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Once again championship frontrunner Troy Bayliss led the pack off the line into Paddock Hill Bend, but the Ducati Xerox rider rapidly came under pressure from Yamaha Motor Italia's Noriyuki Haga. The two bikes went side by side across the finishing line on lap seven, at which point Haga had the run into Paddock Hill Bend and took the lead.

Shortly afterwards Bayliss lost another place to Ryuichi Kiyonari, who
started third on the grid. From that point Kiyo demonstrated blistering
pace, quickly catching Haga. A tense battle ensued and the Japansese
riders changed places several times over the next few laps.

However, Kiyo managed to pull out a small lead over Haga in the final
laps of the race to double up by taking his second victory of the day.
Yamaha Motor Italia's Troy Corser claimed the final place on the podium
after a solid and consistent race.
A charging Max Neukirchner secured fourth position ahead of Ducati
Xerox's Michel Fabrizio. British wild-card Tom Sykes had been running
in fifth place for much of the race, but the Rizla Suzuki rider lost
two places in the final laps to cross the line in a respectable seventh
position.
After being passed by Haga and Kiyonari in the early part of the race,
Troy Bayliss continued to struggle and the championship leader dropped
back to tenth place in the final Brands Hatch race of his WSB career.