2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round

February 2025 Miller United States Miller Motorsports Park 4.907 6 14 Miller Motorsports Park - Outer Course.svg Donington Misano May 28 2012 Jakub Smrž Czech Republic 1:47.626 Marco Melandri Italy 1:48.867 Carlos Checa Spain 1:48.820 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.http://grandprixrankings.com/article/aprilia-max-biaggi-leads-world-superbike-going-into-misano-adriatico/ Aprilia Max Biaggi leads World Superbike going into Misano Adriatico GrandPrixRankings.com June 12, 2012 Superbike Race 1 classification Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 7 ESP Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 21 38:21.283 2 25 2 33 ITA Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 21 +2.313 9 20 3 3 ITA Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +5.338 7 16 4 65 GBR Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 21 +5.517 5 13 5 58 IRL Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +12.201 8 11 6 96 CZE Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 21 +13.262 1 10 7 19 GBR Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 +19.662 11 9 8 66 GBR Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +21.292 3 8 9 84 ITA Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 21 +21.450 10 7 10 91 GBR Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 21 +23.433 13 6 11 34 ITA Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 21 +23.696 4 5 12 50 FRA Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 21 +24.752 6 4 13 2 GBR Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 21 +29.400 20 3 14 86 ITA Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 21 +31.222 18 2 15 76 FRA Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 +32.966 17 1 16 121 FRA Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 21 +35.409 14 17 4 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 21 +52.153 21 18 14 USA Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 20 +1 lap 24 19 16 USA Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 20 +1 lap 23 Ret 36 ARG Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Accident 22 Ret 87 ITA Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 11 Accident 12 Ret 21 USA John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 7 Accident 16 Ret 44 ESP David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 Retirement 19 Ret 59 ITA 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.http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/race+report/180235/1/melandri_resists_rea_as_checa_chucks_it.html Melandri resists Rea as Checa chucks it Crash.net Crash Media Group 28 May 2012 3 June 2012 Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 33 ITA Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 18 32:56.257 9 25 2 65 GBR Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 18 +0.195 5 20 3 3 ITA Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +2.137 7 16 4 19 GBR Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +4.245 11 13 5 66 GBR Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +9.534 3 11 6 58 IRL Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 18 +9.798 8 10 7 34 ITA Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 18 +11.891 4 9 8 91 GBR Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 18 +12.715 13 8 9 96 CZE Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098R 18 +13.017 1 7 10 50 FRA Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 18 +13.703 6 6 11 2 GBR Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +15.687 20 5 12 84 ITA Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 18 +21.923 10 4 13 86 ITA Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 18 +23.940 18 3 14 76 FRA Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +24.051 17 2 15 121 FRA Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 18 +33.897 14 1 16 21 USA John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R 1000 18 +38.692 16 17 36 ARG Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +47.703 22 18 16 USA Jake Holden BMW S1000RR 18 +1:07.223 23 19 14 USA Shane Turpin Ducati 1098R 18 +1:41.714 24 Ret 44 ESP David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Retirement 19 Ret 7 ESP Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 11 Retirement 2 Ret 59 ITA Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R 9 Retirement 15 Ret 87 ITA Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 5 Accident 12 Ret 4 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR Not restarted 21 OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT References External links The official website of the Superbike World Championship Miller Superbike World Championship Miller Superbike Category:Miller Superbike World Championship rounds