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."
Circuit Length: 4411
Temp: 22
Crowd: 75,000
Weather: Dry
Race 1 - 12 Laps - Superstock Magny Cours: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 '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. Agusta 93
5. Honda 75
6. Kawasaki 4
