2012 Donington Superbike World Championship round

United Kingdom    Donington Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 5 of 14 rounds in the
Superbike World Championship.
and
Round 5 of 13 rounds in the
Supersport World Championship.
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Miller
Date11-13 May 2012
LocationDonington Park
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.023 km (2.500 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
United Kingdom Tom Sykes
1:27.716
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Italy Max Biaggi Italy Max Biaggi
1:48.867 1:28.995
Supersport World Championship
Pole position
France Jules Cluzel
1:30.931
Fastest lap
United Kingdom Sam Lowes
1:31.097

The 2012 Donington Superbike World Championship round was the fifth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season and of the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 May 2012 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England.

Superbike

Race 1 classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 33 Italy Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 23 34:26.736 3 25
2 91 United Kingdom Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 23 +0.728 2 20
3 66 United Kingdom Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +1.609 1 16
4 65 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 23 +1.819 6 13
5 3 Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +2.102 4 11
6 7 Spain Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 23 +4.820 9 10
7 34 Italy Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 23 +7.520 13 9
8 50 France Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 +7.927 5 8
9 2 United Kingdom Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 +15.144 7 7
10 84 Italy Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 23 +16.065 11 6
11 86 Italy Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 23 +19.805 10 5
12 19 United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +20.170 16 4
13 121 France Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 23 +21.274 15 3
14 96 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 23 +21.517 8 2
15 58 Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +26.920 12 1
16 76 France Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +35.025 18
17 4 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 23 +39.193 17
18 87 Italy Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 23 +42.334 20
19 59 Italy Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 23 +43.554 14
NC 18 Australia Mark Aitchison BMW S1000RR 21 +2 laps 21
NC 60 United Kingdom Peter Hickman Suzuki GSX-R1000 15 +8 laps 19
Ret 101 United Kingdom Gary Mason Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 Retirement 23
Ret 36 Argentina Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 0 Accident 22
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT

Race 2 classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 65 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 23 34:31.847 6 25
2 3 Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +0.508 4 20
3 66 United Kingdom Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +2.029 1 16
4 2 United Kingdom Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 +4.245 7 13
5 50 France Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 +6.595 5 11
6 86 Italy Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 23 +17.469 10 10
7 19 United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +17.788 16 9
8 76 France Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +21.093 18 8
9 60 United Kingdom Peter Hickman Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 +21.866 19 7
10 4 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 23 +22.620 17 6
11 59 Italy Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 23 +26.764 14 5
12 87 Italy Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 23 +27.043 20 4
13 84 Italy Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 23 +28.390 11 3
14 18 Australia Mark Aitchison BMW S1000RR 23 +56.618 21 2
15 91 United Kingdom Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 23 +1:20.196 2 1
Ret 33 Italy Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 22 Accident 3
Ret 36 Argentina Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 19 Retirement 22
Ret 101 United Kingdom Gary Mason Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 Retirement 23
Ret 121 France Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 12 Retirement 15
Ret 34 Italy Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 11 Retirement 13
Ret 58 Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 10 Accident 12
Ret 7 Spain Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 0 Accident 9
Ret 96 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 0 Accident 8
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT

Supersport

Race classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 11 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Honda CBR600RR 22 33:43.603 2 25
2 54 Turkey Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +0.678 4 20
3 16 France Jules Cluzel Honda CBR600RR 22 +3.987 1 16
4 23 Australia Broc Parkes Honda CBR600RR 22 +8.088 3 13
5 45 Australia Glen Richards Triumph Daytona 675 22 +11.786 5 11
6 32 South Africa Sheridan Morais Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +20.849 6 10
7 34 South Africa Ronan Quarmby Honda CBR600RR 22 +23.795 11 9
8 53 France Valentin Debise Honda CBR600RR 22 +24.094 9 8
9 30 Australia Billy McConnell Triumph Daytona 675 22 +26.663 7 7
10 99 France Fabien Foret Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +26.806 10 6
11 22 Italy Roberto Tamburini Honda CBR600RR 22 +29.832 14 5
12 25 Italy Alex Baldolini Triumph Daytona 675 22 +33.755 16 4
13 3 Australia Jed Metcher Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +34.035 13 3
14 55 Italy Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +34.311 8 2
15 112 United Kingdom Luke Mossey Triumph Daytona 675 22 +34.601 12 1
16 40 United Kingdom Martin Jessopp Honda CBR600RR 22 +46.853 19
17 74 United Kingdom Kieran Clarke Honda CBR600RR 22 +47.133 21
18 157 Italy Ilario Dionisi Honda CBR600RR 22 +48.506 18
19 98 France Romain Lanusse Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +50.129 23
20 87 Italy Luca Marconi Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +53.157 20
21 37 Austria David Linortner Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +53.232 24
22 8 Italy Andrea Antonelli Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:00.246 29
23 13 Italy Dino Lombardi Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:03.852 28
24 61 Italy Fabio Menghi Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:09.505 25
25 27 Switzerland Thomas Caiani Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 35
26 24 Russia Eduard Blokhin Yamaha YZF-R6 21 +1 lap 34
Ret 17 Italy Roberto Anastasia Honda CBR600RR 14 Retirement 32
Ret 35 Italy Raffaele De Rosa Honda CBR600RR 12 Accident 17
Ret 31 Italy Vittorio Iannuzzo Triumph Daytona 675 11 Retirement 27
Ret 20 South Africa Mathew Scholtz Honda CBR600RR 10 Retirement 15
Ret 33 Austria Yves Polzer Yamaha YZF-R6 10 Retirement 33
Ret 10 Hungary Imre Tóth Honda CBR600RR 8 Retirement 22
Ret 64 United States Joshua Day Kawasaki ZX-6R 4 Retirement 30
Ret 38 Hungary Balázs Németh Honda CBR600RR 0 Retirement 31
DNS 65 Russia Vladimir Leonov Yamaha YZF-R6 26
DNQ 73 Russia Oleg Pozdneev Yamaha YZF-R6
OFFICIAL SUPERSPORT RACE REPORT