The 2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round was the sixth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of May 26–28, 2012 at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah, United States. The races were held on Memorial Day Monday.
Carlos Checa won the first race but lost the front and crashed in the second race while Marco Melandri finished second to Checa in the first race but won the second race. Still, it was Aprilia rider Max Biaggi that extended his lead in the championship standings by finishing third place in both races.
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Race 1 classification Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 21 38:21.283 2 25 2 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 21 +2.313 9 20 3 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +5.338 7 16 4 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 21 +5.517 5 13 5 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +12.201 8 11 6 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 21 +13.262 1 10 7 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +19.662 11 9 8 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +21.292 3 8 9 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 21 +21.450 10 7 10 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 21 +23.433 13 6 11 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 21 +23.696 4 5 12 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 21 +24.752 6 4 13 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 21 +29.400 20 3 14 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 21 +31.222 18 2 15 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +32.966 17 1 16 121 Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 21 +35.409 14 17 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 21 +52.153 21 18 14 Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 20 +1 lap 24 19 16 Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 20 +1 lap 23 Ret 36 Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Accident 22 Ret 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 11 Accident 12 Ret 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 7 Accident 16 Ret 44 David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 Retirement 19 Ret 59 Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 6 Accident 15 OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT
Race 2 classification The race was stopped after three laps due to Hiroshi Aoyama's crash, which spilt fluid on the track, and restarted an hour later on an 18-lap distance. Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 18 32:56.257 9 25 2 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 18 +0.195 5 20 3 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +2.137 7 16 4 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +4.245 11 13 5 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +9.534 3 11 6 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +9.798 8 10 7 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 18 +11.891 4 9 8 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 18 +12.715 13 8 9 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 18 +13.017 1 7 10 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 18 +13.703 6 6 11 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +15.687 20 5 12 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 18 +21.923 10 4 13 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 18 +23.940 18 3 14 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +24.051 17 2 15 121 Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 18 +33.897 14 1 16 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +38.692 16 17 36 Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +47.703 22 18 16 Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 18 +1:07.223 23 19 14 Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 18 +1:41.714 24 Ret 44 David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Retirement 19 Ret 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 11 Retirement 2 Ret 59 Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 9 Retirement 15 Ret 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 5 Accident 12 Ret 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR Not restarted 21 OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT
References
External links The official website of the Superbike World Championship