Double Dutch for Toseland with two podiums at Assen

Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike rider James Toseland made every lap count in Assen today, storming to two podium finishes and claiming hard earned points which move him up the championship table. The first race saw the British rider tear through the pack from his tenth place grid start position, making short work of his competitors with clean decisive overtakes, making up eight places to sit in second by just past mid-race point behind leader Jonathan Rea. An inspired overtake three laps to the end on the penultimate corner saw him temporarily lead the race, however Rea was able to get past at the end of the start straight, securing the win just 1.1 seconds ahead of Toseland. Team-mate Cal Crutchlow had a great start, making it up to sixth on the first corner before a bunched up pack of riders pushed him wide, dropping him to 13th initially. He fought back with a determined push and was the fastest lapping rider mid way through. He finally crossed the line in eighth having made up five positions on the tricky to overtake circuit. Race two and again Toseland charged through the pack, making fifth position by lap seven. He spent several laps following a furious battle in the top four between Haslam, Rea, Corser and Camier before slipping through and fighting his own battle to take third. Positions changed several times in the tightly bunched pack however he held onto third over the line for his second podium of the day. Team mate Crutchlow had a less fortunate race, with a technical issue with the rear suspension forcing an early retirement. Toseland now heads to the next round in Monza having climbed to fifth position in the standings on 86 points, just 17 behind Carlos Checa in fourth. Team-mate Crutchlow remains in tenth position just four points behind Michel Fabrizio in ninth.

Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team, (8th, DNF ) "It's been a very frustrating end to the weekend for me, I know I had the pace to achieve really good results and be up there fighting with the front guys in both races. I made a good start in the first but lost a lot of places on the first corner when the pack pushed me wide, but fought back and was one of the fastest riders on the track mid-race. Race two was even more frustrating as I was determined and ready to fight for a podium. Unfortunately the technical issue was out of my control so there was nothing I could do." Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Manager "We had a great result today, especially considering how we got it, after a lot of challenges over the last two days. James also put all his heart into his racing today. I'm sorry for Cal, I think he had the ability to have a great two races, especially in the second one. Unfortunately we had a technical issue, we don't know what yet but we will figure it out. We've made big advances with our electronics and also with our chassis which could be seen with James's performance. We are now getting to a point where we have a very competitive bike with a set up that works on different tracks, but obviously we will continue to work for the next level. We head to Misano for testing next week motivated to keep on improving. A big thank you to all the team and the riders who worked so hard this weekend." In the European Superstock 600 Championship MRS Racing rider Jeremy Guarnoni took an impressive second place podium finish, less than two hundredths of a second off the front and earning 20 championship points on his Yamaha R6. He maintains his position as the championship leader, 11 points ahead of his closest rival after three rounds.

Circuit Length: 4542 Temp: 20 Crowd: 78000 Weather: Sunny

Lap Record: 2'04.685 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2005) Fastest Lap Ever: 1'34.944 (Jonathan Rea, 25/04/2010) Last Years Winner: Noriyuki Haga

2010 WSB The Netherlands - Assen 25/04/2010

Race 1 - 22 Laps

Pos.	Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Total Time
1	Jonathan Rea	Honda	GBR	35'38.483
2	James Toseland	Yamaha	GBR	0'01.106
3	Leon Camier	Aprilia	GBR	0'01.249
4	Carlos Checa	Ducati	ESP	0'01.548
5	Troy Corser	BMW	AUS	0'02.738
6	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	ITA	0'02.813
7	Jakub Smrz	Ducati	CZE	0'06.296
8	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	GBR	0'12.022
9	Shane Byrne	Ducati	GBR	0'12.146
10	Noriyuki Haga	Ducati	JPN	0'19.753
11	Leon Haslam	Suzuki	GBR	0'22.204
12	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki	GBR	0'22.282
13	Michel Fabrizio	Ducati	ITA	0'22.780
14	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	FRA	0'23.364
15	Luca Scassa	Ducati	ITA	0'37.097

Race 2 - 22 Laps

Pos.	Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Total Time
1	Jonathan Rea	Honda	GBR	35'43.137
2	Leon Haslam	Suzuki	GBR	0'01.942
3	James Toseland	Yamaha	GBR	0'03.928
4	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	ITA	0'04.067
5	Troy Corser	BMW	AUS	0'04.176
6	Carlos Checa	Ducati	ESP	0'04.525
7	Jakub Smrz	Ducati	CZE	0'04.682
8	Shane Byrne	Ducati	GBR	0'07.698
9	Max Neukirchner	Honda	GER	0'09.903
10	Ruben Xaus	BMW	ESP	0'11.465
11	Luca Scassa	Ducati	ITA	0'15.489
12	Michel Fabrizio	Ducati	ITA	0'23.604
13	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	FRA	0'29.085
14	Chris Vermeulen	Kawasaki	AUS	0'35.401
15	Matteo Baiocco	Kawasaki	ITA	0'44.330

Best Lap

Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Total Time
Carlos Checa	Ducati	ESP	1'36.413

Rider Standings

25/04/2010

Pos.	Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Points
1.	Leon Haslam	Suzuki	GBR	148
2.	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	ITA	128
3.	Jonathan Rea	Honda	GBR	110
4.	Carlos Checa	Ducati	ESP	103
5.	James Toseland	Yamaha	GBR	86
6.	Noriyuki Haga	Ducati	JPN	85
7.	Troy Corser	BMW	AUS	68
8.	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	FRA	55
9.	Michel Fabrizio	Ducati	ITA	53
10.	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	GBR	49
11.	Leon Camier	Aprilia	GBR	48
12.	Shane Byrne	Ducati	GBR	48
13.	Jakub Smrz	Ducati	CZE	38
14.	Lorenzo Lanzi	Ducati	ITA	26
15.	Ruben Xaus	BMW	ESP	25

Manufacturer Standings

25/04/2010

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1.	Suzuki	148
2.	Aprilia	134
3.	Ducati	130
4.	Honda	111
5.	Yamaha	93
6.	BMW	69
7.	Kawasaki	19