STK and EJC back on track
Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) is ready to tackle the penultimate round of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, and home event, at Magny-Cours, with the solid chance of defending the title. The 24 year old from Oyonnax has 40 points over Niccolò Canepa (Barni Racing Team Ducati), his only rival left for the STK1000 crown, with only 50 still to be awarded. Back from the US experience with Team Ducati Alstare, Canepa will be joined by debutant Kevin Calia, substitute rider for Eddi La Marra.
Local rider Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) is looking forward to the weekend on the track that saw him winning his first-ever STK1000 race last year. Leandro Mercado, after his maiden victory in the category achieved one month ago at Nurburgring, is aiming to bring the Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-6R again on the podium.
Superstock 600
The Superstock 600 European Championship battle for final victory is still wide open, as Franco Morbidelli (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) leads a pack of seven riders still in contention, with the closest to the top being fellow Italian Christian Gamarino (Team Go Eleven Kawasaki), just six point short of the rival.
Bastien Chesaux (EAB Ten Kate Junior), Gauthier Duwelz (MTM-MVR Racing Yamaha) and Alessandro Nocco (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) hold less than 20 points of gap from the leader, while Tony Covena (Nito Racing Kawasaki) and Robin Mulhauser (MTM-MVR Racing Yamaha) are currently sixth and seventh in the standings, with a gap of 34 and 49 points respectively.
European Junior Cup
The challenging, one-make entry-level series of WSBK, the Pata European Junior Cup, powered by Honda, heads to Magny-Cours for the seventh event of the season. The Championship situation sees Kiwi Jake Lewis (Jake Lewis Racing) leading the way with 4 points over local riders Robin Anne (Anne Formation) and 17 on Guillaume Raymond (Activbike). Fifteen riders, though, are still mathematically in the title fight.
