Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia), Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad) and new SBK addition Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) all joined Checa on the podium at some stage, and together with Michele Fabrizio (Suzuki Alstare) round up the final standings after the Australian round.
"The sessions went extremely well and we knew we had good rhythm but you never know what might happen in the raecs, especially if you find a wet track on Sunday morning, as we did today. My strategy was to get ahead and keep pace as I knew my pace was stronger than that of my rivals,” Checa said after the Phillip Island success.
“In Race 1, once past Laverty, I was able to find a good rhythm. It was a really great race. Every so often you have a weekend like that and we were lucky to be able to start the season in such a fantastic way. Race 2 was very similar, I managed the situation and we did it! A really great weekend in which we dominated from start to finish,” he continued.
“We were also lucky with the weather; we couldn't have asked for a better start. I want to thank Ducati and the team for believing in me. Next we head to Donington where we'll continue to give 100%,” concluded the Spaniard.
Current Championship points are as follows:
Riders - Top 10
1. Checa (Ducati) 50
2. Biaggi (Aprilia) 40
3. Haslam (BMW) 27
4. Melandri (Yamaha) 27
5. Fabrizio (Suzuki) 18
6. Rea (Honda) 17
7. Haga (Aprilia) 16
8. Sykes (Kawasaki) 15
9. Smrz 14
10.Laverty 14
Manufacturers
1. Ducati 50
2. Aprilia 40
3. Yamaha 29
4. BMW 27
5. Suzuki 18
6. Honda 17
7. Kawasaki 15
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