2011 Brno Superbike World Championship round
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| Round 8 of 13 rounds in the 2011 Superbike World Championship. and Round 7 of 12 rounds in the 2011 Supersport World Championship. | |||||||||||||
| Date | July 10, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Masaryk Circuit | ||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.403 km (3.357 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The 2011 Brno Superbike World Championship round was the eighth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 July 2011 at the Masaryk Circuit, near Brno, Czech Republic. 65,000 spectators attended the three-day event. Marco Melandri won the first race and Max Biaggi won the second race, with each rider finishing second in the other race. Carlos Checa finished third in both races.[1] It was Biaggi's eleventh race win at Brno's Masaryk Circuit. The Supersport race concluded three laps earlier than scheduled, after a crash caused by oil on the track. It was won by Gino Rea.[2]