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BMW Motorrad Italia뭩 venture into the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup started in the best possible way at the Autodromo Algarve circuit in Portimao on Sunday 28 March, with team rider Ayrton Badovini winning the opening race of the season on board his BMW S 1000 RR at the Portuguese circuit.
During qualifying, Badovini had outsmarted his rivals by running on used tyres to concentrate on his race set-up. Then during the final session, he put on a new set of tyres and dominated on the S 1000 RR, setting the fastest time and securing pole position for the 12-lap race with a time almost half a second faster than his nearest challenger.
During the race, Badovini made a great start and soon pulled a gap on his main rival, Frenchman Maxime Berger. Unfortunately the team뭩 other rider, Daniel Beretta, went off in the early stages of the race but luckily was unhurt. Back at the front, on lap three Berger squeezed his Honda past Badovini뭩 BMW and the two riders then entertained the tens of thousands of spectators with spectacularly fast and close racing. Constantly applying pressure, 24-year-old Badovini and his BMW S 1000 RR managed to regain the lead on lap seven.
On lap 11 � and with just one lap remaining � Berger made another attempt to try and get past Badovini at the end of the long start/finish straight. However, he was going too quickly to scrub off enough speed to make the corner and went off the track. Badovini kept his cool, retook the lead and went on to score a debut world championship win for the S 1000 RR � finishing 2.7 seconds ahead of the Frenchman.
After the race, a delighted Ayrton Badovini commented: 'I guess it뭩 all going well! It was a difficult race because Berger has improved a lot since the test, but I used all my experience to put him under pressure. Our bike can still improve a lot and I am really confident of what we are going to achieve this season.�
This was a view shared by Serafino Foti, BMW Motorrad Italia뭩 Superstock team manager: 'We are all happy. Berger has shown, as expected, that he will be one of the top competitors throughout the season. Now we shall enjoy this win and I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who believed in this project. We뭨e already thinking about our strategy for the next round at Valencia.'
Badovini뭩 win takes him to the top of the points table and BMW to the top of the Manufacturers� championship standing, much to the delight of Andrea Buzzoni, director of BMW Motorrad Italia:
'It was an exciting debut for BMW Motorrad Italia, as we were taking part in motorcycle racing for the first time. It was a very successful weekend for us, and great to see the team working effectively and professionally. Ayrton has shown a great ability to concentrate and stay cool in the race, although we are sorry for Daniel, who still has the chance to show his talent in the future.'
The second round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup will take place on the weekend of the 9 � 11 April at the Valencia circuit in Spain.
2010-04-01
Article from BMW-Motorrad.com
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