Checa the champion after 13th race win |

Checa the champion after 13th race win

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) won his first Superbike World Championship with an assured victory in the opening 23-lap race at Magny-Cours. Once clear of long-time leader Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Checa was unopposed and took his 13th race win and raised his points total to an unassailable 442.

His only pre-race title rival, Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team), was second after a late charge through to the podium, with Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) making his German based team happy with a top three finish.

Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia) was a close fourth, with Laverty slowing to end up fifth.

Source: http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/9082-checa-the-champion-after-13th-race-win.html

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