Reiterberger 4th, only 1 second behind the winner
For the first time this year, Markus Reiterberger has been fighting for the lead. On the Automotodrom of Brno, the young German rider did a fantastic race, staying all the time with the leaders until the checkered flag. Beau Beaton finished 14th, which is his best result of the season, and Randy Pagaud finished 18th.
On this very beautiful Czech track, the Ducatis of Danilo Petrucci and Davide Giugliano were quite frightening in the beginning of the event for the BMWs of Sylvain Barrier, Lorenzo Zanetti and Markus Reiterberger. Petrucci tried to pull away but he crashed and had to retire.
Sylvain Barrier (rider for the Team Garnier last year) took the lead with three laps to go. He tried very hard to stay in front of his opponents to win this Superstock race, which is his first victory in this category. Congratulations!
Markus Reiterberger confirmed the talent that everybody recognizes, staying during the whole race with the leaders. He didn’t take useless chances and finished brilliantly fourth, only 1.2 behind Barrier. In the championship standings, he is now ninth, only 4 points behind the rider in sixth position.
Beau Beaton started the race very well and did his best to get the best possible result, even with a tyre pressure that was far from being perfect. He finished 14th, which is his best result so far. Randy Pagaud, stuck in traffic during the early laps, finished 18th.
Michel Garnier (team owner): “This was an excellent race. Markus’ result is not a surprise. He started from the first row and stayed with the 3 leaders. He did a great race and scored some good points. When he will be challenging the top guys, I think they will have to worry. He is only 17 and he will someday be a great champion. We are delighted with him. Beau finishes 14th and this is his best result since the beginning of the season. He is very happy, he progresses well. Randy is 18th and unfortunately he doesn’t score points. He is learning his job and gets more and more experience. He needs time. He has got some potential and he has to start to use it. He will go faster, he can do it.”
Markus Reiterberger: “The race was very good. The start was OK and in the first five laps I was relatively slow because of the tyres. In Aragon, during the last laps the tyres were destroyed, it’s why in Brno I was slow in the first laps. In the end, I was in fourth position just behind Zanetti. I tried to pass him during the last three laps, but it was not easy because he was doing very fast lap times. I could go as fast and in the last lap I tried hard but I had so many slides from the rear that I decided to settle for fourth position. For me this is OK, with many points. I am very happy; this is my best position this year. I hope I can do it again! We will try something on the shock for the next race and I hope I can go faster.”
Beau Beaton: “The race was good. We got a really good start in the top ten. I was battling in 11th and then 12th. After six laps, we had some tyre problems, because we tried a different tyre pressure for the race and it didn’t really work out. We learned a little bit, we got in the points.”
Randy Pagaud: “The start was good but I was blocked in the first few corners. It’s my weakest point and I have to work on it. I lost 4 laps behind a rider who was slower than me, so I couldn’t stay with the point scoring group. I finish 18th, a little bit disappointed, but the lap times were good. I finish closer to the winner than in Aragon, but in a position that is not as good.”
Race result :
1- Sylvain Barrier – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR
2- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Ducati 1098R – + 0.070
3- Lorenzo Zanetti – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 0.722
4- Markus Reiterberger – Garnier Alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 1.257
5- Niccolò Canepa – Lazio MotorSport – Ducati 1098R – + 13.181
6- Fabio Massei – Team Piellemoto – BMW S1000RR – + 13.413
7- Lorenzo Baroni – Althea Racing – Ducati 1098R – + 17.913
8- Sheridan Morais – Lorenzini by Leoni – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 19.058
9- Andrea Antonelli – Team Lorini – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 19.461
10- Lorenzo Savadori – Lorenzini by Leoni – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 21.265
11- Tomas Svitok – SK Energy Team – Ducati 1098R – + 22.790
12- Ferruccio Lamborghini – Ten Kate Junior Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 25.314
13- Marco Bussolotti – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 27.444
14- Beau Beaton – Garnier Alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000 RR – + 27.512
15- Luca Verdini – GoEleven – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 31.448
16- Jeremy Guarnoni – MRS Yamaha Racing France – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 31.632
17- Leandro Mercado – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 31.706
18- Randy Pagaud – Garnier Alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 33.487
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