The 2007 Donington Park Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2007 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of 30 March–1 April 2007. The round at Donington marked World Superbike's 20th anniversary with the first ever meeting being held at the Derbyshire circuit on 3 April 1988. For the 2007 season, World Superbike returned to Donington Park for the first time since 2001.
Overview In celebration of the 20th anniversary a parade lap of former Superbike stars and champions was organised featuring Fred Merkel, Aaron Slight, Scott Russell, Piergiorgio Bontempi, Peter Goddard, Marco Lucchinelli, Davide Tardozzi, Fabrizio Pirovano, Roger Burnett, James Whitham, Pierfrancesco Chili, Neil Hodgson and John Reynolds.
On lap six of the first World Superbike race of the day, Troy Bayliss crashed at Coppice corner. His right hand was momentarily caught between the handle bar and the frame of the motorcycle during the crash; the resulting injury required the surgical removal of the intermediate and distal phalanges of his little finger. In the same incident he also suffered an injury to the groin described by the rider as a split atom.
Superbike race 1 classification Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 52 James Toseland Honda CBR1000RR 23 35:28.222 4 25 2 11 Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +1.368 8 20 3 3 Max Biaggi Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 23 +2.448 7 16 4 41 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +9.249 2 13 5 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 999 F07 23 +18.028 5 11 6 10 Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +18.956 10 10 7 55 Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +29.998 3 9 8 76 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 23 +30.296 11 8 9 44 Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 23 +30.525 16 7 10 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 999 F05 23 +36.661 17 6 11 31 Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 23 +39.389 9 5 12 25 Josh Brookes Honda CBR1000RR 23 +48.045 15 4 13 84 Michel Fabrizio Honda CBR1000RR 23 +51.290 13 3 14 159 Giovanni Bussei Ducati 999 F06 23 +51.402 12 2 15 42 Dean Ellison Ducati 999RS 23 +1:00.156 20 1 16 22 Luca Morelli Ducati 999RS 22 +1 Lap 22 17 38 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha YZF-R1 22 +1 Lap 21 18 64 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha YZF-R1 22 +1 Lap 19 19 99 Steve Martin Honda CBR1000RR 18 +5 Laps 14 Ret 111 Rubén Xaus Ducati 999 F06 21 Retirement 6 Ret 73 Christian Zaiser MV Agusta F4 312 R 11 Retirement 23 Ret 53 Alex Polita Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 10 Retirement 18 Ret 21 Troy Bayliss Ducati 999 F07 5 Retirement 1
Superbike race 2 classification Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 41 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 23 35:26.734 2 25 2 3 Max Biaggi Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 23 +0.111 7 20 3 11 Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +1.100 8 16 4 111 Rubén Xaus Ducati 999 F06 23 +5.927 6 13 5 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 999 F07 23 +9.834 5 11 6 55 Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +12.203 3 10 7 44 Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 23 +22.287 16 9 8 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 999 F05 23 +30.060 17 8 9 31 Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 23 +37.734 9 7 10 76 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 23 +39.893 11 6 11 159 Giovanni Bussei Ducati 999 F06 23 +41.524 12 5 12 84 Michel Fabrizio Honda CBR1000RR 23 +45.617 13 4 13 99 Steve Martin Honda CBR1000RR 23 +52.547 14 3 14 38 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +1:01.669 21 2 15 25 Josh Brookes Honda CBR1000RR 23 +1:20.586 15 1 16 64 Aaron Zanotti Yamaha YZF-R1 23 +1:26.912 19 17 22 Luca Morelli Ducati 999RS 23 +1:27.181 22 Ret 10 Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki ZX-10R 11 Retirement 10 Ret 42 Dean Ellison Ducati 999RS 7 Retirement 20 Ret 52 James Toseland Honda CBR1000RR 3 Retirement 4 Ret 73 Christian Zaiser MV Agusta F4 312 R 0 Retirement 23
Supersport classification
Aggregate Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR600RR 22 34:56.601 3 25 2 127 Robbin Harms Honda CBR600RR 22 +0.764 11 20 3 21 Katsuaki Fujiwara Honda CBR600RR 22 +1.343 8 16 4 18 Craig Jones Honda CBR600RR 22 +10.215 19 13 5 116 Simone Sanna Honda CBR600RR 22 +12.135 2 11 6 34 Davide Giugliano Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +12.982 14 10 7 32 Yoann Tiberio Honda CBR600RR 22 +16.642 5 9 8 55 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +16.664 20 8 9 94 David Checa Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +22.965 9 7 10 69 Gianluca Nannelli Ducati 749R 22 +23.852 12 6 11 194 Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +24.862 10 5 12 45 Gianluca Vizziello Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +26.053 15 4 13 44 David Salom Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +26.512 17 3 14 77 Barry Veneman Suzuki GSX-R600 22 +29.445 4 2 15 7 Pere Riba Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +29.448 1 1 16 8 Chris Peris Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +43.818 25 17 12 Javier Forés Honda CBR600RR 22 +44.841 18 18 35 Gilles Boccolini Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +50.106 21 19 60 Vladimir Ivanov Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +51.700 22 20 17 Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:08.398 31 21 46 Jesco Günther Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:24.701 30 22 39 David Forner Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +2 laps 34 Ret 38 Grégory Leblanc Honda CBR600RR 14 Retirement 27 Ret 4 Lorenzo Alfonsi Honda CBR600RR 11 Retirement 6 Ret 26 Joan Lascorz Honda CBR600RR 11 Retirement 16 Ret 88 Gergő Talmácsi Yamaha YZF-R6 11 Retirement 23 Ret 96 Nikola Milovanovic Honda CBR600RR 11 Retirement 33 Ret 121 Arnaud Vincent Yamaha YZF-R6 10 Retirement 28 Ret 81 Matthieu Lagrive Honda CBR600RR 9 Retirement 13 Ret 25 Tatu Lauslehto Honda CBR600RR 8 Retirement 29 Ret 31 Vesa Kallio Suzuki GSX-R600 8 Retirement 24 Ret 9 Fabien Foret Kawasaki ZX-6R 7 Retirement 7 Ret 73 Yves Polzer Ducati 749R 5 Retirement 32 DNS 5 Alessio Velini Yamaha YZF-R6 0 Did not start 26
Superstock classification
STK1000 race classification Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 59 Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098S 8 12:46.272 2 25 2 71 Claudio Corti Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +0.147 5 20 3 83 Didier Van Keymeulen Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +0.983 3 16 4 3 Mark Aitchison Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +2.355 7 13 5 15 Matteo Baiocco Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +4.199 13 11 6 57 Ilario Dionisi Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +6.635 11 10 7 19 Xavier Simeon Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +6.927 19 9 8 49 Arne Tode Honda CBR1000RR 8 +9.402 15 8 9 32 Sheridan Morais Ducati 1098S 8 +10.150 8 7 10 44 René Mähr Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +10.846 16 6 11 24 Marko Jerman Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +11.145 22 5 12 25 Dario Giuseppetti Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +11.578 10 4 13 33 Marko Rohtlaan Honda CBR1000RR 8 +11.922 12 3 14 23 Cédric Tangre Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +16.027 20 2 15 28 Nicky Moore Ducati 1098S 8 +18.843 30 1 16 77 Barry Burrell Honda CBR1000RR 8 +19.008 29 17 4 Loïc Napoleone MV Agusta F4 312 R 8 +19.738 17 18 16 Raymond Schouten Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +22.783 25 19 96 Matěj Smrž Honda CBR1000RR 8 +23.181 28 20 10 Franck Millet MV Agusta F4 312 R 8 +23.562 27 21 14 Lorenzo Baroni Ducati 1098S 8 +24.506 18 22 73 Jonathan Howarth Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +29.153 34 23 13 Victor Kispataki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +29.749 33 24 21 Wim Van Den Broeck Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +31.543 35 25 37 Raffaele Filice Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +41.766 31 26 29 Niccolò Rosso Ducati 1098S 8 +44.739 38 27 55 Olivier Depoorter Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +45.344 24 28 18 Matt Bond Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 8 +46.823 36 29 58 Robert Gianfardoni Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +57.816 39 30 51 Michele Pirro Yamaha YZF-R1 8 +1:24.092 1 31 99 Danilo Dell'Omo MV Agusta F4 312 R 7 +1 lap 6 Ret 11 Denis Sacchetti MV Agusta F4 312 R 7 Retirement 9 Ret 86 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta F4 312 R 6 Accident 4 Ret 34 Balázs Németh Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 3 Accident 26 Ret 5 Bram Appelo Honda CBR1000RR 1 Accident 37 DNS 72 Adam Jenkinson Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 Did not start 14 DNS 88 Timo Gieseler Yamaha YZF-R1 Did not start 21 DNS 42 Leonardo Biliotti MV Agusta F4 312 R Did not start 23 DNS 75 Luka Nedog Ducati 1098S Did not start 32
STK600 race classification Pos. No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 119 Michele Magnoni Yamaha YZF-R6 10 16:16.888 1 25 2 8 Andrea Antonelli Honda CBR600RR 10 +0.528 5 20 3 89 Domenico Colucci Ducati 749R 10 +0.858 6 16 4 20 Sylvain Barrier Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +5.043 2 13 5 21 Maxime Berger Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +5.813 3 11 6 99 Roy Ten Napel Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +13.795 9 10 7 4 Mathieu Gines Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +10.052 7 9 8 30 Michaël Savary Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +17.746 11 8 9 7 Renato Costantini Honda CBR600RR 10 +19.978 10 7 10 44 Gino Rea Suzuki GSX-R600 10 +23.865 12 6 11 199 Gregg Black Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +23.978 4 5 12 75 Dennis Sigloch Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +24.109 13 4 13 31 Giuseppe Barone Honda CBR600RR 10 +27.954 8 3 14 41 Gregory Junod Kawasaki ZX-6R 10 +29.050 15 2 15 24 Daniele Beretta Suzuki GSX-R600 10 +29.574 17 1 16 81 Patrik Vostárek Honda CBR600RR 10 +29.630 20 17 43 Daniele Rossi Honda CBR600RR 10 +30.086 16 18 111 Michal Šembera Honda CBR600RR 10 +31.127 14 19 57 Kenny Tirsgaard Suzuki GSX-R600 10 +32.080 18 20 22 Gabriele Poma Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +44.716 19 21 11 Ashley Carlucci Kawasaki ZX-6R 10 +45.216 26 22 55 Vincent Lonbois Suzuki GSX-R600 10 +46.910 21 23 28 Yannick Guerra Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +51.925 28 24 112 Josep Pedró Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +52.836 23 25 10 Leon Hunt Honda CBR600RR 10 +53.448 24 26 66 Branko Srdanov Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +1:10.731 25 27 48 Vladimir Leonov Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +12.118 27 28 35 Radostin Todorov Yamaha YZF-R6 10 +1:33.980 31 Ret 114 Nicolas Pirot Yamaha YZF-R6 9 Accident 30 Ret 25 Ryan Taylor Kawasaki ZX-6R 8 Accident 29 Ret 47 Eddi La Marra Honda CBR600RR 0 Accident 22 DNS 69 Ondřej Ježek Kawasaki ZX-6R Did not start WD 18 Daniel Brill Suzuki GSX-R600 Withdrew WD 51 Jay Dunn Suzuki GSX-R600 Withdrew
References
Superbike Race 1 Superbike Race 2 Supersport Race Superstock 1000 Race Superstock 600 Race