2005 World Superbike Photo Gallery

Noriyuki Haga gets some advice from Yamaha brass.

Andrew Pitt testing the R1 at Phillip Island.

Ducati and Xerox have a two year deal.

Toseland & Laconi with their new Ducati 999R.

James Toseland prepares to go out on the wet Ricardo Tormo track.

The Winston Ten Kate Honda team was launched at a glittering affair in the Rolling Stone event hall in the heart of Milan, Italy.

Haga's R1

Abe's R1

Corser's Alstare Corona Suzuki GSX-R1000

Walker's Foggy Petronas racing FP-1

Toseland's Ducati Xerox F05 999

All the 2005 WSBK contenders

Ducati Xerox - Claudio Domenicali and his riders Regis Laconi and James Toseland

Foggy Petronas - Chris Walker and Garry McCoy

Alstare Corona Suzuki - Troy Corse & Yukio Kagayama

Toseland looks good with that number one plate.

Team PSG-1 Kawasaki - Chris Walker and Mauro Sanchini

Yamaha France - Norick Abe & Sebastien Gimbert

Yamaha Motor Italia - Haga Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt

Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen - Qatar

Yamaha Italy's Sebastien Gimbert surprised everyone by qualifying 3rd - Qatar

Ducati Xerox's Regis Laconi claimed pole at Qatar.

Yamaha Italy's Nori Haga - Qatar

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama - Qatar

Regis Laconi celebrates his podium finish - Qatar

Steve Martin rode the Foggy Petronas FP-1 to a 15th in race 1 - Qatar

The 2005 WSB season gets off to a start in race one - Qatar

Troy Corser (11) and Yukio Kagayama dominated the opening round of the 2005 WSB series at Qatar.

Frankie Chili - Qatar

Karl Muggeridge shows off his new Winston Ten Kate Honda colors - Qatar

James Toseland (1) didn't exactly post the results he had hoped for - Qatar

Ben Bostrom (155) battles Kirchner for that final point in race 1 - Qatar

Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Italy

Troy Corser - Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki

Foggy Petronas racing's Steve Martin - Phillip Island

Karl Muggeridge aboard the Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR - Phillip Island

Corona Extra Suzuki pilot Yukio Kagayama - Phillip Island

Regis Laconi looking fast on the Ducati Xerox 999R - Phillip Island

Troy Corser set the pace early on his Corona Extra Suzuki GSX-R1000 - Phillip Island

Troy Corser takes a victory lap at Phillip Island.

Corona Extra Suzuki has dominated the first two rounds of teh 2005 season thanks to Kagayama (71) and Corser (11) - Phillip Island

Klaffi Honda’s 21-year old Max Neukirchner claimed his first career podium in only his second World Superbike race – Phillip Island

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser (11) grabs the early lead at Valencia.

Altare Suzuki's Troy Corser took the win in the first leg of racing at Monza and he remains at the top of the points chase after his third in Race 2.

Garry McCoy on the Foggy Petronas FP1 - Monza

Klaffi Honda's Frankie Chili- Monza

Ben Bostrom aborad the Renegade Honda - Monza

Andrew Pitt (88) has James Toseland (1) on his ass - Monza

Alstare Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama - Monza

Chris Vermeulen (77) in the thick of the action - Monza

Steve Martin on the FP1 - Monza

James Toseland (1) leads Regis Laconi (55) - Monza

Chris Vermeulen on the brakes entering Ascari - Monza

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser on the gas - Monza

Karl Muggeridge leads a group of riders on his way to a fourth in race 2 - Monza

'Nitro' Nori Haga had a best finish of 9th in race 2 - Monza

Troy Corser (11) grabs the holeshot in race 1 - Monza

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen on his way to victor in race 2 - Monza

Troy Corser (11) leads Kagayama (71) and Laconi on the way to his win in race 1 - Monza

Renegade Honda's Ben Bostrom had a visit to Silverstone he would rather forget - Silverstone

Ducati Xerox's Regis Laconi celebrates a first race win - Silverstone

Ducati Xerox swept the top spots with a second race victory with James Toseland at the controls - Silverstone

Aussie Garry McCoy battles in race two -Silverstone

Garry McCoy surprisingly upbeat after Imperial stormtroopers take him into custody - Silverstone

Honda's Chili finished a consistent 5th in both races - Silverstone

Honda's Chris Vermeulen matched Chili's consistency, but one place ahead, by notching two 4th place finishes - Silverstone

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser had two second place finishes, still in command of champion point standings with 222 - Silverstone

Silverstone 2005

After not finishing the first race, Yamaha's Haga (51) finshed 3rd in the second, right behind point leader Corser (11) - Silverstone

Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser - Silverstone

Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga finished 6th in Race 1, 6th in Race 2, and stands 6th in championship points. Yep thats 666. Relax its just a number... that totally rocks. His sponsors may disagree but that just might be cooler than actually winning - Misano

Renegade Honda's Ben Bostrom finished 14th in Race 1 and DNF'd Race 2. He sits 18th in championship points - Misano

Foggy Petronas Racing's Steve Martin in action - Misano

Yamaha's Andrew Pitt is 9th in championship points with 70, but didn't help his cause with two DNFs - Misano

Klaffi Honda's Max Neukirchner brought out yet another red flag this season with a race 1 crash - Misano

Xerox Ducati's James Toseland took two 4th place finishes and stands 5th overall with 124 championship points - Misano

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama finished with a disappointing DNF and 12th, yet still hangs in at 4th overall in championship points - Misano

Winston Ten Kate Honda rider Chris Vermeulen is second in championship points with 181, but Corser has a 73 point lead - Misano

Xerox Ducati's Regis Laconi was impressive with a double victory - Misano

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki pilot Troy Corser took 3rd but holds a commanding lead on overall championship points with 254 - Misano

World Superbike action gets underway - Misano

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen finished second in both races - Misano

World Superbike riders rip around a turn in front of the cheering fans - Misano

Honda's Ben Bostrom had a frustrating week at Brno, finishing well out of the points with 18th and 20th places - Brno

Yamaha's Norick Abe missed the podium in Race 2 when Chris Vermeulen overtook him in the final two laps - Brno

Honda's Pierfrancesco Chili fought hard to take two 5th place finishes - Brno

The large contingency of Germans fans were disappointed when Neukirchner finished 14th in Race 1 and DNF in Race 2 - Brno

In Race 2 Noriyuki Haga became the first rider to claim a victory not having qualified in the top 16 in practice - Brno

Ducati's James Toseland place 2nd in Race 1 but faded to 8th in Race 2 - Brno

Ducati's Regis Laconi came off his double victory at Misano with a 3rd and 6th place showing - Brno

Foggy Petronas' Steve Martin finished 16th and 17th, while teammate Gary McCoy did not race due to a controversial crash in practice - Brno

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki ace Troy Corser took Race 1 and dominates the championship points - Brno

Yukio Kagayama place 11th in both races and stands 4th in championship points with 148 - Brno

Yamaha's Andrew Pitt struggle again this week placing 10th in Race 1 and DNF in Race 2 due to a slipping clutch - Brno

Suzuki's Troy Corser stole the win from Haga on the final lap of race one at Brands Hatch.

Troy Corser celebrates his fine race one victory - Brands Hatch

Yamaha Italia's Noriyuki Haga leads Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki pilot Troy Corser - Brands Hatch

Here Haga and Corser are on the gas hard - Brands Hatch

Steve Martin scored the lone single point for the disappointed Foggy Petronas Team with a 15th place finish in Race 1 - Brands Hatch

Yamaha's Norick Abe finished 11th in Race 1 but crashed out of Race 2 in a collision with Steve Martin - Brands Hatch

Haga dueled with Corser all day, settling for second in Race 1 but claiming victory in Race 2 - Brands Hatch

Race 1 podium - Brands Hatch

Yamaha's Andrew Pitt was in contention for both race scoring a 7th and 6th - Brands Hatch

American Ben Bostrom started from the back of the pack but finished 10th and 12th - Brands Hatch

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen placed 4th and 3rd but still lost ground in championship points to the front-runner Corser - Brands Hatch

Karl Muggeridge took 6th in Race 1 but crashed out of Race 2 and suffering a broken hand - Brands Hatch

Klaffi Honda's Max Neukirchner 10th and 12th place finishes - Brands Hatch

Veteran rider Pierfrancesco Chili bounced back from a Race 1 crashout to take 13th in Race 2 - Brands Hatch

Win Win - That's what Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen did at Assen: The Double.

Yamaha Italia's Noriyuki Haga went 3-2 - Assen

Ducati Xerox's James Toseland went 2-3 - Assen

Renegade Koji Honda's Ben Bostrom was 10th in Race 2 - Assen

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser went 4-4 at Assen

Frankie Chili (7) leads Steve Martin - Assen

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama - Assen

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen was on the gas - Assen

Yamaha's Andrew Pitt battled with the lead pack in both races on the way to 5-5 finishes - Assen

Ducati Xerox's James Toseland was pumped about finishing second in race 1 - Assen

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser has a big lead in the championship - Assen

Chris Vermeulen puts some distance between himself and Haga (41) - Assen

Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga (41) actually led for a while but Vermeulen (77) was determined to get around him - Assen

Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen tries to hold off Suzuki's Troy Corse in race 1 - Assen

Yamaha's 'Nitro' Nori Haga (41) gets the jump on the field - Assen

TeDucati Xerox's Lorenzo Lanzi scored fourth in Friday's qualifier - Lausitz

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Karl Mugeridge - Lausitzring

Yamaha Italia's Noriyuki Haga - Lausitzring

Renegade Koji Honda's Ben Bostrom - Lausitzring

Yamaha Italia's Andrew Pitt - Lausitzring

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen - Lausitzring

Ducati Xerox pilot James Toseland - Lausitzring

Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser - Lausitzring

Ducati Xerox's Lorenzo Lanzi - Lausitzring

Corser managed a Race 1 podium but finished well off the pace in Race 2 at 13th - Lausitzring

The group makes the turn - Lausitzring

Yukio Kagayama managed a fifth and fourth place finish - Lausitzring

Vermeulen, Lanzi, and Haga on the podium - Lausitzring

Chris Vermeulen and Lorenzo Lanzi split the victories - Lausitzring

Steve Martin - Foggy Petronas Racing - Imola

Ducati's Regis Laconi logged a top-ten finish with ninth overall - Imola

James Toseland fought with Haga for the podium, but came up short and ended with a fourth-place finish - Imola

Kagayama came up way short with a DNF - Imola

Corser's victory may have been anticlimactic due to the Race 2 cancellation, but it shouldn't take away from a dominating 2005 performance - Imola

The epic showdown between Corser and Vermeulen was clipped in very unepic fashion by bad weather forcing a Race 2 cancellation - Imola

Chili's day ended with a disappointing DNF - Imola

Corser and Vermeulen dueled for the Race 1 victory, with Vermeulen coming out on top - Imola

Haga rounded out the podium taking third behind Corser and Vermeulen - Imola

Yamaha's Andrew Pitt finished way in the back at 15th, but finish he did something Kagayama, Chili, and Lanzi were unable to do - Imola

Klaffi Honda rider Frankie Chili finished out the WSB season 10th in the standings - Magny-Cours

Muggeridge and Foggy Petronas' Steve Martin both got pretty banged up in this crash - Magny-Cours

Winston Ten Kate pilot Karl Muggeridge finished Race 1 in fourth, but ran into some serious trouble with a Race-2 crash - Magny-Cours

Vermeulen would have liked a final showdown with Corser for the championship but it didn't work out that way - Magny-Cours

Klaffi Honda's Max Neukirchner finished 8th in both contests - Magny-Cours

Chris Vermeulen hugs a corner. The Winston Ten Kate Honda rider won Race 1 but DNF's Race 2 due to a mechanical snafu - Magny-Cours

Ducati's James Toseland leads Winston Ten Kate Honda's Karl Muggeridge - Magny-Cours

The Race 1 podium had Vermeulen on top followed by Kagayama and Toseland - Magny-Cours

Yukio Kagayama finished out the 2005 season strong, claiming two 2nd-place finishes - Magny-Cours

Even though the championship was over last week, Troy Corser still logged a pair of top-5 finishes - Magny-Cours

2005 World Superbike Champion Troy Corser holding a crocodile? Well he is Australian so it makes sense - Magny-Cours

Haga leads a pack through a turn. The Yamaha pilot was grabbed a third-place podium in Race 2 - Magny-Cours

2005 World Superbike Photo Gallery

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