WSB Silverstone Results

[f1manoz]

Race One
1 2 Colin Edwards USA Honda 43'27.508
2 41 Noriyuki Haga JPN Aprilia 43'34.866 7.358
3 100 Neil Hodgson GBR Ducati 44'00.498 32.990
4 7 Pierfrancesco Chili ITA Ducati 44'19.106 51.598
5 1 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 44'22.230 54.722
6 5 Mark Heckles GBR Honda 44'28.636 1'01.128
7 155 Ben Bostrom USA Ducati 44'30.139 1'02.631
8 11 Ruben Xaus ESP Ducati 44'40.033 1'12.525
9 55 Shane Byrne GBR Ducati 44'42.734 1'15.226
10 52 James Toseland GBR Ducati 44'51.178 1'23.670

In a thrilling race, Edwards took claimed his second victory of the season and closed the points gap to Bayliss. In what were atrocious conditions, Edwards was one of only few riders to set consistent lap times and keep the bike relatively upright.

Ride of the race came from Bayliss. He fell twice in the conditions, but both times stormed back through the field, and who knows what may have happened had he not fallen the second time such was the speed has was travelling.

Haga and Hodgson staged a brilliant battle for second position while Heckles was best of the privateer British bikes in 6th.

Race Two
1 1 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 41'20.474
2 2 Colin Edwards USA Honda 41'25.383 4.909
3 11 Ruben Xaus ESP Ducati 41'37.130 16.656
4 9 Chris Walker GBR Kawasaki 42'18.909 58.435
5 55 Shane Byrne GBR Ducati 42'21.540 1'01.066
6 100 Neil Hodgson GBR Ducati 42'32.455 1'11.981
7 33 Juan Bautista Borja ESP Ducati 42'35.886 1'15.412
8 155 Ben Bostrom USA Ducati 42'37.796 1'17.322
9 52 James Toseland GBR Ducati 42'45.360 1'24.886
10 41 Noriyuki Haga JPN Aprilia 43'01.781 1'41.307

Bayliss and Edwards again showed they were class of the field with a great battle at the front of the field, with Bayliss eventually coming out on top. In topsy-turvy wet-dry conditions, the two championship heavyweights battled it out race long. Brilliant racing.

[Airhead]

Brilliant indeed. Bayliss falling off and having the presence of mind to hold the clutch in and keep the motor firing while he slides down the road. He did this trick twice. Bayliss rejoining in 18th and overtaking everyone to fifth (including Xaus and Bostrom - he road around the outside of these guys in the wet)only to fall and do it all again in six laps to finish sixth.