2012 Portimão Superbike World Championship round

  2012 Portimão Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 13 of 14 rounds in the
2012 Superbike World Championship.
and
Round 12 of 13 rounds in the
2012 Supersport World Championship.
Date23 September, 2012
LocationPortimão
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.592 km (2.853 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
Tom Sykes
1:41.415
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Max Biaggi Eugene Laverty
1:55.597 1:44.578
Supersport World Championship
Pole position
Broc Parkes
1:45.408
Fastest lap
Jules Cluzel
1:47.416

The 2012 Portimão Superbike World Championship round was the thirteenth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 21–23 September 2012 at the Algarve International Circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. In the World Supersport class, Kenan Sofuoğlu won the title beating out the closest rival Jules Cluzel.[1]

Superbike

Race 1 classification

The race was stopped after sixth lap after an incident involving Norino Brignola at turn 13 where his BMW S1000RR spill oil after the crash, The race was later restarted into a sixteen lap race.

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 16 31:42.011 1 25
2 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 16 +0.300 2 20
3 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 16 +2.732 11 16
4 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16 +11.564 5 13
5 68 Brett McCormick Ducati 1098R 16 +11.771 13 11
6 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 16 +11.792 7 10
7 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 16 +28.693 12 9
8 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 16 +29.581 17 8
9 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 16 +31.507 14 7
10 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 16 +31.587 15 6
11 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 16 +31.710 9 5
12 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R1000 16 +33.167 19 4
13 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16 +37.843 3 3
14 5 Alexander Lundh Kawasaki ZX-10R 16 +37.993 20 2
15 151 Matteo Baiocco Ducati 1098R 16 +39.397 22 1
16 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 16 +39.666 18
17 64 Norino Brignola BMW S1000RR 16 +42.434 23
18 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098R 16 +1:00.356 21
19 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 15 +1 lap 6
Ret 44 David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 4 Retirement 16
Ret 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 0 Accident (original attempt) 10
Ret 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 0 Accident (original attempt) 8
Ret 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 0 Accident (original attempt) 4
Report: [2]

Race 2 classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 22 38:35.105 3 25
2 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 22 +0.162 6 20
3 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 22 +3.766 4 16
4 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 22 +10.440 10 13
5 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 22 +20.153 2 11
6 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 22 +23.152 13 10
7 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 +27.314 11 9
8 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 22 +35.682 14 8
9 68 Brett McCormick Ducati 1098R 22 +35.766 12 7
10 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098R 22 +38.311 20 6
11 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 +47.814 18 5
12 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 22 +57.359 17 4
13 44 David Salom Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 +1:11.035 15 3
14 5 Alexander Lundh Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 +1:28.197 19 2
15 64 Norino Brignola BMW S1000RR 22 +1:42.589 22 1
NC 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 10 +12 laps 9
Ret 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 21 Retirement 8
Ret 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 9 Retirement 16
Ret 151 Matteo Baiocco Ducati 1098R 8 Retirement 21
Ret 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 4 Accident 7
Ret 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 3 Retirement 1
Ret 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 2 Retirement 5
DNS 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR Did not start
Report: [3]

Supersport

Race classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 16 Jules Cluzel Honda CBR600RR 20 36:05.886 3 25
2 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +0.645 7 20
3 99 Fabien Foret Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +0.969 2 16
4 23 Broc Parkes Honda CBR600RR 20 +1.035 1 13
5 11 Sam Lowes Honda CBR600RR 20 +3.905 4 11
6 32 Sheridan Morais Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +5.936 5 10
7 4 Dan Linfoot Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +22.555 16 9
8 25 Alex Baldolini Triumph Daytona 675 20 +22.595 10 8
9 34 Ronan Quarmby Honda CBR600RR 20 +23.121 20 7
10 20 Matthew Scholtz Honda CBR600RR 20 +23.740 11 6
11 55 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +24.516 9 5
12 65 Vladimir Leonov Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +25.609 6 4
13 8 Andrea Antonelli Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +25.617 17 3
14 3 Jed Metcher Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +25.919 21 2
15 14 Gábor Talmácsi Honda CBR600RR 20 +27.667 14 1
16 93 Florian Marino Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +27.669 8
17 117 Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 20 +30.246 12
18 53 Valentin Debise Honda CBR600RR 20 +30.584 23
19 98 Romain Lanusse Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +30.767 18
20 10 Imre Tóth Honda CBR600RR 20 +32.093 19
21 38 Balázs Németh Honda CBR600RR 20 +52.261 25
22 40 Martin Jessopp Honda CBR600RR 20 +1:13.403 29
23 78 Sergey Vlasov Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +1:13.599 28
24 125 Danilo Marrancone Honda CBR600RR 20 +1:18.998 27
25 94 Axel Maurin Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 +1 lap 32
Ret 33 Yves Polzer Yamaha YZF-R6 16 Retirement 30
Ret 7 Adrian Pasek Honda CBR600RR 14 Retirement 31
Ret 61 Fabio Menghi Yamaha YZF-R6 13 Retirement 26
Ret 87 Luca Marconi Yamaha YZF-R6 9 Retirement 22
Ret 13 Dino Lombardi Honda CBR600RR 8 Retirement 24
Ret 24 Eduard Blokhin Yamaha YZF-R6 5 Retirement 33
Ret 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo Triumph Daytona 675 1 Retirement 13
Ret 22 Roberto Tamburini Honda CBR600RR 0 Retirement 15
Report: [4]

Superstock

STK1000 race classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 67 Bryan Staring Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 21:34.528 2 25
2 20 Sylvain Barrier BMW S1000RR 12 +1.722 1 20
3 11 Jérémy Guarnoni Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +3.839 6 16
4 32 Lorenzo Savadori Ducati 1199 Panigale 12 +6.249 7 13
5 47 Eddi La Marra Ducati 1199 Panigale 12 +6.444 3 11
6 71 Christoffer Bergman Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +12.990 4 10
7 15 Fabio Massei Honda CBR1000RR 12 +16.963 5 9
8 92 Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +19.648 9 8
9 21 Markus Reiterberger BMW S1000RR 12 +19.708 10 7
10 69 Ondřej Ježek Ducati 1098R 12 +20.487 8 6
11 51 Santiago Barragán Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +20.754 12 5
12 169 David McFadden Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +37.996 21 4
13 36 Philippe Thiriet Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +41.520 15 3
14 155 Tiago Dias Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +44.098 17 2
15 42 Heber Pedrosa Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +54.819 18 1
16 50 Marco Solorza Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +1:01.577 16
17 16 Artur Wielebski Ducati 1098R 12 +1:04.385 22
18 61 Alexey Ivanov Ducati 1199 Panigale 12 +1:23.816 24
19 30 Bogdan Vrăjitoru Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 +1:24.590 23
Ret 24 Kev Coghlan Ducati 1199 Panigale 4 Retirement 13
Ret 98 Lukas Ockelfelt Suzuki GSX-R1000 3 Retirement 20
Ret 93 Mathieu Lussiana Kawasaki ZX-10R 3 Retirement 11
Ret 37 Andrzej Chmielewski Ducati 1098R 0 Accident 19
Ret 55 Tomáš Svitok Ducati 1098R 0 Acicdent 14
Report: [5]

References

  1. ^ "Sofuoğlu 2012 WSS champion: Sykes and Staring also win". kawasaki.co.uk. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ Guy, Michael (23 September 2012). "Portimao-WSB: Sykes wins race one to close to within 14.5points of championship lead". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ "2012 Superbike Portimão race 2 results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "2012 Supersport Portimão race results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ^ "2012 Superstock 1000 Portimão race results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2025.