But, on the very next lap, he hit the kerb at Variante Alta with the left side of his engine and was pitched off. Fortunately he was uninjured, but was unable to continue. In race two he was up to ninth after lap one and moved up to seventh before he started experiencing gearbox problems. Downshifting became more and more difficult and he had no choice but to pull in after 11 laps.

Jonathan Rea (Honda) won race one, with Noriyuki Haga (Aprilia) second and series leader Carlos Checa (Ducati) third. Rea then comfortably led race two and was on course for a double until a problem with a battery connector put him out of contention. With Rea sidelined, Haga and Checa were left to fight it out for the lead. Checa slipped past Haga on the approach to the final chicane on lap 16 and was then never headed on his way to victory, over four seconds ahead of Haga at the flag, Third went to Leon Camier (Aprilia) with Eugene Laverty (Yamaha) fourth and Leon Haslam (BMW) fifth.

Michel - Race 1: DNF, Race 2: DNF

That was a very disappointing and frustrating day because, although my grid position was not ideal, I knew that my race pace was good and that I would have a chance of fighting with the leaders. I made a good start to race one, but I was just maybe a bit too aggressive going into the Variante Alta and when the left side of the engine hit the kerb, I crashed. It happened so quickly that I couldn’t recover. I ran to to the bike and pulled off some of the fairing so that I could get back onboard, but I could see that there was too much damage to continue.My start was a bit calmer in race two and I set about moving up the order a bit more cautiously this time. However it wasn’t long before I started having problems changing gears - on the downshifts. I kept going for a while, but it got worse so I pulled in. After the disappointment in the last round, at the Nurburgring, today was even more disappointing and very unlucky. I know that my race pace is pretty good, but I have not had a chance to show it in my last four outings. I am hoping that my luck will change in the next round in Magny-Cours, because I certainly need something to happen!

Results

Race 1:1 Jonathan Rea (GBR-Honda), 2 Noriyuki Haga (JPN-Aprilia), 3 Carlos Checa (ESP-Ducati), 4 Tom Sykes (GBR-Kawasaki), 5 Eugene Laverty (GBR-Yamaha), 6 Sylvain Guintoli (FRA-Ducati), Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) DNF,

Race 2: 1 Checa, 2 Haga, 3 Leon Camier (GBR-Aprilia), 4 Laverty, 5 Leon Haslam (GBR- BMW), 6 Marco Melandri (ITA-Yamaha),Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) DNF,

Points: 1 Carlos Checa 417, 2 Marco Melandri 320, 3 Max Biaggi 281, 4 Eugene Laverty 256, 5 Leon Haslam 187, 6 Leon Camier 171,10 Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) 141,

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Imola, uno dei peggiori week end della storia per Michel e per il team Alstare.
A nemmeno due giri dall'inizio di gara uno Michel si ritrova a terra senza nemmeno capire cosa sia successo.In realtà la troppa voglia di recuperare lo costringe a prendere rischi inutili ottenendo una caduta alla variante alta.
In gara due un problema tecnico costringe Michel ad arrendersi all'undicesimo giro.
Jonathan Rea (Honda) il vincitore di gara uno, Noriyuki Haga(Aprilia)secondo, Carlos Checa(Ducati) terzo.
Rea (Honda) dopo aver condotto gran parte di gara due in solitaria si è dovuto arrendere ad un problema elettrico della sua Honda, Carlos Checa ne approfitta per portare a termine l'ennesima vittoria.Haga (Aprilia) secondo, Leon Camier (Aprilia)terzo.

Michel - Race 1: DNF, Race 2: DNF

Posso solo dire che è stata una giornata di quelle da dimenticare.
In gara uno ho fatto un'ottima partenza, il mio unico obiettivo era quello di raggiungere il gruppo dei primi, purtroppo la voglia di strafare non ha portato buoni risultati.
In gara due ho fatto una discreta partenza, a differenza di gara uno ho cercato di mantenere la calma, purtroppo un problema al cambio mi ha costretto al ritiro.
Mi spiace che questo week end non abbia portato buoni risultati, spero che a Magny Cours non succeda nessun imprevisto.Sia io che il team abbiamo bisogno di un buon risultato.

Risultati

Race 1:1 Jonathan Rea (GBR-Honda), 2 Noriyuki Haga (JPN-Aprilia), 3 Carlos Checa (ESP-Ducati), 4 Tom Sykes (GBR-Kawasaki), 5 Eugene Laverty (GBR-Yamaha), 6 Sylvain Guintoli (FRA-Ducati), Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) DNF,

Race 2: 1 Checa, 2 Haga, 3 Leon Camier (GBR-Aprilia), 4 Laverty, 5 Leon Haslam (GBR- BMW), 6 Marco Melandri (ITA-Yamaha), Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) DNF,

Points: 1 Carlos Checa 417, 2 Marco Melandri 320, 3 Max Biaggi 281, 4 Eugene Laverty 256, 5 Leon Haslam 187, 6 Leon Camier 171, 10 Michel Fabrizio (ITA-Alstare Suzuki) 141,