Title glory for the BMW S 1000 RR. Ayrton Badovini and BMW S 1000 RR celebrate early title victory in FIM Superstock 1000 Cup. Silverstone, 1st August 2010. Ayrton Badovini (ITA) and Team BMW Motorrad Italia STK today wrote motor sports history. For the first time in the history of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, a rider managed to win the title with seven victories out of the first seven races of the season. Badovini secured the title victory by winning the race in Silverstone (GBR). He dominated the series with the BMW S1000RR from the opening round in Portimão (POR), and with 175 points cannot be beaten over the remaining three rounds. After his success in Silverstone, an emotional Badovini said: “I am very happy and proud. It means a lot to me to have won this championship. We have been working hard all year and improved from race to race. I want to thank everybody in my team and at BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Without their efforts and support it would not have been possible to achieve this great result.” “Our heartiest congratulations to Ayrton and Team BMW Motorrad Italia STK on this superb performance,” said Hendrik von Kuenheim, General Director BMW Motorrad. “This season Ayrton has proven to be the benchmark in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup. We are proud our BMW S1000RR was able to appreciably contribute to his success. Ayrton’s domination proves we have succeeded in building a brand new motorcycle which is more than competitive internationally. Successes in various other series show that customers using our bikes have the best possible equipment. I am convinced Ayrton Badovini’s title victory will only be the first of many more triumphs for the BMW S1000RR.” Badovini’s early title success provides further proof that the BMW S1000RR has established itself as a winning machine in international and national series. In the 2010 FIM Superbike World Championship, the top production-based motorcycle racing category, Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport has demonstrated the potential of the bike with two podium finishes and one pole position. Badovini’s victory has ensured BMW Motorrad’s first international title victory of the season. From the first round in Portimão, 24-year-old Badovini has been the man leading the way this year. The Team BMW Motorrad Italia STK rider won the opening round, thereafter dominating proceedings in the 2010 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup. Race by race he continued his impressive run of success, winning all rounds – usually by a substantial margin – and the pointers are that the 2010 champion will improve his record of seven wins in seven races during the remaining three rounds. More, from another press release issued BMW Motorrad Motorsport: Badovini secures first international title for the BMW S 1000 RR. Silverstone, 1st August 2010. BMW Motorrad and the BMW S 1000 RR will be able to celebrate their first international title. Ayrton Badovini (ITA) of Team BMW Motorrad Italia STK secured an early title victory in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, run as a support category to the FIM Superbike World Championship. After the race weekend in Silverstone (GBR) he is leading the championship with 175 points and cannot be beaten over the three remaining rounds. The Italian rider dominated the season and won every race so far: A winning streak which the Italian hopes to continue. Ayrton, are you proud of your achievements in 2010 on the BMW S 1000 RR? Ayrton Badovini: I am really happy with the way this season has gone so far. When our team started developing the bike back at the beginning of the year I did not expect to piece together such a successful season. To win the championship so early in the season is incredible for us and we never imagined this level of success.” How vital to your success has been the support and expertise of the team around you? Ayrton Badovini: There is not a rider and a team, we are all one. Without a team working with you the success is not possible, without a rider the success is not possible. We know to be successful we need to work closely together and as one. Only then can you win. BMW Motorrad Italia STK is an unbelievable team and without them this year this level of success would not have been possible. I owe a lot of my success to their efforts and hard work.” You’ve always looked very comfortable on the S 1000 RR. Did you change many things over the course of 2010? Ayrton Badovini: In the early stages of the bike’s development we focused a lot on the development of the chassis and the electronics – two key factors in racing. The team does everything to make the bike suit my riding style. We have made some really positive steps throughout the year and we are continuing to push the bike forward with every race weekend. On top of that, the bike comes with a very strong engine and engine settings that work out very well for me. And this is crucial if you want to win races.” How important is it for you to maintain a 100 per cent victory record? Ayrton Badovini: I am a racer, and I try to win every race. I have focused more and more on winning every race because psychologically it affects your rivals, and then they come to a race meeting not expecting to beat me. I am almost trying to beat my opponents before we even get out on to the track. So the more I win the more desperate and depleted my rivals become. I want them to be thinking about what I’m doing because then they lose focus on their own job. I want them to think I’m the favourite.” What does it mean to you to win this championship? Ayrton Badovini: It means everything to me. In the past I have raced in this series and had a lot of difficulties with one thing and another, but now I feel like we have pieced the perfect season together and it feels amazing. I just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me over the year and to those who have believed and put faith in my ability to achieve.”