James Toseland leads the WSB championship after the Phillip Island round. The Brit trailed Troy Bayliss over the line in Race 1, but won Race 2. Haga took a solid fourth place in Race 1 and a stunning third in Race 2, adding a healthy boost of points to his tally taking him to fourth place in the championship standings. Haga's team mate Troy Corser scored a pair of fifth place finishes, another strong result considering he's on a new machine. Corser is fifth in the standings after two rounds.
Phillip Island race 1 results:
1. Troy Bayliss
2. James Toseland
3. Max Biaggi
4. Noriyuki Haga
5. Troy Corser
6. Lorenzo Lanzi
7. Ruben Xaus
8. Max Neukirchner
9. Fonsi Nieto
10. Steve Martin
Phillip Island race 2 results:
1. James Toseland
2. Troy Bayliss
3. Noriyuki Haga
4. Max Biaggi
5. Troy Corser
6. Ruben Xaus
7. Lorenzo Lanzi
8. Michel Fabrizio
9. Max Neukirchner
10. Roberto Rolfo
World Superbike standings:
1. James Toseland (90)
2. Max Biaggi (74)
3. Troy Bayliss (64)
4. Noriyuki Haga (50)
5. Troy Corser (45)
6. Lorenzo Lanzi (44)
7. Ruben Xaus (32)
8. Max Neukirchner (31)
9. Yukio Kagayama (23)
10. Fonsi Nieto (20)
Héctor Barberá will make the graduation from the 250cc category to MotoGP in 2010, returning to the Aspar structure with which he made his World Championship debut
In the MotoGP paddock there is a growing sense of anticipation as to who will step up and take the fight to the four riders who have made the last three seasons their personal stomping ground.
