Munich. The last races of the 2017 season for the
international BMW Motorrad Motorsport racing family were held at the
weekend. In Sepang (MAS), the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC)
ended with the title win for BMW rider
Muhammad Farid Badrul Hisam (MAS) in the Superbike class. He
is the ninth champion from the BMW family this season. The 2017
SuperBike Series Brasil (BRSBK) concluded in São Paulo (BRA) with a
double podium for BMW S 1000 RR rider Maximiliano Gerardo (URU).
Malaysia Superbike Championship in Sepang, Malaysia.
It was an action packed final race Sunday for the BMW riders in the
Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC) with two races each in the
Superbike and the Superstock classes. BMW rider Muhammad Farid Badrul
Hisam (MAS / HKM Times Bike Racing Team) tackled the final races at
“Sepang International Circuit” (MAS) without any pressure – as he had
celebrated an early title win in the Superbike class (MSC SBK) at the
penultimate round.
In Saturday’s qualifying, Badrul Hisam experienced bad luck with the
weather. The session was stopped due to heavy rain before he could set
a fast lap time on his BMW HP4 and as a result, he had to start
Sunday’s first race from the back of the grid. He then made a
fantastic recovery and was on course for a podium finish. After seven
laps however, the race had to be red flagged after a competitor
suffered a blown engine. In the results of the shortened first race,
Badrul Hisam was classified fourth.
In race two, the champion concluded the season with a third place on
the podium. In the ten races held this year, Badrul Hisam claimed six
wins, one second and one third place on the rostrum.
In the Superstock class (MSC STK), Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MAS / BMW
Motorrad Malaysia Team) was the highest placed BMW rider. In the first
race, he crossed the line in seventh. The start of race two had to be
delayed as a typical Sepang tropical rain shower hit the track in the
afternoon. When the action resumed, conditions were treacherous with
parts of the circuit still being very wet while other parts had
already dried. Mat Yusop took no unnecessary risks and finished 16th.
SuperBike Series Brasil at São Paulo, Brazil.
The 2017 season in the SuperBike Series Brasil (BRSBK) ended with a
double podium for the BMW S 1000 RR. The final round was held at São
Paulo (BRA). Maximiliano Gerardo from Urugay debuted on JC Racing
Team’s RR, and it was a successful premiere. Gerardo finished both
races in second place on the rostrum.
Danilo Lewis (BRA / Tecfil Havoline Racing Team) was eighth in race
one, but failed to finish the second race. Gerardo’s team-mate Davi
Lara Costa (BRA) was classified tenth and ninth respectively.