 Haga moved back into title contention with his double win |
Noriyuki Haga took a win double at Monza but James Toseland increased his Superbikes championship lead with fourth- and second-placed finishes. Toseland's closest title rival Max Biaggi slipped to third in the standings after finishing third in race one and fifth in race two.
Troy Bayliss followed Naga home in race one and was less than 0.2 seconds behind Toseland in race two.
Toseland now has 229 points, with Haga on 194 and Biaggi on 191.
The Briton lost his record of winning a race at every round this season but was a relieved man after his choice of a soft-compound rear tyre in race one cost him a podium finish.
After race two Toseland said: "I think we had a perfect set-up with a harder tyre and I rode as hard as I could.
"Once Haga came past I really dug deep and tried to stay with him."
Haga was delighted with his performances which have put him back in title contention.
"I'm very happy to win both races, I never won here before today," he said.
World Superbike Championship rd 6, Monza, Italy
Race 1 (18 Laps):
1 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 32mins 04.428secs
2 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 32:12.831
3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 32:14.131
4 James Toseland (Gbr) Honda 32:18.015
5 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 32:19.326
6 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 32:19.382
7 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 32:23.945
8 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Honda 32:28.548
9 Karl Muggeridge (Aus) Honda 32:29.110
10 Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 32:33.625
Race 2 (18 Laps):
1 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 32mins 05.318secs
2 James Toseland (Gbr) Honda 32:08.009
3 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 32:08.159
4 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Honda 32:08.506
5 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 32:08.869
6 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 32:18.532
7 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 32:22.564
8 Regis Laconi (Fra) Kawasaki 32:23.728
9 Karl Muggeridge (Aus) Honda 32:34.335
10 Jakub Smrz (Cze) Ducati 32:35.004
Championship Standings:
1 James Toseland (Gbr) Honda 229pts
2 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 194
3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 191
4 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 164
5 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 135
6 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 107
7 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Ducati 106
8 Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 81
9 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Honda 77
10 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 60
Constructors:
1 Honda 238pts
2 Yamaha 217
3 Ducati 209
4 Suzuki 191
5 Kawasaki 77
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