Round six will be held at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa on the 17 May

Isle of Man-based rider Andrew Pitt finished fifth in round five of the World Supersport Championships at Monza in Italy on Sunday.

Starting from seventh, Pitt was in contention in the early stages before slipping back to fifth.

The 30-year-old rider said: "We're definitely going in the right direction with the new bike.

"We still need to work on the rear settings to get a better result next week in Kyalami (South Africa)."

Championship leader Cal Crutchlow took the chequered flag from Spaniard Joan Lascorz with Frace's Fabien Foret completing the podium.

Crutchlow leads the overall standings by 18 points from Eugene Laverty.

2009 World Supersport championship, found five - Monza, Italy

Results, 10 May

1. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha 29 minutes 34.605 seconds

2. Joan Lascorz (ESP) Kawasaki +2.660s

3. Fabien Foret (FRA) Yamaha +2.716s

4. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Honda +2.780s

5. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda +9.270s

Standings after five of 14 rounds:

• Cal Crutchlow 99

• Eugene Laverty 81

• Kenan Sofuoglu 72

• Andrew Pitt 54

• Anthony West 52

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