Two very different races delivered two types of riveting spectacle for the enthusiastic fans at Kyalami, with race two the pick of the day's action. The opening race was taken by a rejuvenated Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) in front-running style. Race two victor Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare), on the other hand, battled it out right to the end, with the top four riders all within a second of each other after 24 intense laps. The net result is an extended championship lead for Haslam, now on 222 points to Aprilia Alitalia rider Max Biaggi's 207.

Race One
Fabrizio took an early lead in the first race of the day at Kyalami and the factory Ducati Xerox rider did not put a wheel wrong as he dominated throughout. Behind was Carlos Checa, on an Althea Ducati privateer machine, while third went to a patient Haslam, who extended his championship lead over fourth place rider Biaggi. Jonathan Rea, from Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, made an amazing charge towards the end of the race, taking fifth place for his efforts. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia) had the late pace to stick with Rea on the last couple of laps, but Yamaha Sterilgarda team-mates James Toseland and Cal Crutchlow were unable to drive as hard in the final reckoning and went seventh and eighth. Jakub Smrz (Pata B&G Ducati) was a battling ninth, and right on the tail of the Yamaha duo on the very last lap. Peculiarly, Fabrizio's winning time of 2010 was only 0.033 seconds faster than the first race time he set to go second in 2009.

Michel Fabrizio: "I am very happy for Ducati and so happy to win for myself as well. I needed it. We tried our best from the very start and I rode an intelligent race to control the gap to the rider behind."

Carlos Checa: "We started with a very strong pace; 1'38 low was very fast. I was focused to be behind Fabrizio and we kept a good pace early on. Then the tyres dropped down and I thought maybe at that point I would have been able to manage the tyre better, but Fabrizio did very well. On some laps I could improve one tenth but then I would lose it. The bike is working well here."

Leon Haslam: "It was pretty tough out there, a long race doing 24 laps round here. It is really key to make the start but the biggest thing round here is that it is hard to pass, so you definitely have to get the start done. I was feeling pretty good in that race but I was having a little bit of chatter every time I pushed to try and get on the back of the front two."

Race Two
Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) wrapped up a magnificent race two win as five riders were covered by 1.479 seconds at the flag and any one of three were in with a real chance of winning even in the final lap. Second was long-time leader Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Max Biaggi went third for the Aprilia Alitalia team. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) and Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) completed the top five, all on different manufacturer machinery. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda) battled hard to record sixth place, with both he and Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad) overhauling a fading Fabrizio at the end. Jakub Smrz was again ninth and 2009 double race winner Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) tenth. The top Kawasaki rider was Tom Sykes, 14th, while Camier and Sheridan Morais (Emtek Aprilia) failed to finish. In the championship Haslam now has 222 points, Biaggi 207 and Rea 141, tied with Checa.

Leon Haslam: "Racing is all about winning and I felt I was in a position where I was strong in a few places and I had to go for it. And it worked out. It was a high risk last few laps with the front and rear moving about but we didn't make too many mistakes and we won."

Jonathan Rea: "It seems we now have a base with the bike that works everywhere. I really enjoyed the race, it was good fun but I wanted to win so badly. Leon rode well and every time he passed me he would run deep and I was able to cut back inside. With two laps to go I thought maybe it would be mine if I just covered myself, but Leon made a lunge three corners from the end of the penultimate lap."

Max Biaggi: "A nice and close race. In race two I made a good start and that was maybe 50% of the final result. In race one I was held up and could not go through but in race two I went away with top two guys and could match their pace. At the end I tried but my attack did not come off."

1  84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 39'48.343 (153,602 kph)
2   7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1.098
3  91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 5.049
4   3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 6.974
5  65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 13.710
6   2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 13.848
7  52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 16.064
8  35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 16.231
9  96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 16.580
10  50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 23.100
11  99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 24.561
12  11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 25.504
13  32 Morais S. (RSA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 27.073
14 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 27.273
15  67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 30.692
16  66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 34.008
17  41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 35.948
18  77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 44.030
19  76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 48.382
RET  95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 
RET  23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 
RET  15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R

Race 2
1  91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 39'52.870 (153,312 kph) 
2  65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 0.522 
3   3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 0.601 
4  35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 0.991 
5   7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1.479 
6  52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 13.324 
7  11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 13.740 
8  84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 14.250 
9  96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 15.190 
10  41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 16.790 
11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 21.101 
12  99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 22.670 
13  67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 24.506 
14  66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 31.301 
15  50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 31.836 
16  77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 33.710 
17  76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 35.203 
18  23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 55.929 
19  95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 56.074 
20  15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'08.481 
RET   2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory  
RET  32 Morais S. (RSA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory