Spain’s Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) made it 10 wins in 2011 when he won the second 18-lap race at Silverstone, moving further ahead in the World Superbike Championship chase  in the UK at the weekend.

Irishman Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike) took his four-cylinder bike to second, with his fellow Yamaha man Marco Melandri third. Aprilia Alitalia rider Max Biaggi was with Melandri in the final few corners but could not work a way past at the flag, taking a fighting fourth place.

Biaggi’s team-mate Leon Camier was fifth, having been in a podium spot for most of the race. John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) was pushed to seventh by the impressive privateer Sylvain Guintoli (Effenbert Liberty-Racing Ducati).

World SBK standings after the weekend’s round at Silverstone, in Great Britain:

1       Carlos Checa 343.0

2       Max Biaggi 281.0

3       Marco Melandri 272.0

4       Eugene Laverty 208.0

5       Leon Haslam 158.0

6       Leon Camier 146.0

7       Michel Fabrizio 141.0

8       Ayrton Badovini 118.0

9       Sylvain Guintoli 109.0

10     Noriyuki Haga 99.0

11     Joan Lascorz 97.0

12     Jonathan Rea 94.0

13     Jakub Smrz 93.0

14     Tom Sykes 84.0

15     Troy Corser 62.0

16     Ruben Xaus 44.0

17     Maxime Berger 36.0

18     Roberto Rolfo 34.0

19     Mark Aitchison 20.0

20     James Toseland 10.0