Yamaha Team Italia rider Claudio Corti took his first win in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Silverstone today. Starting from pole position the Italian protégé battled intensely with championship leader Alessandro Polita (Suzuki) in the opening laps, before pulling away to take a comfortable win at the end of the 15-lap race. Polita held off Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta) for second.
Emilio Rocamora took fifth place on his YZF-R1SP with Ilario Dionsi making it three Yamahas in the top six. In the championship Polita remains in the lead, with a 22 point advantage over second placed Badovini. Corti moves up to third in the standings, 31 points behind the leader.
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Team Italia)"It was a hard race because Alessandro was very fast, especially on the first half of the track. We were able to have a good battle and eventually I was able to build a small gap. I'm really happy to have taken my first world championship win on the R1 and I'm hoping to close the gap in the championship in Misano."
Race Classification FIM Superstock 1000 Cup: Round: 3 - United Kingdom
Circuit: Silverstone
Circuit Length: 3619
Lap Record: 1' 29.615 (Massimo Roccoli, 2005)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 29.392 (Massimo Roccoli, 2005)
Crowd: 71000
Temp: 19ºC
Weather: Dry
Race: 15 Laps 1 C. Corti Yamaha ITA 22' 38.681
2 A. Polita Suzuki ITA +1.251
3 A. Badovini MV Agusta ITA +2.118
4 L. Scassa MV Agusta ITA +2.266
5 E. Rocamora Yamaha ESP +11.713
6 I. Dionisi Yamaha ITA +12.548
7 S. Morais Suzuki RSA +12.682
8 D. Sacchetti Kawasaki ITA +15.355
9 M. Baiocco Yamaha ITA +17.405
10 L. Napoleone Suzuki FRA +18.546
11 R. Chiarello Kawasaki ITA +20.826
12 A. Martinez Mas Kawasaki ESP +21.952
13 R. Cooper Honda GBR +23.090
14 M. Smrz Honda CZE +24.975
15 C. Tangre Suzuki FRA +26.119
Fastest Race Lap: 1 C. Corti Yamaha ITA 1' 29.661
Championship standings FIM Superstock 1000 Cup: 1 Alessandro Polita Suzuki ITA 70
2 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta ITA 48
3 Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 39
4 Luca Scassa MV Agusta ITA 35
5 Enrique Rocamora Yamaha ESP 29
6 Denis Sacchetti Kawasaki ITA 27
7 Riccardo Chiarello Kawasaki ITA 27
8 Alex Martinez Mas Kawasaki ESP 24
9 Ivan Silva Kawasaki ESP 20
10 Matteo Baiocco Yamaha ITA 19
11 Ilario Dionisi Yamaha ITA 19
12 Sheridan Morais Suzuki RSA 18
13 Danilo Dell'omo Suzuki ITA 13
14 Loic Napoleone Suzuki FRA 10
15 Simone Saltarelli Kawasaki ITA 9
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