TOSELAND EXTENDS LEAD
05 September 2004 - Yamaha Racing

James Toseland (Ducati) extended his lead in the Superbike World Championship with a first and second place at Assen today. Chris Vermeulen (Honda) moved into second after winning the second heat.

Regis Laconi, Noriyuki Haga and Pierfranceso Chili (both Ducati) also finished on the podium. The championship sees the top four riders (Toseland, Laconi, Vermeulen and Haga) covered by just 14 points with four races remaining.

Full results available on the site.

Round: 9 - Assen
Circuit: Assen
Circuit Length: 6027
Lap Record: 2'' 2.395 (Colin Edwards, 2002)
Fastest Lap Ever: 2'' 0.874 (Pierfrancesco Chili, 2003)

Race 1: 16 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 J. Toseland Ducati GBR 33'' 30.741
2 P. Chili Ducati ITA +2.138
3 R. Laconi Ducati FRA +2.450
4 N. Haga Ducati JPN +2.566
5 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS +9.044
6 L. Haslam Ducati GBR +15.885
7 S. Martin Ducati AUS +16.838
8 G. McCoy Ducati AUS +16.988
9 M. Borciani Ducati ITA +18.191
10 T. Corser Petronas AUS +19.358
11 G. Nannelli Ducati ITA +30.934
12 C. Walker Petronas GBR +40.191
13 P. Bontempi Suzuki ITA +51.079
14 W. Nowland Suzuki AUS +52.457
15 S. Fuertes Suzuki ESP +1'' 3.638

Race 2: 16 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS 33'' 31.968
2 J. Toseland Ducati GBR +0.037
3 N. Haga Ducati JPN +0.117
4 P. Chili Ducati ITA +3.905
5 R. Laconi Ducati FRA +6.580
6 L. Haslam Ducati GBR +18.173
7 T. Corser Petronas AUS +23.096
8 M. Borciani Ducati ITA +33.271
9 I. Clementi Kawasaki ITA +33.516
10 C. Walker Petronas GBR +33.815
11 G. Bussei Ducati ITA +36.358
12 P. Bontempi Suzuki ITA +36.818
13 W. Nowland Suzuki AUS +46.401
14 S. Fuertes Suzuki ESP +1'' 14.282
15 R. Menzen Suzuki NED +1'' 32.984

Fastest Race Lap:
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 N. Haga Ducati JPN 2'' 4.360

Championship standings WSB


Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 James Toseland Ducati GBR 255
2 Chris Vermeulen Honda AUS 252
3 Regis Laconi Ducati FRA 245
4 Noriyuki Haga Ducati JPN 241
5 Pierfrancesco Chili Ducati ITA 213
6 Garry McCoy Ducati AUS 163
7 Steve Martin Ducati AUS 144
8 Leon Haslam Ducati GBR 140
9 Troy Corser Petronas AUS 127
10 Marco Borciani Ducati ITA 114
11 Chris Walker Petronas GBR 112
12 Mauro Sanchini Kawasaki ITA 79
13 Ivan Clementi Kawasaki ITA 73
14 Piergiorgio Bontempi Suzuki ITA 60
15 Gianluca Nannelli Ducati ITA 52


Manufacturers standings WSB

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Ducati 430
2 Honda 259
3 Petronas 173
4 Kawasaki 106
5 Suzuki 84
6 Yamaha 60

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