Superstock 1000 blasts into second half of season
Curtain raises on Round 5 of 8, with Lorenzo Savadori leading the charge.
The Nilox Portuguese Round of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup sees the start of the second half of the season for 2015. From the first half, Italy’s Lorenzo Savadori (Nuova M2 Racing and last year’s runner-up) has collected 95 of the maximum 100 points on offer, with arguably his only faux pas being the final lap loss of the lead in the Aragon season-opener.
Since moving to the top of the standings at Assen, Savadori’s cup-leading advantage has increased gradually from 12, to 25 and now to 30 points, first over Raffaele de Rosa (Althea Racing) and now Roberto Tamburini (Team Motoxracing). Tamburini is the only rider other than Savadori to have won a race, missing out on the rostrum only at Assen due to a costly rider error. De Rosa has been less fortunate, slipping to fifth in the standings with two podiums to his name, but with the non-scoring Imola race being anything but his own fault.
Third overall is now Triple-M by Barni’s Ondrej Jezek (two podiums plus further fourth and fifth place finishes) from MRS Yamaha’s Kev Coghlan, having scored just one podium but 50 points thanks to noteworthy consistency. With word continuing to strength that Yamaha will be back in World Superbike next year, the Scot could be in the running for a seat.
Last year in Portugal, Savadori completed a wonderful weekend with victory from pole position, joined in Parc Ferme by Frenchman Matthieu Lussiana and South African David McFadden. With Savadori’s lead already greater than the number of points scored for a race win, his rivals must ensure a repeat Portimao victory does not take place…
