BAYLISS CRASHES OUT OF DONINGTON RACE 1 AND INJURES RIGHT HAND
 Donington (UK), Sunday 1 April: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) crashed
out at Coppice corner on lap 6 of the first World Superbike race at
Donington Park today, injuring his hand in the process. Troy was
accelerating through Coppice while in the lead and the rear of the bike
just snapped away from me and he high-sided into the gravel. In the
early afternoon he was taken to the nearby Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
for reconstructive surgery on the little finger of his right hand,
which had been mangled in the crash.
Lorenzo Lanzi was left to fly the flag for the Ducati Xerox Team but
the Italian could only manage fifth in the two races as James Toseland
(Honda) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) shared the two wins.
"My team did wonders this weekend because I crashed twice" declared
Lorenzo. "The first day was wet and I was unable to do many laps. The
second day I crashed again when it was important to do a lot of
kilometres. I started from row 2 so I think I can be quite satisfied
with the result. We improved a lot in race 2 after making several minor
changes, but I got a bad start. I was quicker in the second race and
had the same pace as the guys up at the front in the final stages. It
was a great battle with Ruben, but with a better start I could have
fought for the podium with the top 3".
Race 1: 1. Toseland (Honda); 2. Corser (Yamaha); 3. Biaggi (Suzuki);
4. Haga (Yamaha); 5. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox); 6. Nieto (Kawasaki); 7.
Laconi (Kawasaki); 8. Neukirchner (Suzuki), etc. Race 2: 1. Haga; 2.
Biaggi; 3. Corser; 4. Xaus (Ducati); 5. Lanzi; 6. Laconi; 7. Rolfo
(Honda); 8. Smrz (Ducati), etc.
Points (after 3 of 13 rounds): Riders - 1. Toseland 115; 2. Biaggi
110; 3. Haga 88; 4. Corser 81; 5. Lanzi 66; 6. Bayliss 64; etc.
Manufacturers - 1. Honda 124; 2. Suzuki 110; 3. Yamaha 98; 4. Ducati
94; 5. Kawasaki 40.
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