Toseland's team-mate Roby Rolfo was cruelly robbed of at least one podium finish at an Italian round this year, but he hopes to eradicate the disappointment of missing out at Monza by posting another strong display in his second year of SBK competition.
Max Neukirchner has an SBK podium finish to his name already, albeit way back in 2005, and of the current privateer bunch, his is the leading rider, in ninth place on a year-old Suzuki.
PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse team-mates
Regis Laconi and
Fonsi Nieto have not had the happiest of seasons so far, but an equal-best season performance of fifth in the wet at Silverstone slotted Laconi back into the top ten again, for only the second time in 2007. Nieto is currently 13th, with only six points scores to his name so far. Biaggi's Suzuki team-mate
Yukio Kagayama is also yet to take a podium during 2007.
Roman rider
Michel Fabrizio may be on the opposite side of Italy from his native city, but for him Misano will be another motivational high point in what has been an up and down season at DFX Honda. Sixth at Assen he fell in the wet at
Silverstone, and thus sits 12th overall, ahead of Nieto and then another strong private rider, Jakub Smrz (Ducati SC Caracchi).
Josh Brookes rounds out the current top 15, with his Alto Evolution Honda team-mate
Karl Muggeridge 12 points behind after a season which has been plagued by injuries for Muggeridge and misfortunes for both riders. In a further blow, the team look set to miss Misano altogether following the recent theft of their team truck.
In the world Supersport championship, the seemingly inexorable rise of Turkish rider
Kenan Sofuoglu was brought to a weather-inspired end at Silverstone, but having scored wins in five previous races his lead is still an impressive 45-points.
