Max Biaggi (Suzuki) wins his first ever World Superbike race and James Toseland (Honda) is the winner of the second event. They are now both leading the championship with the same amount of points. Shinichi Nakatomi (Team YZF Yamaha), 12th and 17th, earns his first points of the 2007 season.
In the beginning of the first race, there is a nice fight between Troy Corser (Yamaha), Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha), James Toseland (Honda) and Max Biaggi (Suzuki). Shinichi Nakatomi (Yamaha) is in 15th position. Then Toseland and Biaggi dice for the lead and finally the Italian wins in front of the British and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati). Nakatomi finishes 12th and earns his first points of the year.
Again, Toseland, Haga, Corser and Biaggi take the lead in race 2. Nakatomi is 15th. At half-distance, Toseland has a 2 second lead over Corser, Haga and Biaggi. This time, Toseland is the winner in front of Biaggi. Shinichi Nakatomi finishes in 17th position.
Team-manager Martial Garcia: “In the first race, the front tyre did not last the distance, like for several other riders. Before race 2, we made the front end lighter, but then it was the rear tyre which had a problem of balance and was turning on the rim. We are satisfied with the points we earned, considering that we started late this winter and the Qatar race was mostly a test session for us.”