Biaggi clinches 70th Akrapovič world title by narrowest margin

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Biaggi clinches 70th Akrapovič world title by narrowest margin

09. October 2012

Akrapovič – officially the number one choice for competition exhausts – is celebrating after clinching its 70th motorsport world championship title with Aprilia Racing Team’s Max Biaggi in the Superbike World Championship at Magny Cours yesterday.

Biaggi won the championship by just 0.5 points from Brit Tom Sykes – the narrowest winning margin ever seen in the series. The Akrapovič-supported Aprilia Racing Team rider was watched on from his garage by fellow Akrapovič -supported rider Jorge Lorenzo, who is currently leading the MotoGP championship for Yamaha Factory Racing with three rounds remaining. Could he seal another world title for the renowned exhaust manufacturer before the end of the year?
Speaking about the exhaust earlier this year, Biaggi said: “I can safely say it’s the best in the world. It helped me to a few world champion titles in recent seasons, but I regarded Akrapovič as the best even before it was installed on my racing bike.”

Since Slovenian founder Igor Akrapovič launched the racing-inspired exhaust manufacturing company 22 years ago, motorsport has been at the heart of the company. Claiming 70 world titles in the space of just 12 years, since the first one with Colin Edwards in 2000, is testament to the company’s success – and it is particularly fitting that the first and 70th titles were both won in the ultra-competitive Superbike World Championship.

The reasons why so many motorcycle motorsport teams and riders opt for Akrapovič are obvious; firstly the results throughout the years speak volumes. Secondly, performance gains, durability and light weight are important requisites for an exhaust and these come as standard from Akrapovič – care of extensive design, testing and quality manufacturing processes in high-tech, modern facilities.

Akrapovič-supported World Championship titles to date:

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Year	Rider/Team	Manufacturer	Championship	Road/Offroad
2000	Colin Edwards	Honda	Superbike World Championship	Road
2000	Joerg Teuchert	Yamaha	Supersport World Championship	Road
2001	Andrew Pitt	Kawasaki	Supersport World Championship	Road
2002	Colin Edwards	Honda	Superbike World Championship	Road
2002	Juha Salminen	KTM	Enduro World Championship (overall and 400-4T class)	Offroad
2002	Thierry Van den Bosch	KTM	Supermoto World Championship - Class S1	Offroad
2003	Juha Salminen	KTM	Enduro World Championship (overall & over 500 4T)	Offroad
2003	Joel Smets	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2003	Team Suzuki GB Phase One	Suzuki	Endurance World Championship	Road
2004	Ben Townley	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2004	Yves Demaria	KTM	Motocross World Champuionship - Class MX3	Offroad
2004	Juha Salminen	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E2	Offroad
2004	Samuli Aro	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2004	Thierry Van den Bosch	KTM	Supermoto World Championship - Class S1	Offroad
2005	Sven Breugelmans	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2005	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E1	Offroad
2005	Samuli Aro	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E2	Offroad
2005	David Knight	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2005	Boris Chambon	KTM	Supermoto World Championship - Class S2	Offroad
2006	Yves Demaria	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2006	Bernd Hiemer	KTM	Supermoto World Championship - Class S1	Offroad
2006	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E1	Offroad
2006	Samuli Aro	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E2	Offroad
2006	David Knight	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2007	Tyla Rattray	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2007	Juha Salminen	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E1	Offroad
2007	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2007	Steve Ramon	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX1	Offroad
2007	Chris Pfeiffer	BMW	Stuntriding World Championship	Road
2008	Tyla Rattray	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2008	Sven Breugelmans	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2008	Chad Reed	Yamaha	Supercross World Champion	Offroad
2008	Bernd Hiemer	KTM	Supermoto World Championship - Class S1	Offroad
2008	Samuli Aro	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2009	Ben Spies	Yamaha	Superbike World Championship	Road
2009	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	Supersport World Championship	Road
2009	Chris Pfeiffer	BMW	Stuntriding World Championship	Road
2009	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Indoor Enduro World Championship	Offroad
2009	James Stewart	Yamaha	Supercross World Champion	Offroad
2009	Oriol Mena	Husaberg	Enduro World Championship - Class Enduro Junior	Offroad
2009	Stephanie Laier	KTM	Women’s Enduro World Cup	Offroad
2009	Johnny Aubert	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E2	Offroad
2009	Pierre Alexandre Renet	Suzuki	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2009	Marvin Musquin	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2009	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2009	Team YART	Yamaha	Endurance World Championship	Road
2009	Mats Nilsson	Yamaha	Veteran Motocross World Cup	Offroad
2010	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	Superbike World Championship	Road
2010	Tony Cairoli	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX1	Offroad
2010	Marvin Musquin	KTM	Motocross World Champuionship - Class MX2	Offroad
2010	Carlos Campano	Yamaha	Motocross World Championship - Class MX3	Offroad
2010	David Knight	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2010	Stephanie Laier	KTM	Women’s Enduro World Cup	Offroad
2010	Lorenzo Santolini	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class Enduro Junior	Offroad
2010	Ivan Cervantes	KTM	Indoor Enduro World Championship	Offroad
2010	Mats Nilsson	Yamaha	Veteran Motocross World Cup	Offroad
2011	Chaz Davies	Yamaha	Supersport World Championship	Road
2011	Tony Cairoli	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX1	Offroad
2011	Ken Rozcen	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2011	Stephanie Laier	KTM	Women’s Enduro World Cup	Offroad
2011	Tadeusz Blazusiak	KTM	Indoor Enduro World Championship	Offroad
2012	Tadeusz Blazusiak	KTM	Superenduro World Championship	Offroad
2012	Marc Coma	KTM	Cross-Country Rallies World Championship	Offroad
2012	Antonie Meo	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E1	Offroad
2012	Christophe Nambotin	KTM	Enduro World Championship - Class E3	Offroad
2012	Mathias Bellino	Husaberg	Enduro World Championship - Class Enduro Junior	Offroad
2012	Antonio Cairoli	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX1	Offroad
2012	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	Motocross World Championship - Class MX2	Offroad
2012	Walkner Mathias	KTM	Motocross World Championship – Class MX3	Offroad
2012	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	Superbike World Championship	Road

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