Brands Hatch (UK), Sunday 3rd August 2008: despite typically unsettled British weather Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) took a second place finish in Race 1 to increase his overall points advantage after ten rounds of the World Superbike championship.

A restarted Race 1, due to the onset of rain, was dominated by Bayliss from the start. Although Troy was able to hold off a battling Kiyonari for the majority of the race, the young Japanese rider finally passed Troy who, suffering by that stage from rear tyre wear, had to settle for second place.

In Race 2, Troy again made a great start, leading for the first few laps before the same tyre issue saw him fall gradually back through the field to take an eventual eleventh place finish.

Bayliss has further increased his championship lead, albeit by just three points, and now has an 82 point advantage over Neukirchner. Fabrizio now holds 161 points and lies in ninth place overall.

Ducati continues to lead the manufacturers championship, holding 403 points ahead of second-placed Yamaha (345 points).

Troy Bayliss (Race 1 - 2nd, Race 2 - 11th)
"I'm quite disappointed to tell the truth as I hoped to do a lot better today. By the last few laps of the first race the rear tyre wear was pretty bad and that's why we changed the tyre before Race 2. Unfortunately that was the wrong choice and there wasn't much I could do after the first few laps. I am however happy with podium in race 1 as those 20 points have meant that I've increased my overall lead, even though it's by just a few points. That was a great race this morning and my congratulations go to Kiyo who really was fantastic here today."

RESULTS: Race 1 - 1. Kiyonari (Honda); 2. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox); 3. Biaggi (Ducati); Race 2 - 1. Kiyonari (Honda); 2. Haga (Yamaha); 3. Corser (Yamaha)