Aprilia podium lockout gives Biaggi 21st career win

In the eni FIM Superbike World Championship round at the Nürburgring in Germany Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) pulled off one of his coolest and most assured wins to re-take the lead in the championship fight.

 His 21st career victory, and his fifth of the 2012 season, came after he took the lead from a slowing Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), and before the end of the 20 laps both Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) and Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia) had passed also Sykes, making it a 1-2-3 for riders on Aprilia machinery.

Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) was a brilliant fifth after a last minute glitch on the starting grid. Championship contender Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) crashed out of race one.