WORLD SUPERBIKE
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL ROUND/NOVEMBER 2, 2014
LOSAIL CIRCUIT/LOSAIL, QATAR
P44
and a lot of people underesti-
mated him last year as well," said
Sykes.
Ducati had a strong race from
Davide Giugliano in race one,
Chaz Davies in race two, as they
fought with the Aprilias and of Me-
landri and the on-form Toni Elias
and his Red Devils Roma Aprilia.
Only eight seconds back in each
race for the top Panigale at a cir-
cuit with such a long straight au-
gers well for their 2015 hopes.
The Voltcom Crescent Suzuki
team had a disappointing end to
the year that started with a race
win for Eugene Laverty at Phillip
Island. Off to MotoGP next year,
Laverty was ninth and a non-fin-
isher in the two races at Losail;
Alex Lowes 10th and then ninth,
leaving the riders 10th and 11
th
"IT IS FANTASTIC TO FINISH
LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT SETS THE
TEAM ORDERS THING RIGHT.
MARCO GAVE ME FIVE POINTS IN
FRANCE, BUT I WON BY SIX."
– SYLVAIN GUINTOLI
(Above) At the start of race two, the
championship was still on the line
with Sykes holding just a three-point
lead over Guintoli.
(Right) Marco Melandri (33) finished
just off the podium in race two with
Chaz Davies (7) behind him in fifth.
