Ben Spies - Yamaha World Superbike immediately made amends in race 2 by dominating from start to finish. The Texan left everyone standing after just a few laps and went on to win his fifth race of the season.
This win, together with the crash at the Parabolica on lap 3 of points leader Noriyuki Haga - Ducati Xerox, who had been hit by a bird, keeps the championship battle wide open. Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox now becomes a credible title candidate after crowning his Italian weekend with an excellent second place. Fabrizio managed to hold off Ryuichi Kiyonari in the final stages, the Japanese rider repeating his race 1 result. A superb fourth went to Jonathan Rea - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, while Max Biaggi - Aprilia, in fifth place, could have been further up the standings had he not made a mistake while fighting amongst the group and he was unable to make up the gap again. Tom Sykes took another sixth place for Yamaha, while Leon Haslam - Stiggy Racing Honda made up for his race 1 retirement with a seventh place.
Troy Corser did not take the start in race 2 after his two crashes today, but BMW honour was held high by Ruben Xaus, who again finished in ninth place. Broc Parkes again scored more points for Kawasaki in thirteenth.
