BMW and Ayrton times three
The basis of the team is the same one that took Ducati to the championship for the past three years, under the guiding hand of Serafino Foti. But, despite the proven record of Badovini in this class in the past and the out-of-the-crate performance of the BMW S1000RR, the level of domination has been far from expected.
Behind Badovini are three riders who have shared the podium with him so far, Davide Giugliano (06 Team Suzuki), Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Race Junior) and Sylvain Barrier (BMW Garnier). Loris Baz (MRS Racing Yamaha) was the champion in the 600 Superstock class in 2008, and has also now scored a top three in 1000 Superstock, in Portugal.
A further victory for Badovini and BMW on Sunday in the CIV domestic series race at Monza puts the Italo-German combination in a good position to repeat the feat in the next round of the FIM Cup at the Autodromo Nazionale in a week's time.
