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25 October 2009
WSBK'09 Round 14 | Portimão, race day
Shakey barely missed the podium twice today as he ended the season with two fourth places and engaged in a duel which pretty much decided the championship's outcome.
Today's results enabled him to take eighth place in the standings from Tom Sykes. It was a prestigious result after only a season in World Superbikes.
Byrne started battling for the podium from the first laps in race 1 until the end. He first got in a duel with Rea and then with Biaggi but finished just 4 tenths of a second off the podium.
In race 2, he put in a great performance as he got a great start and took the lead for which he battled with Rea for three quarters of the race. He gave it his all but had to up the pace due to worn tyres and finished fourth yet again after being overtaken by Fabrizio and, in the end, by Haga who was trying to win the title.
SHANE BYRNE | Ducati 1098R | 4th, 4th: "I gave it my all in both races and I would've really enjoyed finishing on the podium but it was honestly impossible for me to do better than this. The team did a great job the entire weekend, the bike peformed very well and so I was able to compete with the factory riders for the top positions.
I' d like to thank all the members of the team who worked really hard this season so I could finish eighth in the riders' standings".
MARCO BORCIANI - team manager: "Shakey was fantastic today, he proved his talent. I hope I'll be able to work alongside him next season as well. He is a great rider and a great teammate. I'd also like to thank all the team's collaborators. We ended well a very positive season during which we established ourselves as one of the best private teams".
Race 1:
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 38'15.390 (158,442 kph)
2 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1.697
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2.113
4 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 2.757
5 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 14.753
6 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 20.044
7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 25.634
8 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 31.104
9 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 36.689
10 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 39.331
11 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 41.827
12 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 41.882
13 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 54.967
14 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.533
15 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R
Race 2:
1 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 38'19.654 (158,148 kph)
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1.195
3 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1.494
4 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 5.553
5 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 5.842
6 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 7.374
7 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 9.658
8 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 10.434
9 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 17.010
10 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 24.509
11 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 27.195
12 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 34.825
13 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 35.135
14 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'01.842
15 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'09.782
Riders Standings:
1 N. Haga JPN 462
2 B. Spies USA 456
3 M. Fabrizio ITA 382
4 M. Biaggi ITA 319
5 J. Rea GBR 315
6 L. Haslam GBR 241
7 C. Checa ESP 209
8 S. Byrne GBR 192
9 T. Sykes GBR 176
10 J. Smrz CZE 169
11 R. Kiyonari JPN 141
12 Y. Kagayama JPN 128
13 T. Corser AUS 96
14 S. Nakano JPN 86
15 R. Laconi FRA 77
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