With round two of the 2014 Australian Superbike Championship run and won, CycleOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday in Victoria.

Image: Andrew Gosling.

Superbike

Pole position: Glenn ALLERTON 1m33.246

Race one results:
1. Glenn ALLERTON
2. Jed METCHER
3. Linden MAGEE
4. Ben NICOLSON
5. Phil LOVETT
6. Adam SENIOR
7. Phil CZAJ
8. Richard ELLIS
9. Nick MARSH
10. Paul DUTTON
11. Kym GROSSER
12. Chris PERINI

Race time: 19m06.361
Margin of victory: 0.075s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: METCHER 1m33.893

Race two results:
1. Jed METCHER
2. Glenn ALLERTON
3. Linden MAGEE
4. Ben NICOLSON
5. Phil LOVETT
6. Adam SENIOR
7. Phil CZAJ
8. Chris PERINI
9. Nick MARSH
10. Stephen MION
11. Paul DUTTON
12. Kym GROSSER
13. Richard ELLIS
14. Ryan LAWES
15. Chris DECKERT

Race time: 19m07.808
Margin of victory: 3.601s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: ALLERTON 1m34.425

Overall results:
1. Glenn ALLERTON 46
2. Jed METCHER 45
3. Linden MAGEE 36
4. Ben NICOLSON 34
5. Phil LOVETT 32
6. Adam SENIOR 30
7. Phil CZAJ 28
8. Nick MARSH 24
9. Chris PERINI 22
10. Paul DUTTON 21
11. Richard ELLIS 21
12. Kym GROSSER 19
13. Ryan LAWES 15
14. Stephen MION 11
15. Chris DECKERT 6

Championship standings:
1. Glenn ALLERTON 72
2. Linden MAGEE 51
3. Ben NICOLSON 50
4. Phil LOVETT 49
5. Jed METCHER 45
6. Adam SENIOR 44
7. Chris PERINI 31
8. Nick MARSH 31
9. Richard ELLIS 29
10. Phil CZAJ 28
11. Paul DUTTON 21
12. Mike JONES 20
13. Kym GROSSER 19
14. Mathew HARDING 18
15. Ryan LAWES 15
16. Josh CUMMING 13
17. Mitch PAYNTER 12
18. Stephen MION 11
19. Romain ANFOSSO 11
20. Jason EACOTT 10

Verdict:
Allerton now has three Australian Superbike Championships to his credit, delivered in 2008, 2011 and 2014 respectively. But it didn’t come easy by any means, pressured by Mike Jones at Queensland’s opening round and then by Metcher at the Island. Allerton was clearly frustrated when his BMW ran short of fuel and started surging in race two on Sunday, effectively hand an easy win to Metcher, but he still claimed the overall thanks to his Superpole point. Despite the series only being contested across two rounds, this will go down in the history books as a championship and Allerton is genuinely happy to win the number one plate back – and so he should be, because everybody had the opportunity to compete in the same circumstances. Granted, I’m sure he’ll admit his other titles meant more to him and even the team (2011), however they got the job done. It was also promising to see the likes of Metcher, Magee and Nicolson feature at the final round in tricky conditions. Of particular note is the fact that Pirelli is now the champion tyre in the ASBK series and BMW swept the podium without an official factory entry. Let’s see what the future holds from this point, because aside from the MA sanctioning, right now the rival Australasian Superbike Championship is the one that everybody – including Allerton – wants to win.

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Supersport

Pole position: Daniel FALZON 1m36.731

Race one results:
1. Daniel FALZON
2. Aiden WAGNER
3. Matthew DAVIES
4. Luke BURGESS
5. Adrian DIGIANDOMENICO
6. Michael BLAIR
7. Hudson PITT
8. Sam LAMBERT
9. Ryan TAYLOR
10. Anthony NICOLO
11. Cam RUSSELL
12. Brenton HYDE
13. Chris EARLY
14. Chris QUINN
15. Patrick LI
16. Joshua LEONARD

Race time: 21m53.990
Margin of victory: 0.085s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: FALZON 1m46.995

Race two results:
1. Aiden WAGNER
2. Luke BURGESS
3. Adrian DIGIANDOMENICO
4. Daniel FALZON
5. Hudson PITT
6. Chris QUINN
7. Brenton HYDE
8. Callum ALDERSON
9. Cam RUSSELL
10. David BARKER
11. Kieran MAHER
12. Michael BLAIR
13. Joshua LEONARD
14. Anthony NICOLO

Race time: 21m17.529
Margin of victory: 1.528s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: WAGNER 1m42.783

Overall results:
1. Aiden WAGNER 45
2. Daniel FALZON 43
3. Luke BURGESS 37
4. Adrian DIGIANDOMENICO 34
5. Hudson PITT 30
6. Michael BLAIR 24
7. Brenton HYDE 23
8. Chris QUINN 22
9. Cam RUSSELL 22
10. Anthony NICOLO 18
11. Matthew DAVIES 18
12. Callum ALDERSON 13
13. Joshua LEONARD 13
14. Sam LAMBERT 13
15. Ryan TAYLOR 12
16. David BARKER 11
17. Kieran MAHER 10
18. Chris EARLY 8
19. Patrick LI 6

Championship standings:
1. Daniel FALZON 93
2. Aiden WAGNER 86
3. Chris QUINN 56
4. Brenton HYDE 55
5. Cam RUSSELL 46
6. Luke BURGESS 37
7. Callum SPRIGGS 36
8. Callum ALDERSON 35
9. Adrian DIGIANDOMENICO 34
10. Hudson PITT 30
11. Kane BURNS 28
12. Mitch LEVY 27
13. Michael BLAIR 24
14. Anthony QUINN 24
15. Steven RELPH 19
16. Anthony NICOLO 18
17. Matthew DAVIES 18
18. Cameron WEBSTER 15
19. Joshua LEONARD 13
20. Sam LAMBERT 13

Verdict:
Like Allerton in the Superbikes, Falzon is a class winner after defending his Supersport title. In a lot of ways between this pair, MA can be thankful that two established national champions claimed the crowns in a difficult year for the ASBK series that saw a mid-season organisation shuffle and just two stops on the schedule. But the depth in Supersport this year was still great, featuring the usual suspects apart from Aaron Morris for the most part, while we also missed Callum Spriggs at the final round due to his broken collarbone. Wagner made a significantly strong debut for Oz WildCard Racing for the overall at Phillip Island, while Falzon was in championship mode on his way to second. A well-deserved podium for Luke Burgess rounded out his season, but it was experienced campaigner Chris Quinn who completed the top three in the title chase. On top of all that, it was neat to see Matthew Davies back in the mix, as well as Michael Blair – two of the sport’s most talented rising stars.