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17 April, 2020 11:29 pm

World Superbikes 2012 Awards ceremony

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The 2012 World Superbikes season concluded with the traditional awards ceremony, which was held in the Auditorium of the Magny-Cours circuit in France.
Hosting the traditional event was Paolo Flammini (Infront Motor Sports CEO) and Stephane Desprez (FIM CEO), with Rezsö Bulcsu (FIM Road-Racing Commission Director), Jean-Marc Desnues (UEM Vice-President), Igor Eskinja (Jury President) and Claudio Calabresi (eni Wholesale Executive Vice-President) handing out awards to the top 3 riders from each five racing categories – Superbike, Supersport, Superstock 1000 and 600, European Junior Cup.

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Max Biaggi, Tom Sykes and BMW’s Bernhard Gobmeier (representing Marco Melandri) received awards in their respective class, Kenan Sofuoglu, Jules Cluzel and Sam Lowes in the Supersport category, Sylvain Barrier, Eddi La Marra and Jeremy Guarnoni from Superstock 1000 and Michael van der Mark, Riccardo Russo and Gauthier Duwelz from Superstock 600, as well as Lukas Wimmer, Gaston Garcia and Javier Orellana from EJC stepped up on stage for their awards, while the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock 1000 Manufacturers’ prizes went to Luigi Dall’Igna (Sports & Technical Director Aprilia Racing), Carlo Fiorani (Honda Motor Europe Racing Operations Manager) and Fabien Raulo (Kawasaki Race Coordinator), with Dall’Igna also receiving the eni trophy for Winning Superbike Manufacturer from Claudio Calabresi.

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Carlos Checa and Cluzel received the Pirelli ‘Best Lap Award’ from Giorgio Barbier (Racing Director) and Ilaria Casarini (Marketing Manager) for the Superbike and Supersport riders who totaled the most fastest laps throughout the season, while the Tissot Superbike and Supersport Superpole Awards were presented by Matt George to Sykes and Cluzel.
Tissot also presented two special Media Awards to journalist Paolo Gozzi from Italy and photographer Kel Edge from Britain in recognition of their sterling work over the last 25 years, during which they have been present at virtually every World Superbike race.
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