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Because of a heavy crash on Friday morning, Nakatomi was not in the best possible physical shape. With courage, he tried his best and was 15th after the first lap of race 1. He then gained some positions and ended up 13th on the finish line.

Steve Martin was 14th after lap 1, and he then progressed regularly to finish with a very good 11th position.

Nakatomi was 15th in the beginning of race 2. He kept this 15th position at the end of the race.

Steve Martin did not have a good start and was 17th at the end of the first lap. Things did not go so well for the friendly Australian and he finished 16th.

James Toseland was the winner of both races in front of the happy British crowd. This was for him a great opportunity to score many precious points for the championship standings that he leads now with a 66 points margin.

Shinichi Nakatomi:

“It was a difficult weekend because of my Friday morning crash. I did my best and I am happy to have been two times in the points.”
 
Steve Martin:

“I am happy. The team has done a fantastic job. I did my best. Race one, when I finished in 11th position, was quite good. Overall, it is a good weekend. Thank you very much to Martial and the team.”
 
Team-manager Martial Garcia:

“Race 1 went well with the 11th and 13th positions. It is a well-deserved result. In race 2, a small mistake costs us from 7 to 8 seconds. Nakatomi did a good job, considering that his back and feet were hurting. The bikes are working well, and we were competitive compared to Fonsi Nieto. We gained one position in the World Championship standings as Nakatomi is now 15th.”

Race 1:
1-Toseland (Honda), 2-Corser (Yamaha), 3-Biaggi (Suzuki), 4-Xaus (Ducati), 5- Fabrizio (Honda),11-Martin (Yamaha), 13-Nakatomi (Yamaha)

Race 2:
1-Toseland (Honda), 2-Haga (Yamaha), 3- Corser (Yamaha), 4- Fabrizio (Honda), 5-Kagayama (Suzuki),15-Nakatomi (Yamaha), 16-Martin (Yamaha)