Muggeridge gets win back, Honda admits error.

Oschersleben World Supersport winner Karl Muggeridge, and the five other Honda CBR600RR riders disqualified for underweight rear axles, have been reinstated after Honda admitted an error was made 'when filling in the homologation documents'.

The FIM has now revealed that although the rear axle (pictured being held by Muggeridge) was underweight when compared with the homologation figure given of 600grams, that figure - provided by Honda - was in fact wrong.

The standard CBR600RR production bike rear axle in fact weighs 560grams - the same as found on the race machines of Muggeridge, Alessio Corradi, Sebastien Charpentier, Denis Sacchetti, Broc Parkes and Max Neukirchner - proving that they hadn't been illegally modified.

"On Tuesday 1st June, the FIM was informed by the Honda factory that the figures of weight and dimension of the rear axle on the homologation documents provided by the factory itself did not correspond to the real weight and dimension of the axle mounted on the production motorcycle (the real weight is 560 grams, instead of 600)," said an FIM press release.

"The Honda factory informed the FIM that an error was made when filling in the homologation documents. In order to verify this new fact, the FIM Technical Inspector checked the weight and dimension of the rear wheel axle of CBR 600RR (2003 and 2004 models) in various motorcycle dealerships in Switzerland, Italy and France.

"It is now clear that the axle that was considered not in conformity with the homologation documents in Oschersleben is in fact the model of axle commercialised on the CBR 600 2003 and 2004 models on the market.

"Following these new elements, the FIM Stewards in place at the Oschersleben event decided to revoke their decision taken at the end of that event, and to re-include the six riders who were disqualified in the results of the event, and the fee paid for the appeal must be returned.

"On its side, the Race Direction also decided to sanction the Honda factory with a fine of CHF 35'000 and the withdrawal of points in the Manufacturers World Championship Supersport at the Oschersleben event. The corrected homologation value is thus 560 grams."

As a result, Muggeridge now leads the World Supersport championship by five points from Yamaha Italia's Jurgen van den Goorbergh, heading into this weekend's round at Silverstone.

Revised WSS race results and championship standings:

Oscherleben race results:
1. Karl Muggeridge (AUS-Honda)
2. Broc Parkes (AUS-Honda)
3. S?bastien Charpentier (FRA-Honda)
4. St?phane Chambon (FRA-Suzuki)
5. Max Neukirchner (GER-Honda)
6. Katsuaki Fujiwara (JPN-Suzuki)
7. J?rgen van den Goorbergh (NED-Yamaha)
8. Christian Kellner (GER-Yamaha)
9. Alessio Corradi (ITA-Honda)
10. Lorenzo Lanzi (ITA-Ducati)
11. Barry Veneman (NED-Suzuki)
12. Kai Borre Andersen (NOR-Kawasaki)
13. Denis Sachetti (ITA-Honda)
14. Werner Daemen (BEL-Honda)
15. S?bastien Legrelle (BEL-Honda).

Leading WSS championship standings:
1. Muggeridge, 87 points
2. Van den Goorbergh, 82
3. Parkes, 53
4. Kevin Curtain, 47
5. Fujiwara, 44
6. Charpentier, 40
7. Chambon, 39
8. Lanzi, 37
9. Neukirchner, 31
10. Foret, 30
11. Corradi, 27
12. Joshua Brookes 25