BMW MOTORRAD ITALIA GOLDBET SBK TEAM - MISANO - RACE

In the Superstock 1000 it was a perfect day for the BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet Superstock Team that scored its first one-two of the season with Sylvain Barrier andLorenzo Baroni finishing the race in first and second. The podium was completed by the BMW S 1000 RR of wild-card entry of Michele Magnoni on a bike prepared by Feel Racing.

Race one saw Ayrton Badovini make a good start and a have a good first part, in which he was tenacious and showed be was capable of maintaining his position until, due to a lack of grip, he had to slow down his pace and ride the laps remaining laps conservatively, eventually finishing 11th.

In race two Speedy, who didn't get a good start from third on the grid, quickly recovered and made it up to a fifth on lap nine. After fighting with some other riders during the remainder of the race, due to a good pace, he maintained the position to the chequered flag.

Michel Fabrizio ended the weekend on a positive note as he finished sixth in race 2. Michel, who got a good start from 12th, managed to make up six places and, after some good defending, kept in sixth to the finishing line. In the first race Fabrizio finished 14th.

Sylvain Barrier notched up his third victory of the season in four rounds held so far, despite not being fully fit. The French rider started the race well, got into the lead early on and dictated the pace up to the chequered flag. With this victory Sylvain is now back in front of the points standings.

It was the first podium in the class for Lorenzo Baroni who, after a collision with Bryan Staring which lost him a lot of ground, impressed the Misano crowd with an outstanding recovery and then sealing his place by an overtaking manouevre on the outside at the "Carro" corner on Michele Magnoni. This move allowed the Italian rider to get a well deserved second place. During the race Lorenzo also set the fastest time of 1'39.248, on the fifth lap.

Serafino Foti, BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet Superbike Team Sporting Director, said:

"It was a quite positive weekend. Today’s result gives us some room to breathe and makes us look forward to the rest of a season with a renewed confidence. Today both riders rode well. Ayrton was only two seconds away from a podium finish and that means things are going the right way. I'm sorry about the first race as we made a wrong tyre choice and I take full responsibility for it, but those things can happen in such difficult conditions that occurred for the first time during the weekend. We look forward with enthusiasm, we're waiting for the Aragon test that hopefully will allow us to make a further step forward and we'll give - as usual - our very best.

Michel Fabrizio #84 - Race 1 14th - Race 2  6th :

"We managed to turn things around in a weekend that up to today had been tough. In race two I gave my best to get an acceptable result, considering how the first two days went. We have a test scheduled before the next round and that will allow me to work race-wise quietly."

Ayrton Badovini #86 - Race 1 11th - Race 2 5th :

"Ending the round with a fifth place is positive because it matches the improvements we made during the weekend. I could have done better though, but in the early part of the race I lost touch with the leading pack as I was trying to pass Sykes. In the final laps I waited a little bit too long to try and go for the fourth place, and once the first attempt didn't go as planned I was not able to get back close enough for another try. Anyway I'm happy with the improvement we showed here at Misano. In Race one I was doing well but the tyre we used did not allow me to be incisive until the end.

Sylvain Barrier #20 - Supertock 1000 Race 1st: "This was an incredible race as at the start of the weekend I had no idea I would have been at this level, especially if you think that last Tuesday I was at the hospital! The team worked really hard, the injury didn't bother me too much and the bike behaved perfectly. I'd like to thank everyone once again, from the team crew to the doctors who took care of me."

Lorenzo Baroni #14 - Superstock Race 1000 2nd: "Today was a fantastic day and I'm incredibly happy. I want to thank my team, Rossano and my brother, who made sure I was in the right conditions to perform the way I did and without them I would have never got this result. The bike was perfect, unfortunately with four laps to go I had a collision with Staring and lost a lot of time. Without that I could have gone for the victory. I want to congratulate Sylvain for the well deserved victory. I think I did the best race of my career so far. Now we have to get this season back on the right track."

Race 1: 1- Max Biaggi (Aprilia) 38’58.471 2- Carlos Checa (Ducati) + 0.305 3- Davide Giugliano (Ducati) + 4.503 11- Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) + 20.029 12- Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 14- Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) + 27.014

Race 2: 1- Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) 39’01.869 2- Jonathan Rea (Honda) + 5.355 3- Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 4- Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) + 7.004 5- Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) + 7.921 6- Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) + 17.291

Superstock 1000 Race: 1- Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) 10’06.206 2- Lorenzo Baroni (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK Team) + 0.137 3- Michele Magnoni (BMW) + 0.528 4- Eddi La Marra (Ducati) + 0.571 5- Lorenzo Savadori (Ducati) + 2.269