Pirelli notes from Silverstone

Giorgio Barbier (Racing Director Pirelli Moto) analyzes the tenth round of the year, held at the Silverstone circuit in the UK.

"We knew that the weekend on English soil might hold some surprises for us due to the particularly unpredictable weather, and that is exactly what happened. In fact, the English summer proved to be particularly treacherous for the riders who had to face extremely demanding racing conditions due to the periodic rain showers on the track. Despite the adverse weather we can definitely consider ourselves to be very satisfied with the solutions we brought to Silverstone. In Race 1 for the Superbike class we had further confirmation of the quality and versatility of the rear R302 solution in SC1 compound which was used by most of the riders for the first start. Not only that, but for the second start of Race 1 some of the riders gambled on a wet tyre even if there were no optimum rain conditions to justify using it and, in spite of this, they were able to finish the race. Race 2 was naturally ridden by all the riders on wet tyres which confirmed their excellent performance when used in the rain, the very purpose for which they were designed. There was definitely no lack of show and, once again, Superbike showed that it is a Championship where any rider has the potential to win. This weekend belonged to Loris Baz and the Kawasaki Racing Team, whom I would like to compliment, but also other outsider riders such as Michel Fabrizio and Ayrton Badovini with Team BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet. There are just four races left until the end of the Championship, but the general standings are anything but decided. Anything can still happen and it will be interesting to see who is able to prevail over the rivals."

Pirelli BEST LAP Awards:
SBK Race 1 - Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorad Italia Goldbet) 2'06.764 (Lap 6)
SBK Race 2 - Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) 2'24.324 (Lap 6)
Total BEST LAP: Checa (Althea Racing) 6, Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) 4, Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 3, Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 3, Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing/Pata Racing) 1, Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1, Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorad Italia Goldbet) 1

WSS - Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) 2'09.313 (Lap 6)
Total BEST LAP: Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) 2, Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) 2, Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products) 2; Lanzi (Prorace) 1; Morais (Kawasaki Lorenzini) 1; Cluzel (PTR Honda) 1

STK1000 - Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Italia) 2'09.362 (Lap 5)
STK600 - Lee Jackson (Chris Walker Race School) 2'29.995 (Lap 4)