Italian machinery ruled again in race 2 at Imola.
This time it was a Ducati Xerox 1 -2 with Michel Fabrizio who took first place followed by team mate Noriyuki Haga and wildcard Marco Simoncelli on the Aprilia RSV4 Factory, took third.
Noriyuki Haga took the lead early on in the race, ahead of Fabrizio and Max Biaggi, but Haga was unable to pull away from Fabrizio, who got past Haga on lap 13, pulled ahead and finished with a confortable 3.
5s lead.
Marco Simoncelli got a better start this time and battled throught the field, passing Shane Byrne, Ben Spies and after an aggressive move on Max Biaggi at the Variante Bassa ,that made the Roman run wide into the path of Spies, forcing him off onto the gravel trap, took third, leaving Biaggi in fourth place.
Spies re-entered behind Byrne and was able to pass him to take fifth place, one of his worse finishes this year.
Jonathan Rea took several visits in the gravel trap, but finished in sixth passing Byrne in the final laps.
Leon Haslam rode to eighth, Jakub Smrz, 9th and Carlos Checa 10th.
Haga has now regained the leadership of the championship with three point advantage and the next race will be a Magny-Cours next week.
Imola Race 2 Results:1 84 Fabrizio M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 38′23.
143 (162,023 kph)2 41 Haga N.
(JPN) Ducati 1098R 3.
5923 58 Simoncelli M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 6.
5104 3 Biaggi M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 7.
4455 19 Spies B.
(USA) Yamaha YZF R1 14.
6786 65 Rea J.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 16.
3967 67 Byrne S.
(GBR) Ducati 1098R 17.
1108 91 Haslam L.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 22.
5029 96 Smrz J.
(CZE) Ducati 1098R 25.
26810 7 Checa C.
(ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 30.
20311 57 Lanzi L.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 32.
58912 66 Sykes T.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 36.
24313 111 Xaus R.
(ESP) BMW S1000 RR 36.
36814 31 Muggeridge K.
(AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 38.
80915 23 Parkes B.
(AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 42.
43516 15 Baiocco M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 49.
34917 9 Kiyonari R.
(JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′01.
82318 99 Scassa L.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′06.
854RET 14 Lagrive M.
(FRA) Honda CBR1000RRRET 94 Checa D.
(ESP) Yamaha YZF R1RET 71 Kagayama Y.
(JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9RET 10 Nieto F.
(ESP) Ducati 1098RRET 77 Iannuzzo V.
(ITA) Honda CBR1000RRRET 11 Corser T.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RRRET 25 Salom D.
(ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10RNP 100 Tamada M.
(JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R
Can you believe that Prince William waited almost a decade before putting a ring on Kate Middleton's finger? But apparently, the reason behind his patience was all about giving his lady love "the best chance" possible. Talk about being a true gentleman!
When you travel to a different city, either for business or for holidays, you should always look for a way to comfortably move to the places you are going to visit, which can be done by hiring the services of a rental car. It is an effective form of transport that is easily accessible, even at the airport of arrival.
The seal, nicknamed Freddie Mercury, who became popular after his numerous appearances by the Thames, has been euthanised after a dog attacked him on Sunday.
The ministry announced that obtaining a possible immunity certification could also eliminate social distance.
The government said that police could do spot check at travellers' quarantine homes to avoid a second wave of infections.
Following a petition by a Labour MP, Robert Milligan Statue was taken down by JCB.