Guintoli wins as championship fight is blown wide open
Sunday, 7 October 2012 11:43 GMT
Guintoli wins as championship fight is blown wide open
An amazing penultimate race in the 2012 championship season, held in wet conditions, saw early contender Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) fall on lap two and his two remaining championship rivals, Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) score podiums for second and third respectively.
Sylvain Guintoli (PATA Racing Team Ducati) continued his amazing form in privateer guise with a clear win, by over six seconds from Melandri and by over 16 seconds from Sykes. This was Guintoli's third win of the year.
The results tees up a fabulous season finale, with Biaggi now only 14.5 points ahead of Sykes, and 18.5 ahead of Melandri, with 25 points still on offer for a win in the last race of the year.
