A four way fight in a race that started wet but finished dry saw Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) take a sixth place finish in the Superstock 1000 class.
Pirro’s 83 championship points put him fifth overall, with Brands race winner and new championship leader Maxime Berger now on 109 points.
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) was eighth today, winning his own personal battle with Chris Seaton. Corti is 11th overall, on 33 points.
Michelle Pirro (6th - Yamaha Motor Italia Lorenzini by Leoni)
"The pace that Berger and Baiocco set today in the first laps I could not match and so I had to just go as fast as I could. Sixth was the best I could do in this situation and at least we scored some points."
Claudio Corti
Claudio Corti (12th - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)
"I had a little problem in braking at the start and that made me run off the track early on. But I got back on, remained calm and went as fast as I could to the end."
Baz wins and takes the championship lead
Loris Baz (Yamaha Motor France Junior Team) took the win at Brands Hatch and in doing so he went into a more comfortable series lead, as his main rival Patrick Vostarek did not score today after crashing.
Baz now has 142 points, to Vostarek’s 110. Gino Rea was third, for the third time in 2008, and is now fourth in the championship, on 77 points.
Loris Baz (1st - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)
“It is great to win again and I really like this circuit. It was a hard race, but our championship position is much better now, and that is the main thing to take from this weekend.”
Brands Hatch
