Sept 05: From Yamaha: Double podium sees Haga move up
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Round: 9 - Netherlands
Circuit: Assen
Date: 4 September 2005
Noriyuki Haga moved up to fourth place in the 2005 Superbike World
Championship with two podium finishes at Assen today.
The Japanese rider finished third and second in the day's two thrilling
16 lap races at the classic Dutch circuit, duelling it out for second
place behind world champion James Toseland (Ducati) in the opener and
race one winner Chris Vermeulen (Honda) in the second.
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Top 10 results
Race 1: 16 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS 33' 36.029
2 J. Toseland Ducati GBR +3.396
3 N. Haga Yamaha JPN +4.876
4 T. Corser Suzuki AUS +6.815
5 A. Pitt Yamaha AUS +10.075
6 Y. Kagayama Suzuki JPN +12.526
7 L. Lanzi Ducati ITA +12.661
8 M. Neukirchner Honda GER +20.595
9 K. Muggeridge Honda AUS +20.872
10 P. Chili Honda ITA +27.691
Race 2: 16 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS 33' 34.053
2 N. Haga Yamaha JPN +0.085
3 J. Toseland Ducati GBR +3.318
4 T. Corser Suzuki AUS +5.938
5 A. Pitt Yamaha AUS +6.394
6 L. Lanzi Ducati ITA +16.480
7 M. Neukirchner Honda GER +17.255
8 K. Muggeridge Honda AUS +22.338
9 N. Abe Yamaha JPN +30.801
10 B. Bostrom Honda USA +34.071
Fastest Race Lap:
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS 2' 4.685
Championship standings WSB
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Troy Corser Suzuki AUS 370
2 Chris Vermeulen Honda AUS 284
3 Regis Laconi Ducati FRA 214
4 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 203
5 James Toseland Ducati GBR 197
6 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki JPN 187
7 Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 130
8 Pierfrancesco Chili Honda ITA 119
9 Andrew Pitt Yamaha AUS 117
10 Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 100
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