Yamaha Team Italia rider Claudio Corti finished tenth in today's second round of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at his local Monza circuit. Starting from tenth on the grid following a gear selection problem in the second qualifying session, the YZF-R1 SP rider made a superb start to lie third at the end of the opening lap. The 18-year-old from Como struggled for traction and slipped back into a fierce battle for seventh place but found himself slipstreamed across the finish line. In a photo finish, fellow R1 SP riders Ilario Dionsi and Matteo Baiocco passed Corti across the line - the three Yamahas covered by just one hundredth of a second at the finish. Emilio Rocamora was 11th on another Yamaha, a further two hundredths of a seconds behind.
Italian Alessandro Polita (Suzuki) led from start to finish to take his second win of the season, with Riccardo Chiarello (Kawasaki) and Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta) making it an all Italian podium. With two of the ten rounds gone, Polita leads with a perfect 50 points, 18 ahead of second placed Badovini. Corti is the top placed Yamaha rider, with 14 points in ninth place.
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Team Italia)"I made a good start but after a few laps I lost all feeling with the bike. From then all I could think about was getting some points for the championship. It's not good but at least I have scored some points today."
Race classification FIM Superstock 1000 Cup: Round: 2 - Italy
Circuit: Monza
Circuit Length: 5792
Lap Record: 1' 51.212 (Alessandro Polita, 2006)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 51.212 (Alessandro Polita, 2006)
Crowd: 90000
Temp: 22ºC
Weather: Sunny
Race: 11 Laps1 A. Polita Suzuki ITA 20' 31,118.000
2 R. Chiarello Kawasaki ITA +0.357
3 A. Badovini MV Agusta ITA +9.079
4 A. Martinez Mas Kawasaki ESP +9.449
5 L. Scassa MV Agusta ITA +9.531
6 D. Dell'omo Suzuki ITA +10.066
7 D. Sacchetti Kawasaki ITA +15.548
8 I. Dionisi Yamaha ITA +16.711
9 M. Baiocco Yamaha ITA +16.714
10 C. Corti Yamaha ITA +16.725
11 E. Rocamora Yamaha ESP +16.979
12 L. Napoleone Suzuki FRA +19.278
13 S. Saltarelli Kawasaki ITA +25.388
14 M. Jerman Suzuki SVK +28.751
15 P. Solli Yamaha NOR +30.366
Fastest Race Lap: 1 A. Polita Suzuki ITA 1' 51.212
Championship standings FIM Superstock 1000 Cup:1 Alessandro Polita Suzuki ITA 50
2 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta ITA 32
3 Luca Scassa MV Agusta ITA 22
4 Riccardo Chiarello Kawasaki ITA 22
5 Alex Martinez Mas Kawasaki ESP 20
6 Ivan Silva Kawasaki ESP 20
7 Denis Sacchetti Kawasaki ITA 19
8 Enrique Rocamora Yamaha ESP 18
9 Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 14
10 Danilo Dell'omo Suzuki ITA 13
11 Matteo Baiocco Yamaha ITA 12
12 Ilario Dionisi Yamaha ITA 9
13 Simone Saltarelli Kawasaki ITA 9
14 Sheridan Morais Suzuki RSA 9
15 Richard Cooper Honda GBR 4
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