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maggio 30, 2016 - Honda Racing

Top-5 finish for Hayden and the Honda WorldSBK Team in race one at Donington

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Nicky Hayden crossed the line in fifth at the end of the 23-lap, opening race of the UK round, which is currently underway at Donington Park. In what was another sunny day in central England, his #honda #worldsbk teammate Michael van der Mark claimed an eighth place finish after a good comeback from twelfth position on the grid.

Hayden did not get the perfect launch from his seventh place in qualifying and was caught up in a three-way battle for sixth place, while in the meantime the front-runners were already pulling away. During lap six, the experienced American rider make a successful pass on Torres for seventh place at Coppice 1, before being promoted to sixth as Davies crashed at ‘Goddards’.  Despite overtaking Camier during the tenth lap, Nicky had the Briton on his tail until the final stages of the race: he eventually lost fourth place on the penultimate lap but was able to hold on to fifth up to the chequered flag.

Michael van der Mark had a challenging first part of the encounter due to his poor grid position. Starting from twelfth place, the young Dutchman was able to put together a solid race and, as the race entered its final third, he was one of the quickest riders on track. He eventually bridged the gap with the group ahead, although he could not get past Torres and had to settle for eighth.

The second and final race of the UK Round will get underway tomorrow at 3pm, after the 15-minute warm up scheduled at 9:50 (GMT+1).

 

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