WSS Magny Cours: Yamaha Second and Third in Superstock 1000 Championship Finale

Claudio Corti and Matteo Baiocco today took second and third championship positions respectively in the Superstock 1000 Cup, reinforcing the R1s performance credentials. This result comes one week after Yamaha claimed the Manufacturers Title in the Superstock 1000 Cup.

Having been postponed due to fog, the race was run between the Supersport and second Superbike races. Didier Van Keymeulen got off to a good start and had a good race long battle with Canepa and Corti for the win until he crashed out on lap 11. This left the way open for Corti to take the lead but Badovini stepped in with a successful last-lap challenge, forcing Corti back to second. Unfortunately, Corti's second wasn't enough to secure the championship win for him, with Canepa taking the honours by four points.

Michele Pirro didn't participate in the final race of the season this weekend because of a wrist injury. Back in September, he crashed at Misano in a national championship race which aggravated an old injury to a bone in his right wrist. Despite riding on Friday, and managing a qualifying place of 20th, Pirro found the pain too much to continue and had to withdraw from the rest of the weekend's action.

Corti finishes the season second in the championship while Matteo Baiocco finishes four points behind in third. Van Keymeulen finished eighth with Pirro just ahead in seventh.

Claudio Corti (2nd - Yamaha Team Italia)
"I tried to win all the way to the last lap. I attacked Badovini without success. I know when I lost the championship; it wasn't here, it was earlier in the season."

Race 1 - 12 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta ITA 20'51.999
2 Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 0'0.084
3 Nicolo Canepa Ducati ITA 0'1.071
4 Luca Scassa MV Agusta ITA 0'2.416
5 Mark Aitchison Suzuki AUS 0'2.591
6 Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 0'3.352
7 Ilario Dionisi Suzuki ITA 0'3.648
8 Dario Giuseppetti Yamaha GER 0'13.925
9 Matteo Baiocco Yamaha ITA 0'14.175
10 Rene Mahr Yamaha GER 0'14.346
11 Matej Smrz Honda CZE 0'14.542
12 Marko Rohtlaan Honda EST 0'19.327
13 A Jenkinson Suzuki GBR 0'22.833
14 Cyril Brivet Suzuki FRA 0'23.348
15 Franck Millet MV Agusta ITA 0'24.159

Rider Standings 
1. Nicolo Canepa Ducati ITA 161
2. Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 157
3. Matteo Baiocco Yamaha ITA 153
4. Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 138
5. Mark Aitchison Suzuki AUS 132
6. Ilario Dionisi Suzuki ITA 111
7. Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 85
8. Didier Van Keymeulen Yamaha BEL 83
9. Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta ITA 67
10. Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 65
11. Rene Mahr Yamaha GER 60
12. Matej Smrz Honda CZE 52
13. Sheridan Morais Ducati RSA 37
14. Arne Tode Honda GER 34
15. Dario Giuseppetti Yamaha GER 26

Manufacturer Standings 
1. Yamaha 232
2. Suzuki 191
3. Ducati 186
4. MV Agusta 93
5. Honda 75
6. Kawasaki 4