Max Biaggi leads the World Superbike Championship after the Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider raced to a victory and second place in Saturday's opening round in Losail, Qatar.
The Italian won the opening 18-lap race from James Toseland (Honda) then finished second to the Briton in race two, which puts them equal on 45 points. His team mate Yukio Kagayama had front tyre problems in the race, but managed to finish fourth.
Race two was another terrific battle between Biaggi and Toseland, but this time Toseland emerged the victor with Troy Corser (Yamaha) third and Kagayama 6th.
What a fantastic debut for the new Suzuki GSX-R 1000K7!
