Falzon edges Morris for spectacular race three victory.
South Australian Daniel Falzon defeated fellow Yamaha rider Aaron Morris from New South Wales by just five-thousandths of a second in the third and final Supersport support race at the 2014 Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
It was always going to be a close finish after the pair punched and counter-punched throughout the eight-lapper, but when they flashed across the finish line even the timing equipment couldn’t separate them initially.
Eventually Falzon was given the nod to make it a clean sweep of wins this weekend, and also victory in the inaugural Phillip Island Supersport Championship, which has been held across the World Superbike and MotoGP rounds at the Bass Strait circuit.
“I passed the line and looked up to see who had won but it was inconclusive,” said Falzon. “But I eventually got the win and I’m happy to pull it off after what has been a sensational weekend of racing.”
Morris was philosophical: “It was a bit of a shame to lose that one, especially after I also came second in a close one on Friday. But it was good fun and I had an awesome time.”
Meanwhile, third-placed Queenslander Callum Spriggs (Yamaha) was still in with a shot of claiming victory on the last lap, but he just couldn’t get a look-in and finished 0.445 seconds behind Falzon.
Victorian Ryan Taylor (Yamaha) and another New South Welshman, Kane Burns (Suzuki) were fourth and fifth, while Mitch Levy (NSW, Yamaha) crashed out of fourth place on lap three.
Falzon won the Phillip Island Supersport Championship on 115 points, from Morris (102), Spriggs (97), Levy (59) and Hudson Pitt (Yamaha, 57).
2014 Phillip Island Championship
Round two – Phillip Island, VIC
Supersport race three results:
1. Daniel FALZON
2. Aaron MORRIS +0.005s
3. Callum SPRIGGS +0.445s
4. Ryan TAYLOR +8.391s
5. Kane BURNS +11.716s
6. Mason COOTE +13.389s
7. Jay PRESEPIO +13.429s
8. Hudson PITT +13.695s
9. Callum ALDERSON +20.821s
10. Ashley MANUEL +22.613s
11. Ben BLYTH +23.147s
12. Cam RUSSELL +34.187s
13. Rowen SMITH +49.175s
14. Jessica WATKINS +49.799s
15. Jason MARTIN +55.271s
16. Scott GAPPS +1m08.4
17. Steven RELPH +1m08.7
18. Clint MASTERTON +1m10.2
19. Christopher TYLER +1m11.0
20. Matthew MAVER +1m16.7
Supersport overall results:
1. Daniel FALZON 75
2. Aaron MORRIS 60
3. Callum SPRIGGS 54
4. Ryan TAYLOR 51
5. Kane BURNS 43
6. Hudson PITT 42
7. Jay PRESEPIO 41
8. Mason COOTE 39
9. Ben BLYTH 32
10. Mitch LEVY 31
11. Ashley MANUEL 29
12. Cam RUSSELL 27
13. Callum ALDERSON 24
14. Rowen SMITH 21
15. Jason MARTIN 18
16. Jessica WATKINS 17
17. Scott GAPPS 15
18. Steven RELPH 10
19. Clint MASTERTON 10
20. Christopher TYLER 5
Supersport championship standings:
1. Daniel FALZON 117
2. Aaron MORRIS 100
3. Callum SPRIGGS 97
4. Mitch LEVY 59
5. Hudson PITT 57
6. Ben BLYTH 53
7. Ryan TAYLOR 51
8. Jay PRESEPIO 51
9. Ashley MANUEL 46
10. Kane BURNS 43
11. Cam RUSSELL 41
12. Mason COOTE 39
13. Matthew DAVIES 35
14. Samuel LAMBERT 32
15. Justin DIGIANDOMENICO 27
16. Callum ALDERSON 24
17. Scott GAPPS 24
18. Liam WILKINSON 24
19. Aaiden COOTE 24
20. Rowen SMITH 21