Brilliant 6th place for Reiterberger

Markus Reiterberger did at Monza, on a track that he was discovering like his two team mates, a superb race with the most prestigious riders of the category. Beau Beaton scored his first point while Randy Pagaud was lucky enough not to get hurt when he was involved in a big collective crash.

The original race started for 11 laps, but a broken engine in the Curva Grande at about half distance of the event had five riders crashing, happily without being hurt. There was a lot of oil on the tarmac and the race was stopped with a red flag. Then the riders restarted for what appeared to be a five lap sprint, where Markus Reiterberger was really good.

Lorenzo Zanetti (BMW) was the final winner in front of Davide Giugliano (Ducati) and Michele Magnoni (BMW). Markus finished in sixth position, just in front of Marco Bussolotti on his Kawasaki Pedercini.

Randy Pagaud, with his bike destroyed, could not restart. Beau Beaton had a good race. He was thirteenth on lap 3 and finished fifteenth, which is fine for a rider who discovers the championship and the European circuits.

Michel Garnier (team owner): “We had a good weekend. Randy was not lucky: Sylvain Barrier broke his engine and Randy crashed on the oil. The bike is destroyed, but what is important is that he is not hurt at all. He is fine and we are happy about that. He progressed well and we are sorry for him because maybe he could have done something nice. Beau scores his first point. It’s a little bit hard also, but he didn’t know the track. Markus’ result doesn’t come as a surprise. As soon as he joined our team, I saw immediately that he was fast. He progresses and he will have to be watched this season. I am really happy because he is a good rider, and because the crew did a good job.”

Beau Beaton: “There was this carnage in the beginning of the race and I ran off twice on the third lap and when Randy crashed, and he is OK so that’s good. In the second part of the race I got a good start and then on the fourth lap, with a little bit more than one lap to go I think, I was in twelfth or thirteenth, I had a little bit of a moment in the second chicane, put me back to fifteenth, it’s where we finished. We learned a bit more, we made a few changes and I think we can get forward from here.”

Markus Reiterberger: “The first start was not as good as I would have liked. I was only in fifteenth position, but I was fast and had a good speed like the front men. Then there was a broken engine from Barrier and a new start. This start was very good; I was in eighth position, and at the end in sixth position. I am quite happy. I am looking forward to Misano to push a little more and we’ll see.”

Randy Pagaud: “I had a good start which put me immediately in a good group. I was twentieth, not very far from Matthieu Lussiana, so I was quite happy. But on the sixth lap Sylvain’s engine broke and I was in the middle of the disaster. Five riders crashed and it was too bad because I think I could have scored my first point(s). I went faster than during the qualifying. It’s not that bad, I stay motivated.”

Race result:

1- Lorenzo Zanetti – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR
2- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Ducati 1098R – + 0.065
3- Michele Magnoni – Baru Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 1.728
4- Danilo Petrucci – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1098R – + 3.634
5- Fabio Massei – Team Piellemoto – BMW S1000RR – + 4.750
6- Markus Reiterberger – Garnier Alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 9.341
7- Marco Bussolotti – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 9.418
8- Andrea Antonelli – Team Lorini – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 10.734
9- Niccolò Canepa – GoEleven – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 10.845
10- Matthieu Lussiana – Team ASPI – BMW S1000RR – + 10.915
11- Luca Verdini – Ten Kate Junior Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 12.033
12- Riccardo Fusco – EFFE Racing – BMW S1000RR – + 16.451
13- Lorenzo Savadori – Lorenzini by Leoni – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 16.750
14- Daniele Beretta – Team Lorini – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 16.792
15- Beau Beaton – Garnier Alpha Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – + 19.120

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