2011 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round

The 2011 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round was the twelfth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of September 30 and October 1–2, 2011 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France.

France   2011 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 12 of 13 rounds in the
2011 Superbike World Championship.
and
Round 11 of 12 rounds in the
2011 Supersport World Championship.
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DateOctober 2, 2011
LocationCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.411 km (2.741 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
United Kingdom Jonathan Rea
1:37.490
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Spain Carlos Checa Spain Carlos Checa
1:38.643 1:39.136
Supersport World Championship
Pole position
Australia Broc Parkes
1:41.395
Fastest lap
Italy Massimo Roccoli
1:42.507

Carlos Checa became 2011 Superbike World Champion after winning Race 1, while Ducati claimed the Manufacturers' Championship after Race 2. In Supersport, Chaz Davies, who finishing sixth in the race, secured his title with one round remaining.

Results edit

Superbike race 1 classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 23 38:16.465 3 25
2 33   Marco Melandri Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +2.201 8 20
3 91   Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 23 +3.218 7 16
4 2   Leon Camier Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +3.796 4 13
5 58   Eugene Laverty Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +5.602 2 11
6 50   Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 +9.634 5 10
7 41   Noriyuki Haga Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +9.814 9 9
8 17   Joan Lascorz Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +11.387 10 8
9 11   Troy Corser BMW S1000RR 23 +17.143 12 7
10 66   Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +24.523 6 6
11 112   Javier Forés BMW S1000RR 23 +34.532 17 5
12 84   Michel Fabrizio Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 +1:19.742 14 4
13 44   Roberto Rolfo Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 +1 lap 18 3
Ret 121   Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 10 Retirement 11
Ret 4   Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 4 Accident 1
Ret 86   Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 4 Technical problem 16
Ret 96   Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 2 Accident 13
Ret 8   Mark Aitchison Kawasaki ZX-10R 0 Accident 15
WD 111   Rubén Xaus Honda CBR1000RR Injury in practice
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT

Superbike race 2 classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 23 38:17.851 3 25
2 33   Marco Melandri Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +1.267 8 20
3 58   Eugene Laverty Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +2.043 2 16
4 91   Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 23 +6.506 7 13
5 50   Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 +7.843 5 11
6 2   Leon Camier Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +8.360 4 10
7 17   Joan Lascorz Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +15.285 10 9
8 86   Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 23 +15.549 15 8
9 11   Troy Corser BMW S1000RR 23 +16.278 12 7
10 41   Noriyuki Haga Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +22.996 9 6
11 112   Javier Forés BMW S1000RR 23 +43.132 16 5
12 121   Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 23 +47.846 11 4
Ret 44   Roberto Rolfo Kawasaki ZX-10R 19 Accident 17
Ret 4   Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 13 Technical problem 1
Ret 8   Mark Aitchison Kawasaki ZX-10R 4 Retirement 14
Ret 84   Michel Fabrizio Suzuki GSX-R1000 2 Accident 13
Ret 66   Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 0 Accident 6
DNS 96   Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R Did not start
WD 111   Rubén Xaus Honda CBR1000RR Injury in practice
OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT

Supersport race classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9   Luca Scassa Yamaha YZF-R6 22 37:48.052 2 25
2 11   Sam Lowes Honda CBR600RR 22 +1.582 4 20
3 23   Broc Parkes Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +1.749 1 16
4 44   David Salom Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +1.826 6 13
5 77   James Ellison Honda CBR600RR 22 +2.384 5 11
6 7   Chaz Davies Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +5.212 8 10
7 22   Roberto Tamburini Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +9.755 9 9
8 99   Fabien Foret Honda CBR600RR 22 +11.268 7 8
9 21   Florian Marino Honda CBR600RR 22 +18.290 11 7
10 34   Ronan Quarmby Triumph Daytona 675 22 +26.735 10 6
11 38   Balázs Németh Honda CBR600RR 22 +38.714 16 5
12 31   Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +39.412 14 4
13 117   Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 22 +39.711 15 3
14 5   Alexander Lundh Honda CBR600RR 22 +39.927 12 2
15 15   Louis Bulle Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +42.537 18 1
16 69   Ondřej Ježek Honda CBR600RR 22 +46.457 21
17 28   Paweł Szkopek Honda CBR600RR 22 +47.029 19
18 17   Patrik Vostárek Honda CBR600RR 22 +48.143 25
19 125   Danilo Marrancone Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +51.348 22
20 10   Imre Tóth Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:06.402 20
21 25   Marko Jerman Triumph Daytona 675 22 +1:11.567 26
22 4   Gino Rea Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:36.545 13
23 45   Cătălin Cazacu Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 27
24 30   Thomas Caiani Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 28
25 24   Eduard Blokhin Yamaha YZF-R6 21 +1 lap 29
26 73   Oleg Pozdneev Yamaha YZF-R6 21 +1 lap 30
Ret 70   Pauli Pekkanen Triumph Daytona 675 20 Retirement 24
Ret 91   Danilo Dell'Omo Triumph Daytona 675 17 Technical problem 17
Ret 8   Bastien Chesaux Honda CBR600RR 13 Accident 23
Ret 55   Massimo Roccoli Kawasaki ZX-6R 3 Technical problem 3
DNS 127   Robbin Harms Honda CBR600RR Did not start
DNS 40   Martin Jessopp Honda CBR600RR Did not start
DNQ 19   Mitchell Pirotta Honda CBR600RR Did not qualify
OFFICIAL SUPERSPORT RACE REPORT