Sixth position for Markus Reiterberger

With four races to go in the FIM Superstock Cup, Markus finished at a good sixth place in Silverstone. He progressed in the championship standings, where he is now in eight position, and only four points behind the rider in sixth. This is a good result for this young rider who discovers this championship and the tracks, considering that his opponents are all familiar with them. Niccolò Canepa for instance won this championship in 2007.

Danilo Petrucci (Barni Racing Ducati) won his first ever Superstock 1000 race in England on Sunday, in front of Lorenzo Zanetti (BMW Motorrad Italia) and Niccolò Canepa (Lazio Motorsport Ducati). Two other riders were with them in the leading group, but unfortunately the championship leader Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Ducati) and Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia) crashed.

Markus Reiterberger battled with Leandro Mercado from Argentina. He finished very near the Kawasaki rider in sixth position. The fifth place is the best result ever for Mercado in Superstock 1000. Markus was very consistent and fast all race long, which is great considering that it was his first time on the long and difficult Silverstone circuit. On September 4, the next race will be at the Nürburgring, the home race for Markus Reiterberger and his team.

Beau Beaton was not very lucky, with another rider blowing up his engine in front of him. There was nothing Beau could do to avoid getting splashed by the oil and of course that didn’t help him. Randy Pagaud had to retire early in the race with gear selection problems.

Michel Garnier (team owner): “Randy had some problems with the gearshift, like the day before. We told him that if it was not working properly, he could come back to the pits after the warm up lap. He started the race, but had to retire after three laps. It was too bad. Beau did his normal race. He finished 22^nd, which is where he started from on the starting grid. Unfortunately, Ten Napel broke his engine just in front of him. He received a lot of oil on his face, on the bike and the tyres, everywhere. So he couldn’t do any better. Luckily he didn’t crash. Markus did a very good race. We are very happy. He tried to pass the Kawasaki that was in front of him. Overall, we are satisfied with this weekend, even if it’s too bad for Randy. And congratulations to our friend Maxime Berger who did a beautiful race in the first Superbike heat.”

Markus Reiterberger: “It was really good. I was in seventh position during most of the race, with fast lap times. I was always behind Leandro Mercado and his Kawasaki. In the last lap, I tried to pass him but it was very difficult in the last corners. I finished in sixth position, and that was a good ending for the weekend.”

Race result:

1- Danilo Petrucci – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1098R

2- Lorenzo Zanetti – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 3.431

3- Niccolò Canepa – Lazio MotorSport – Ducati 1098R – + 3.465

4- Lorenzo Baroni – Althea Racing – Ducati 1098R – + 12.047

5- Leandro Mercado – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 14.270

6- Markus Reiterberger – Garnier alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 14.715

7- Andrea Antonelli – Team Lorini – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 18.739

8- Sheridan Morais – Lorenzini by Leoni – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 19.371

9- Eddi La Marra – Team Lorini – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 21.321

10- Jeremy Guarnoni – MRS Yamaha Racing France – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 23.655

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22- Beau Beaton – Garnier alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 53.308…..