TEXAN ACE Ben Spies secured his eighth win in this year's World Superbike Championship after drying conditions forced the first-ever machine changeover in the history of the WSB series.
Britain's Shane Byrne put in his best performance of the season by taking an impressive second place, with Michel Fabrizio bagging the final spot on the podium.
1. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 45'02.773 (135,093 kph);
2. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 7.931;
3. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 11.836;
4. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 11.886;
5. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 31.670;
6. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 33.241;
7. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 35.772;
8. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 41.931;
9. Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 51.507;
10. Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 59.921;
11. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'04.285;
12. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'04.313;
13. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'19.822;
14. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'22.412;
15. Polita A. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'31.635;
16. Hacking J. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'39.830
