Laverty dari tim Voltcom Crescent Suzuki berhasil memenangi balapan pada race 1 WSBK di Philip Island 2014.
Menggunakan Suzuki GSX R1000, Eugene mampu mengungguli Marco Melandri yang berada diurutan kedua yang menggunakan kuda pacu Aprilia. Sementara posisi ketiga ditempati oleh rekan satu tim Melandri, Sylvain Guintoli pembalap asal Prancis.
Sementara di Race 2, akibat dari kuda pacu Eugene Laverty yang terbakar pada lap 14 maka bendera merah (Red Flag) dikibarkan. Pembalap Aprilia Racing RSV4, Sylvain Guintoli berhasil memenangkan balapan disusul oleh pembalap Kawasaki Loriz Baz diposisi kedua dan Tom Sykes ditempat ketiga.
Penulis : Indra | Foto : WSBK
Hasil Race I WSBK Phillips Island 2014 :
1. Eugene Laverty IRL Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 laps
2. Marco Melandri ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 +2.959s
3. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 +3.034s
4. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati SBK 1199R +6.972s
5. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +11.132s
6. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR +11.718s
7. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +15.612s
8. Chaz Davies GBR Ducati SBK 1199R +25.724s
9. David Salom ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +37.407s (E)
10. Niccolo Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +37.468s (E)
11. Glenn Allerton AUS BMW Italia S1000RR +39.271s (E)
12. Fabien Foret FRA MAHI Kawasaki ZX-10R +45.212s (E)
13. Claudio Corti ITA MV Agusta RC Yakhnich F4RR +50.249s
14. Jeremy Guarnoni FRA MRS Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 17.134s (E)
15. Sheridan Morais RSA IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 23.686s (E)
Hasil Race 2 WSBK Phillips Island 2014 :
1. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 15 laps
2. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +0.283s
3. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +1.103s
4. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati SBK 1199R +2.052s
5. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR +4.951s
6. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR +5.673s
7. Chaz Davies GBR Ducati SBK 1199R +9.664s
8. Marco Melandri ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 +10.574s
9. Toni Elias ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +11.682s
10. David Salom ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +15.065s (E)
11. Niccolo Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +16.294s (E)
12. Fabien Foret FRA MAHI Kawasaki ZX-10R +16.919s (E)
13. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +19.694s
14. Sheridan Morais RSA IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R +27.266s (E)
15. Glenn Allerton AUS BMW Italia S1000RR +27.845s (E)
