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Round 9 - Magny-CoursSunday Oct 04 2009Round
9 - Magny-Cours
XAVIER SIMEON WINS THE SUPERSTOCK 1000 FIM CUP 2009.
DUCATI TAKES TITLE FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. DANIELE BERETTA
TENTH IN RACE
Nevers Magny Cours Circuit (France), Sunday 4th October 2009
– a second place finish in today’s race was enough
for Xavier Simeon to take the 2009 title on board his Ducati
1198. The Ducati Xerox Junior Team thus lifts the Superstock
1000 FIM CUP championship trophy for the third consecutive year,
following on from those achieved by Niccolò Canepa in
2007 and by Brendan Roberts in 2008. Daniele Beretta, after
a good recovery, closed the race in tenth place.
Xavier Simeon’s weekend finished in the best possible
way for him and his team. Having made a good start from pole
position, he left little room for Barrier to pass him during
the second lap. He didn’t totally escape from the pack
however as Berger, one of his strongest rivals in the championship,
stuck with him throughout the race. For the new champion it
was a only a small mistake in the penultimate lap that allowed
French rider Berger to pass him. With the championship win only
a breath away Xavier chose to close the race safely, in second
position, in order to take the title.
XAVIER SIMEON – “It’s
a very emotional moment for me, a fantastic day at the end of
a fairy-tale weekend. My 1198 was just perfect and I kept the
situation under control even though Berger was tough competition.
On the last but one lap I lost the front on the downhill and
risked falling; at that point I thought about the title and
realized that second place was good enough. Thanks to Ducati,
to the team and to my family as it’s thanks to them that
I can today celebrate being champion.”
Daniele Beretta recovered from a difficult qualifying session
with a fast race, which he concluded in tenth position.
DANIELE BERETTA – “We
paid dearly for the crash yesterday as we lost a lot of time
in which to prepare the bike. After making changes for the warm-up,
the bike was greatly improved e allowed me to hold a good race
pace. This track is not among my favourites, and tenth place
is not great, but I at least hold fifth position in the overall
standings.”
SERAFINO FOTI (Team Manager) –
“This is the third consecutive title for the team, with
three different riders, an exceptional result for Ducati and
for the team members who have always given their all in every
single race. This year, up until this penultimate round, Xavier
has achieved four race wins, five second place finishes, five
pole positions and three fastest laps. This gives us great satisfaction
and we share this with all of our partners, with our sponsors
and of course with Ducati. Thanks everybody.”
Race result:
1.M.Berger (Honda) in 23’51’’110 in an average
of 155,344 km/h;
2.Xavier Simeon (Ducati Xerox Junior Team) 1’’560;
3.S.Barrier (Yamaha) 3’’449;
4.C.Corti (Suzuki) 6’’677….10.Daniele Beretta
(Ducati Xerox Junior Team) 27’’619…
Classification:
1.Xavier Simeon 200 points (Campione 2009
Superstock 1000 FIM CUP);
2.C.Corti 148;
3.M.Berger 127;
4.J.Fores 116;
5.Daniele Beretta 85…
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