2014 Laguna Seca Superbike World Championship round
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| Round 9 of 12 rounds in the 2014 Superbike World Championship. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 13 July, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Laguna Seca | ||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.602 km (2.238 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The 2014 Laguna Seca Superbike World Championship round was the ninth round of the 2014 Superbike World Championship. it took place over the weekend of 11–13 July 2014 at the Laguna Seca located in Monterey County, United States.
Superbike
Race 1 Classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |  Marco Melandri
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 25 | 35:07.782 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 50 |  Sylvain Guintoli
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 25 | +0.905 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 |  Tom Sykes
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | 25 | +6.627 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 34 | Davide Giugliano
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Ducati 1199 Panigale R | 25 | +13.574 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 24 |  Toni Elias
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 25 | +13.855 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | 65 | Jonathan Rea
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Honda CBR1000RR | 25 | +15.575 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 91 | Leon Haslam
|
Honda CBR1000RR | 25 | +18.820 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 22 | Alex Lowes
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 25 | +20.184 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | 76 | Loris Baz
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Kawasaki ZX-10R | 25 | +34.479 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 44 | David Salom
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 25 | +37.463 | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | 59 | Niccolò Canepa
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Ducati 1199 Panigale R EVO | 25 | +45.440 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | 52 | Sylvain Barrier
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BMW S1000RR EVO | 25 | +47.538 | 13 | 4 |
| N/A1 | 2 | Christian Iddon
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Bimota BB3 EVO | 25 | +48.321 | 14 | |
| 13 | 67 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bryan Staring
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Kawasaki ZX-10R | 25 | +49.750 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 11 | Jérémy Guarnoni
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 25 | +55.420 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | 19 | Leon Camier
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MV Agusta F4 RR | 25 | +58.449 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | Alessandro Andreozzi
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 25 | +1:08.922 | 20 | |
| 17 | 16 |  Gábor Rizmayer
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BMW S1000RR | 25 | +1:17.853 | 24 | |
| 18 | 99 |  Geoff May
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EBR 1190 RX | 25 | +1:18.084 | 22 | |
| 19 | 18 | Chris Ulrich
|
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +1 lap | 26 | |
| 20 | 32 |  Sheridan Morais
|
Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 22 | +3 lap | 18 | |
| Ret | 72 | Larry Pegram
|
EBR 1190 RX | 22 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 56 | Péter Sebestyén
|
BMW S1000RR EVO | 15 | Accident | 27 | |
| Ret | 20 | Aaron Yates
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EBR 1190 RX | 13 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 58 |  Eugene Laverty
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 7 | Retirement | 6 | |
| N/A1 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini
|
Bimota BB3 EVO | 7 | Retirement | 16 | |
| Ret | 7 | Chaz Davies
|
Ducati 1199 Panigale R | 1 | Accident | 3 | |
| OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT | |||||||
Notes:
Race 2 Classification
The race was stopped after ten laps after Alex Lowes suffered a crash at the famous "Corkscrew" corner.[2] The race was later restarted, with the distance shortened to 7 laps. The first restart attempt was also red flagged after 3 laps completed after Sylvain Barrier crashed heavily at the start/finish straight.[3] The race was later restarted, with the distance the same as the first restart attempt.
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom Sykes
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Kawasaki ZX-10R | 7 | 9:51.346 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 7 | +1.104 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 65 | Jonathan Rea
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Honda CBR1000RR | 7 | +2.793 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | 58 | Eugene Laverty
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 7 | +3.681 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 24 | Toni Elias
|
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 7 | +4.165 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 76 | Loris Baz
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Kawasaki ZX-10R | 7 | +7.160 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 91 | Leon Haslam
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Honda CBR1000RR | 7 | +7.331 | 6 | 9 |
| N/A1 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini
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Bimota BB3 EVO | 7 | +14.560 | 15 | |
| N/A1 | 2 | Christian Iddon
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Bimota BB3 EVO | 7 | +14.892 | 13 | |
| 8 | 44 | David Salom
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 7 | +15.061 | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Alessandro Andreozzi
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 7 | +15.674 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | 19 | Leon Camier
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MV Agusta F4 RR | 7 | +17.015 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | 11 | Jérémy Guarnoni
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 7 | +18.338 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 67 | Bryan Staring
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 7 | +19.270 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | 32 | Sheridan Morais
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Kawasaki ZX-10R EVO | 7 | +20.040 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 72 | Larry Pegram
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EBR 1190 RX | 7 | +23.845 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | 16 | Gábor Rizmayer
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BMW S1000RR | 7 | +25.592 | 23 | 1 |
| 16 | 99 | Geoff May
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EBR 1190 RX | 7 | +26.688 | 21 | |
| 17 | 18 | Chris Ulrich
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Honda CBR1000RR | 7 | +31.893 | 24 | |
| Ret | 34 | Davide Giugliano
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Ducati 1199 Panigale R | 2 | Retirement | 3 | |
| Ret | 33 | Marco Melandri
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 2 | Retirement | 4 | |
| Ret | 59 | Niccolò Canepa
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Ducati 1199 Panigale R EVO | 0 | Retirement | 11 | |
| DNS | 52 | Sylvain Barrier
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BMW S1000RR EVO | 0 | Accident (First restart attempt) | 12 | |
| DNS | 22 | Alex Lowes
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 0 | Accident (Original attempt) | 10 | |
| DNS | 7 | Chaz Davies
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Ducati 1199 Panigale R | Did not start | |||
| DNS | 20 | Aaron Yates
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EBR 1190 RX | Did not start | |||
| DNS | 56 | Péter Sebestyén
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BMW S1000RR EVO | Did not start | |||
| OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT | |||||||
References
- ^ "Bimota plant visited by FIM and Dorna". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
The Italian machine will compete [...] without earning points until the first 125 units are produced (within four months) [...].
- ^ Barstow, Ollie (30 March 2022). "WSBK Laguna Seca: Lowes escapes major injury in Corckscrew fall". crash.net. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ Miller, David (14 July 2014). "Laguna WSBK: Barrier escapes with broken heel in pitwall crash". bikesportnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.