FIM Superstock 1000 Championship
The FIM Superstock 1000 Cup is a racing series for motorcycles, which has been awarded since 2005 by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ( FIM) and takes place in the framework program of the European events of the Superbike World Championship.
The championship is for young drivers as a springboard in the Supersport and Superbike World Championship. Some Superbike championship teams entertain even own junior teams in the Cup.
- 4.1 External links
- 4.2 Notes and references
History
The precursor of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the Superstock 1000 class of motorcycle Championship, which was held from 1999 to 2004.
In the 2010 season, the Italian Ayrton Badovini made on a BMW S 1000 RR, BMW Motorrad Italia STK Tems of a novelty. He won the first nine races held and was crowned at Silverstone after the seventh of ten rounds already a master of the season. For the German manufacturer BMW was the first title in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup.
Rules
The championship is advertised for Superbikes of the 1000 cc category. The technical regulations are designed for the highest series vicinity allowing only small differences between the racing machines used and the commercially available versions of the road motorcycles. It is driven on profiled unit Pirelli tires, the maximum age of the pilots is 24 years.
Machines currently used
- Aprilia RSV4 Italy
- Germany BMW S 1000 RR
- Italy Ducati Panigale 1199
- Japan Honda CBR 1000 RR
- Japan Kawasaki ZX -10R
- Italy MV Agusta F4 312 R
- Japan Suzuki GSX- R 1000
- Japan Yamaha YZF -R1
List of winners
( colored background = Superstock 1000 Championship )