A four way fight in a race that started wet but finished dry saw Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) take a sixth place finish in the Superstock 1000 class.
Pirro's 83 championship points put him fifth overall, with Brands race winner and new championship leader Maxime Berger now on 109 points.
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) was eighth today, winning his own personal battle with Chris Seaton. Corti is 11th overall, on 33 points.
Michelle Pirro (6th - Yamaha Motor Italia Lorenzini by Leoni)"The pace that Berger and Baiocco set today in the first laps I could not match and so I had to just go as fast as I could. Sixth was the best I could do in this situation and at least we scored some points."
Claudio Corti (12th - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)"I had a little problem in braking at the start and that made me run off the track early on. But I got back on, remained calm and went as fast as I could to the end."
Baz wins and takes the championship leadLoris Baz (Yamaha YZF Junior Team) took the win at Brands Hatch and in doing so he went into a more comfortable series lead, as his main rival Patrick Vostarek did not score today after crashing.
Baz now has 142 points, to Vostarek's 110. Gino Rea was third, for the third time in 2008, and is now fourth in the championship, on 77 points.
Loris Baz (1st - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)"It is great to win again and I really like this circuit. It was a hard race, but our championship position is much better now, and that is the main thing to take from this weekend."
Circuit Length: 4197
Temp: 20
Crowd: 97000
Weather: Overcast
2008 Superstock Great Britain - Brands Hatch 03/08/2008Race 1 - 14 Laps:1. Maxime Berger - Honda - FRA 21'56.050
2. Sheridan Morais - Kawasaki - RSA 0'4.172
3. Andrea Antonelli - Honda - ITA 0'5.808
4. Brendan Roberts - Ducati - AUS 0'18.391
5. Alessandro Polita - Ducati - ITA 0'18.629
6. Michele Pirro - Yamaha - ITA 0'19.0497. Barry Burrell - Honda - GBR 0'19.468
8. Claudio Corti - Yamaha - ITA 0'24.6829. Chris Seaton - Suzuki - AUS 0'26.331
10. Freddy Foray - Yamaha - FRA 0'38.554
11. Gareth Jones - Suzuki - AUS 0'43.675
12. Michael Savary - Suzuki - CHE 0'43.891
13. Rene Mahr - Yamaha - GER 0'44.375
14. Pauli Pekkanen - KTM - FIN 0'46.011
15. Yoann Tiberio - Kawasaki - FRA 0'48.886
Best Lap: Sheridan Morais - Kawasaki - RSA 1'31.448
Rider Standings:1. Brendan Roberts - Ducati - AUS 109
2. Maxime Berger - Honda - FRA 109
3. Xavier Simeon - Suzuki - BEL 95
4. Alessandro Polita - Ducati - ITA 94
5. Michele Pirro - Yamaha - ITA 836. Andrea Antonelli - Honda - ITA 57
7. Davide Giugliano - Suzuki - ITA 55
8. Matej Smrz - Honda - CZE 48
9. Chris Seaton - Suzuki - AUS 36
10. Freddy Foray - Yamaha - FRA 35
11. Claudio Corti - Yamaha - ITA 3312. Michele Magnoni - Yamaha - ITA 30
13. Barry Burrell - Honda - GBR 24
14. Kenny Foray - Yamaha - FRA 24
15. Gareth Jones - Suzuki - AUS 21
26. Sylvain Barrier - Yamaha - FRA 4
Manufacturer Standings: 1. Ducati 137
2. Honda 131
3. Suzuki 110
4. Yamaha 955. Kawasaki 40
6. KTM 2
