The FIM CDI has finally made their decision and has rejected Aprilia‘s appeal regarding the results of race 2 at the Monza round last May.
Aprilia had initially protested that Tom Sykes had cut the Variante della Roggia in a heated last lap battle, and after cutting the chicane he resumed his place in third, later saying that he was forced to cut across the chicane to avoid rear ending Marco Melandri who has braked a little earlier.
Following the protest Sykes was handed a one-place penalty post-race, giving Sylvain Guintoli third, but that was overturned after Kawasaki appealed, which reinstated Sykes back into third place.
The Italian manufacturer then lodged a formal appeal with the FIM International Disciplinary Court who had now conclusively ruled on the question confirming the Kawasaki rider’s third place.
This ruling allows Skyes to continue to lead in the standings, even by a slim margin, because if the FIM CDI had ruled in favour of Aprilia, Guintoli would have lead in the standings going into the Istanbul round.
A statement released from the FIM CDI reads:“Following the decision taken by the FIM Stewards at Race 2 of the FIM Superbike round held on 12 May in Monza (ITA) and counting towards the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship to cancel the drop of position sanction imposed by the Race Direction on rider Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), the Aprilia Racing Team and rider Sylvain Guintoli lodged an appeal with the FIM CDI.
“The CDI held a hearing in the case at the FIM headquarters in Mies (Switzerland) on 16 July 2013.
The parties and their representatives were duly heard.
“The CDI in the person of Sole Judge Mr Jan Stovicek (Czech Republic) rejected the Appeal lodged with the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) by Mr Sylvain Jean-Baptiste Guintoli and Aprilia Racing Team against the decision of the FIM Stewards taken on 12 May 2013.
“The CDI noted that there was no infringement of the FIM Superbike Regulations by the Rider Tom Sykes when he left the track at the entry to the “La Roggia” chicane as he used the route indicated and returned to the track at the prescribed spot.
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