title: 2012 Donington Superbike World Championship round
text: # 2012 Donington Superbike World Championship round
  
  The 2012 Donington Superbike World Championship round was the fifth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season and of the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 May 2012 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England.
  
  ## Superbike
  
  ### Race 1 classification
  
  | Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 33 | Marco Melandri | BMW S1000RR | 23 | 34:26.736 | 3 | 25 |
  | 2 | 91 | Leon Haslam | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +0.728 | 2 | 20 |
  | 3 | 66 | Tom Sykes | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 23 | +1.609 | 1 | 16 |
  | 4 | 65 | Jonathan Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +1.819 | 6 | 13 |
  | 5 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 23 | +2.102 | 4 | 11 |
  | 6 | 7 | Carlos Checa | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +4.820 | 9 | 10 |
  | 7 | 34 | Davide Giugliano | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +7.520 | 13 | 9 |
  | 8 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +7.927 | 5 | 8 |
  | 9 | 2 | Leon Camier | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | +15.144 | 7 | 7 |
  | 10 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +16.065 | 11 | 6 |
  | 11 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +19.805 | 10 | 5 |
  | 12 | 19 | Chaz Davies | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 23 | +20.170 | 16 | 4 |
  | 13 | 121 | Maxime Berger | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +21.274 | 15 | 3 |
  | 14 | 96 | Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +21.517 | 8 | 2 |
  | 15 | 58 | Eugene Laverty | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 23 | +26.920 | 12 | 1 |
  | 16 | 76 | Loris Baz | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 23 | +35.025 | 18 | |
  | 17 | 4 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +39.193 | 17 | |
  | 18 | 87 | Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +42.334 | 20 | |
  | 19 | 59 | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +43.554 | 14 | |
  | NC | 18 | Mark Aitchison | BMW S1000RR | 21 | +2 laps | 21 | |
  | NC | 60 | Peter Hickman | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 15 | +8 laps | 19 | |
  | Ret | 101 | Gary Mason | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 14 | Retirement | 23 | |
  | Ret | 36 | Leandro Mercado | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 0 | Accident | 22 | |
  | OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT ||||||||
  
  ### Race 2 classification
  
  | Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 65 | Jonathan Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | 34:31.847 | 6 | 25 |
  | 2 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 23 | +0.508 | 4 | 20 |
  | 3 | 66 | Tom Sykes | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 23 | +2.029 | 1 | 16 |
  | 4 | 2 | Leon Camier | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | +4.245 | 7 | 13 |
  | 5 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +6.595 | 5 | 11 |
  | 6 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +17.469 | 10 | 10 |
  | 7 | 19 | Chaz Davies | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 23 | +17.788 | 16 | 9 |
  | 8 | 76 | Loris Baz | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 23 | +21.093 | 18 | 8 |
  | 9 | 60 | Peter Hickman | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | +21.866 | 19 | 7 |
  | 10 | 4 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +22.620 | 17 | 6 |
  | 11 | 59 | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +26.764 | 14 | 5 |
  | 12 | 87 | Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati 1098R | 23 | +27.043 | 20 | 4 |
  | 13 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +28.390 | 11 | 3 |
  | 14 | 18 | Mark Aitchison | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +56.618 | 21 | 2 |
  | 15 | 91 | Leon Haslam | BMW S1000RR | 23 | +1:20.196 | 2 | 1 |
  | Ret | 33 | Marco Melandri | BMW S1000RR | 22 | Accident | 3 | |
  | Ret | 36 | Leandro Mercado | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 19 | Retirement | 22 | |
  | Ret | 101 | Gary Mason | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 14 | Retirement | 23 | |
  | Ret | 121 | Maxime Berger | Ducati 1098R | 12 | Retirement | 15 | |
  | Ret | 34 | Davide Giugliano | Ducati 1098R | 11 | Retirement | 13 | |
  | Ret | 58 | Eugene Laverty | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 10 | Accident | 12 | |
  | Ret | 7 | Carlos Checa | Ducati 1098R | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
  | Ret | 96 | Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098R | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
  | OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT ||||||||
  
  ## Supersport
  
  ### Race classification
  
  | Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 11 | Sam Lowes | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | 33:43.603 | 2 | 25 |
  | 2 | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +0.678 | 4 | 20 |
  | 3 | 16 | Jules Cluzel | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +3.987 | 1 | 16 |
  | 4 | 23 | Broc Parkes | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +8.088 | 3 | 13 |
  | 5 | 45 | Glen Richards | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | +11.786 | 5 | 11 |
  | 6 | 32 | Sheridan Morais | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +20.849 | 6 | 10 |
  | 7 | 34 | Ronan Quarmby | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +23.795 | 11 | 9 |
  | 8 | 53 | Valentin Debise | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +24.094 | 9 | 8 |
  | 9 | 30 | Billy McConnell | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | +26.663 | 7 | 7 |
  | 10 | 99 | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +26.806 | 10 | 6 |
  | 11 | 22 | Roberto Tamburini | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +29.832 | 14 | 5 |
  | 12 | 25 | Alex Baldolini | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | +33.755 | 16 | 4 |
  | 13 | 3 | Jed Metcher | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +34.035 | 13 | 3 |
  | 14 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +34.311 | 8 | 2 |
  | 15 | 112 | Luke Mossey | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | +34.601 | 12 | 1 |
  | 16 | 40 | Martin Jessopp | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +46.853 | 19 | |
  | 17 | 74 | Kieran Clarke | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +47.133 | 21 | |
  | 18 | 157 | Ilario Dionisi | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +48.506 | 18 | |
  | 19 | 98 | Romain Lanusse | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +50.129 | 23 | |
  | 20 | 87 | Luca Marconi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +53.157 | 20 | |
  | 21 | 37 | David Linortner | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +53.232 | 24 | |
  | 22 | 8 | Andrea Antonelli | Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:00.246 | 29 | |
  | 23 | 13 | Dino Lombardi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +1:03.852 | 28 | |
  | 24 | 61 | Fabio Menghi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +1:09.505 | 25 | |
  | 25 | 27 | Thomas Caiani | Honda CBR600RR | 21 | +1 lap | 35 | |
  | 26 | 24 | Eduard Blokhin | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 21 | +1 lap | 34 | |
  | Ret | 17 | Roberto Anastasia | Honda CBR600RR | 14 | Retirement | 32 | |
  | Ret | 35 | Raffaele De Rosa | Honda CBR600RR | 12 | Accident | 17 | |
  | Ret | 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Triumph Daytona 675 | 11 | Retirement | 27 | |
  | Ret | 20 | Mathew Scholtz | Honda CBR600RR | 10 | Retirement | 15 | |
  | Ret | 33 | Yves Polzer | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 10 | Retirement | 33 | |
  | Ret | 10 | Imre Tóth | Honda CBR600RR | 8 | Retirement | 22 | |
  | Ret | 64 | Joshua Day | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 4 | Retirement | 30 | |
  | Ret | 38 | Balázs Németh | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 31 | |
  | DNS | 65 | Vladimir Leonov | Yamaha YZF-R6 | | | 26 | |
  | DNQ | 73 | Oleg Pozdneev | Yamaha YZF-R6 | | | | |
  | OFFICIAL SUPERSPORT RACE REPORT ||||||||
  