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2005 BRITISH SBK

R1, BRANDS HATCH - 2005 BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

• MARCH 28, 2005: SEASON OPENER, Bank Holiday Monday, Brands Hatch (Indy)
• REYNOLDS TO RACE - "I am not at full fitness, but I want to ride and more importantly, race ... It all seems OK so I am definitely going to give it a go at Brands Hatch. The important thing is that I have no problem transferring weight on the leg, and feel comfortable on the bike ... I really am happy with the way this test has gone. Obviously I am not 100 per cent although as I have said all of the way through, I have a title to defend and I also did not want anyone else riding my bike."
• HAYDON TO MISS RACE - James Haydon (Ducati) has hand injury; his replacement is Gregorio Lavilla.

RACE RESULTS

SUPERBIKE RACE 1

• 1 Ryuichi Kiyonari , Honda
  2 Gregorio Lavilla , Ducati, +10.2s
  3 Glen Richards , Kawasaki, +10.4
  4 Michael Rutter , Honda, +10.5
  5 Sean Emmett , Yamaha, +14.1
  6 Karl Harris , Honda, +18.8
  7 Jeremy McWilliams , Honda
  8 Dean Thomas , Kawasaki
  9 John Reynolds , Suzuki
  10 Tommy Hill , Yamaha

SUPERBIKE RACE 2

• 1 Ryuichi Kiyonari , Honda
  2 Michael Rutter , Honda +5s
  3 Gregorio Lavilla , Ducati +8
  4 Leon Haslam , Ducati, +9.7
  5 Sean Emmett , Yamaha +14.1
  6 Karl Harris , Honda +14.4
  7 Glen Richards , Kawasaki
  8 Scott Smart , Suzuki
  9 John Reynolds , Suzuki
  10 Gary Mason , Honda

HARRIS, 6TH in both race: "I’m pleased with how it’s gone overall today. The first race result wasn’t so bad after I became tangled up with Leon Haslam on the first lap. I was determined to do better in the second leg and that’s how it turned out in terms of my performance. I felt that I rode better when you consider who finished the second leg and that’s a tribute to how well the Honda-Racing.co.uk Fireblade performed over race distance. This has been an ideal start to my British Superbike campaign and it has given me the confidence from which to build upon these results.”

REYNOLDS, 9TH: "I am happy to have scored points today but in my heart I really wanted to be racing at the front. In fairness, the limiting factor today wasn't the pain in my right leg, it was the lack of ground clearance on right hand corners because I was wearing a huge boot and cast that was dragging on the track. Put simply, I couldn't lean my Rizla Suzuki any further and that was costing me time everywhere. Saying that, my Rizla Suzuki technicians have been beyond brilliant this weekend. They have accommodated my injury and gave me a fantastic GSX-R1000 to race. They even gave me reinforced toe-sliders so I could complete 30-laps without wearing through my entire right boot! Well done to the team and thank you for having the belief in me to race - the 14-points I've scored today could make all the difference at the end of the season."

SUPERSPORT RACE

• 1 Jay VINCENT Honda
  2 Stuart EASTON Ducati
  3 Craig JONES Honda
  4 Leon CAMIER Honda
  5 Pere RIBA Kawasaki
  6 Eugene LAVERTY Honda
  7 Tom TUNSTALL Honda
  8 Kieran MURPHY Honda
  9 Luke QUIGLEY Honda
  10 Jamie ROBINSON Honda

QUALIFYING

• POLE: Leon Haslam, GSE Ducati 45.784s
• 2 Ryuichi KIYONARI Honda HM Plant 45.827
  3 Scott SMART Suzuki Rizla 45.939
  4 Sean EMMETT Yamaha
  5 Gregorio LAVILLA Ducati
  6 Michael RUTTER Honda
  7 Glen RICHARDS Kawasaki
  8 Karl HARRIS Honda
  9 Jeremy McWILLIAMS Honda
  10 Gary MASON Honda
  11 Dean THOMAS Kawasaki
  12 John REYNOLDS Suzuki
  13 Tommy HILL Yamaha
  14 John LAVERTY Honda
  15 John McGUINNESS Yamaha
  16 Steve PLATER Kawasaki
  17 Kieran CLARKE Honda
  18 Jonathan REA Honda
  19 Ben WILSON Kawasaki
  20 James BUCKINGHAM Suzuki

PRACTICE

• MAR 26
• 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari , Honda, 45.974s
  2. Leon Haslam , Ducati, +0.314
  3. Karl Harris , Honda, +0.335
  4. Michael Rutter , Honda,
  5. Jeremy McWilliams , Honda,
  6. Sean Emmett , Yamaha,
  7. Glen Richards , Kawasaki,
  8. Scott Smart , Suzuki,
  9. Gregorio Lavilla , Ducati,
  10. John McGuinness , Yamaha

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