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Race Report
May 12
th, 2002
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  • Race Results
  • Championship Standings
  1. Foret
  2. Vermeulen
  3. Fujiwara
  4. Pitt
  5. Chambon
  6. Casoli
  7. Bontempi
  8. MacPherson
  9. Teuchert
  10. Daemen
  11. Lagrive
  12. Nannelli
  13. Giugovaz
  14. Carlacci
  15. Charpentier
  16. Zaiser
  17. McGuinness
  18. De Gea
  1. Chambon - 88
  2. Foret - 84
  3. Pitt - 83
  4. Fujiwara - 49
  5. Kellner - 47
  6. Vermeulen - 45
  7. Casoli - 40
  8. Bontempi -39
  9. Teuchert - 37
  10. Whitham - 30

 Transcript from our live update page that was run during the race

Start from the bottom as uppermost text is last

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  • Foret takes the win from Vermeulen

  • Foret back in to the lead but Vermeulen once again takes his lead back under brakes in to the chicane

  • Foret slowed up a little in the chicane which made Pitt get out of the throttle to avoid running in to him, this hurt Pitt badly and allowed Fujiwara to relegate him to 4th

  • Foret through on Pitt for 2nd on the back straight, then also past Vermeulen on the pit straight by a nose but Vermeulen holds position by late braking in to the chicane

  • 3 laps remaining, Vermeulen, Pitt, Foret, Fujiwara is the leading 4 and they are running nose-to-tail,  Aussie 1-2

  • Foret back in to the lead on the straight that time around, Vermeulen in to the lead under brakes!

  • Three wide at the end of the straight,  Pitt takes the lead on the entry to the chicane, Pitt now leading from Foret who is under attack from Vermeulen, who in turn is trying to hold off a late charging Fujiwara

  • Vermeulen back through on Pitt for 2nd

  • Kevin Curtain's Yamaha expired and puts him out of the race, a long flight back to Australia for him to race next weekend in the FX Tri-State

  • Pitt up into 2nd now

  • Vermeulen and Pitt have closed right up on Foret now, don't know what has happened there, whether Foret has made a mistake or has a problem......

  • Foret now has over 2 seconds on the pack,  Vermeulen still 2nd but being stalked by fellow Australian Andrew Pitt

  • Corradi out

  • Vermeulen 2nd, Andrew Pitt through on Corradi and Casoli and up to 3rd

  • Vermeulen got relegated to 4th on the straight that time around, Foret has a second on his pursuers now after setting the fastest lap and record again

  • Casoli set the fastest lap on the 7th time around out of 16 and with it a new lap record, still 2nd though with Foret out in front, Vermeulen looking to put a move on Casoli,  Corradi 4th

  • Foret, Casoli, Vermeulen, Corradi.  Pitt has put in a string of fastest laps to work his way up to 5th

  • Foret has broken a small gap now out in front

  • Foret through to the lead, Corradi 2nd, Vermeulen 3rd

  • James Ellison out

  • Chambon through on Vermeulen for 3rd, Casoli in to the lead on lap 3

  • Corradi in to the lead at the end of the straight to lead them through the chicane for the 2nd lap, Casoli 2nd, Vermeulen 3rd

  • They are off the line, Vermeulen gets a great run from pole but was overhauled by a couple of Suzukis before turn 1, Chambon in front, Vermeulen back up to 2nd

  • Lining up for the race start now

  • 600s on their warm up lap now

World SuperSport 2002 - Round 5 - Monza
Qualifying 1 - Qualifying 2
Race Report - Team reports - Kawasaki - Muggeridge - Honda - Vermeulen

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