Marco Melandri is back on top after a great race 1 in which the Italian showed poise and determination.

The weekend was off in a positive fashion as he and the other Spidi rider Leon Camier finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in Race 2.

Marco said:

"I had a great win in race one. I was just behind a very aggressive bunch of riders so I had to work hard to keep my rhythm and push through. I managed to close in on Smrz with five laps to go and take my first win. Race two was a little more difficult. I was suffering from a head cold and lost concentration a little mid way. I am very pleased to be on the podium again. We have been working very hard in preparation for today’s races and we did very well, I had a lot of fun and I think we proved that we have a very good package. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season. Thanks to Yamaha, my team and my sponsors.”

Race 1

1 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 23 1'29.373
2 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 23 2.455
3 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 23 5.839
4 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 23 6.176
5 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 23 9.039
6 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 9.215
7 1 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 9.960
8 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 14.860
9 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 23 14.877
10 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 16.182

Race 2

1 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 23 1'28.988
2 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 23 3.397
3 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 5.902
4 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 23 13.842
5 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 14.253
6 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 23 19.413
7 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 20.278
8 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 23 21.160
9 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 23 24.298
10 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 23 24.907