Carlos Checa does the double at Misano WSB

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) took his second win of the day, and his eighth of the year, to extend his championship lead over second place race finisher Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia). The first running of the race was nullified when Marco Melandri crashed and his machine lay in a dangerous position on the racetrack, leading to 14-lap race, which determined all the places and full points.Third place was fought over to the last possible moment, with Noriyuki Haga (Pata Aprilia) and Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike) third and fourth respectively. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike) crashed out, but Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) kept it upright to take fifth.

In the championship, Checa has 245, Biaggi 173, Melandri 150, Laverty 123 and Haslam 106.

Race 2

1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 22'44.1172. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 22'45.6013. Noriyuki Haga (PATA Racing Team Aprilia) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 22'51.8894. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) BMW S1000 RR 22'51.9735. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 22'53.8316. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) Suzuki GSX-R1000 22'54.8947. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 22'54.9928. Ruben Xaus (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 22'57.6009. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22'57.69310. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 23'02.07911. Lorenzo Lanzi (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) BMW S1000 RR 23'06.88512. Roberto Rolfo (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 23'08.65213. Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 23'36.01214. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) Kawasaki ZX-10R 23'48.251RT. Maxime Berger (Supersonic Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 13'16.439RT. Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 8'14.979RT. Matteo Baiocco (Barni Racing Team S.N.C.) Ducati 1098R 5'01.447


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