Yamaha World Superbike riders encountered a challenging and eventful race day at the Nurburgring as the dramatic second race was performed in treacherous conditions on extremely wet asphalt.
Melandri and Laverty completed the first race of the day, held on a dry track, in second and fourth places respectively.
The second race of the day was held in treacherous conditions. A difficult start from front row on the grid saw Melandri fall back to seventh place while team-mate Laverty sat in fourth.
Despite the adverse track, the race was not red flagged until the 14th lap. Eugene Laverty successfully reached the finish line in fifth place with his team-mate close behind in sixth.
Chaz Davies performed spectacularly in today's race at the historic German circuit to deliver his fifth victory and eighth podium of the 2011 World Supersport Championship.
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