Munich (DE), 29th June 2016. With their victory in the FIM Sidecar
World Championship (SWC), Finnish BMW duo Pekka Päivärinta and Kirsi
Kainulainen wrote history: Kainulainen is the first women ever to take
a win in a world championship road race. In Canada, reigning champion
Jordan Szoke (CA) remains unbeaten. The BMW S 1000 RR rider also won
both races of the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) in St.
Eustache (CA). Fellow BMW racer Ben Young (GB) joined him on the
podium on both occasions. In the Superstock class of the British
Superbike Championship (BSB STK) three BMW riders crossed the line in
the top four, and Taylor MacKenzie (GB) continues to lead the
championship with a clear advantage.
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy.
The last weekend again brought a lot of movement in the top six of
the 2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. The classification is still led by
Michal Prášek (CZ / AARR STK) with 262.00 Race Trophy points. Isle of
Man winner Ian Hutchinson (GB / BMW RRC) holds second with 198.50
points. New in third place are the Finnish sidecar racers Pekka
Päivärinta and Kirsi Kainulainen with 189.19 points. Courtesy of a win
and a second place at the Pannonia-Ring (HU), they made an impressive
jump from 21st place into the top three. Raffaele De Rosa (IT /
STK1000) follows in fourth, Taylor MacKenzie (GB / BSB STK) improved
to fifth and Jordan Szoke (CA / CSBK) climbed from 42nd up to sixth
position (see full standings below).
FIM Sidecar World Championship at the Pannonia-Ring, Hungary.
The fans at the Hungarian Pannonia-Ring witnessed an historic moment
last weekend. At the third round of the 2016 FIM Sidecar World
Championship (SWC), Finnish BMW duo Pekka Päivärinta and Kirsi
Kainulainen (44-Racing) celebrated victory in Saturday’s sprint race.
This was a special success, as Kainulainen was the first woman ever to
take a win in a world championship road race. In Sunday’s gold race,
the BMW duo finished second on the podium. With their results from the
Hungarian weekend, they took the overall lead in the world
championship classification with 101 points and an advantage of 18
points over their closest rival. In the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy, the
“Flying Finns” improved from 21st to third place.
The German pairing of Mike Roscher and Anna Burkard (Roscher-Burkard
Penz13 Racing) finished the two races in a strong fourth and sixth.
The Pannonia-Ring was the halfway mark of the 2016 season, with now
three race weekends being completed and three more to go. After a
summer break, the action will resume in Assen (NL) in early August.
British Superbike Championship in Knockhill, Great Britain.
Knockhill (GB) in Scotland hosted the fourth round of the 2016
British Superbike Championship (BSB) last weekend. The BMW teams and
the BMW Motorrad Motorsport experts had to deal with tricky
conditions, especially in Sunday’s second Superbike race, when it was
raining and many riders struggled with vision problems as their
helmets were misting up.
Best placed BMW racer in the Superbike class (BSB SBK) was Richard
Cooper (GB / Buildbase BMW Motorrad), who finished the races in sixth
and seventh. Michael Laverty (GB / Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing) was
eighth in the first encounter, but had to settle with 13th in the wet
second race. Top ten results were also claimed by Howie Mainwaring
Smart (GB / Smiths Racing BMW) and Christian Iddon (GB / Tyco BMW
Motorrad Racing) who were ninth and tenth respectively in race two.
In the Superstock class (BSB STK), three BMW riders crossed the line
in the first four places. Taylor MacKenzie (GB / Buildbase BMW
Motorrad) took the win. He, however, was given a three place penalty
afterwards for overtaking under yellow flags and an unsafe manoeuvre,
so was classified fourth. Second place on the podium went to Ian
Hutchinson (GB / Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing) who once more proved that
he is strong on the BMW S 1000 RR in road racing as well as on
circuits. Michael Rutter (GB / Bathams SMT) took third place in the
final result. Three more BMW riders finished the race in the top ten:
Barry Teasdale (GB / Green Chem / Bob Henderson Racing) was sixth,
Joshua Elliott (GB / Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing) seventh and Leon
Jeacock (GB / Geo E Davies Racing) came home in tenth. In the
championship standings, MacKenzie remains in the lead with 108 points
and an advantage of 35 points.
Canadian Superbike Championship in St. Eustache, Canada.
Canadian BMW racer Jordan Szoke (CA) continues his impressive winning
streak in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK). After winning
the opening race of the 2016 season in Shannonville (CA), the Mopar
Express Lane BMW Superbike Team rider also celebrated the victories in
the second and the third races of the year, held at St. Eustache (CA)
last weekend. Including last season, when he had a clean sweep with
seven wins in seven races, Szoke has now won ten races in a row on his
BMW S 1000 RR. In the championship standings, he extended his lead to
162 points with an advantage of 33 points. With his latest double win,
Szoke also improved from 42nd to sixth place in the 2016 BMW Motorrad
Race Trophy.
There was more reason to celebrate for the BWM Motorrad Motorsport
community in St. Eustache, as Ben Young (GB / Ben Young Racing) also
raced onto the podium on his BMW S 1000 RR in both heats, finishing
third on both occasions. The strong result for the BMW riders was
completed by Michael Leon (CA / Royal Distributing Racing Team), who
was fifth in both races, and Samuel Trépanier (CA), who claimed two
eighth places.
MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship in Sugo, Japan.
The MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Racing Championship (MFJ) visited
Sugo (JP) last weekend to contest the “Sugo 120 Miles” endurance race.
The teams could compete with either one or two riders on their bikes.
Daisaku Sakai (JP / Rosetta Motorrad39) was the best-placed BMW racer
in the strong field that included factory teams from the Japanese
manufacturers. He was 11th on his BMW S 1000 RR. Team Tras 135HP rider
Yuta Kodama (JP) shared duties on the number 135 RR with the current
leader of the Superbike IDM (IDM), Mathieu Gines (FR), who made a
guest appearance in Japan. The duo ended the race in 13th position.
Shinya Takeishi and Gun Nakamoto (both JP / SYNCEDGE 4413 Racing) were
16th and the Rosetta Motorrad39 KOREA team came home 18th with riders
Lim Ho Gon (KR) and Tomoya Hoshino (JP).
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series in Salt
Lake City, USA
.
The seventh round of the 2016 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road
Racing Series (AMA) was held at Salt Lake City (US) last weekend. BMW
rider Steve Rapp (US / Scheibe Racing) finished the two races in 16th
and 15th.
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.
Status: 29th June 2016
16. Jordi Torres (ES/WorldSBK/133.60), 17. Kenny Foray
(FR/FSBK/129.54), 18. Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/123.60), 19. Joshua
Elliott (GB/BSB STK/118.36), 20. Sébastien Le Grelle (BE/IRRC/117.09),
21. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA SBK/116.57), 22. Michael Rutter (GB/BMW
RRC/112.60), 23. Didier Grams (DE/IRRC/109.00), 24. Mathieu Gines
(FR/IDM SBK/104.73), 25. Santiago Barragán (ES/CEV/99.49), 26. Ben
Young (GB/CSBK/97.50), 27. Marco Nekvasil (AT/IDM STK/94.00), 28.
Michel Amalric (FR/FR EU/93.85), 29. Martin Tritscher (AT/AARR
STK/90.00), 30. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA/BSB STK/88.00), 31. Florian
Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR EU/87.96), 32. Christian Iddon (GB/BSB
SBK/87.20), 33. Richard Cooper (GB/BSB SBK/86.49), 34. Miloš Cihak
(CZ/AARR SBK/85.20), 35. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/84.30), 36.
Hernani Teixeira (FR/FR EU/81.54), 37. Markus Reiterberger
(DE/WorldSBK/80.00), 38. Michael Leon (CA/CSBK/77.25), 39. Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR EU/72.92), 40. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB
SBK/72.00), 41. Lee Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/71.00), 42. Jan Bühn (DE/IDM
STK/69.54), 43. Luca Vitali (IT/STK1000/69.25), 44. Joshua Brookes
(AU/WorldSBK/68.80), 45. Steve Rapp (US/AMA SBK/64.53), 46. Bertrand
Boyer (FR/FR EU/64.00), 47. Madjid Idres (FR/FR EU/56.92), 48. Camille
Hedelin (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 48. Clive Rambure (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 50.
Marek Hartl (CZ/AARR STK/54.40), 51. David Bouvier (FR/FR EU/52.96),
52. Alastair Seeley (GB/BMW RRC/51.90), 53. Pepijn Bijsterbosch
(NL/IDM STK/50.00), 54. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/49.67), 55. Jeremy Cook
(US/AMA STK/49.33), 56. Julien Brun (FR/FR EU/45.08), 57. Karel
Abraham (CZ/WorldSBK/44.10), 58. Petr Bičiště (CZ/IRRC/43.64), 59.
Garrick Vlok (ZA/RSA SBK/42.57), 60. Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC
STK/41.20), 60. Denni Schiavoni (IT/CIV/41.20), 62. Matteo Ferrari
(IT/CIV/38.00), 63. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/36.80), 64. Sam West
(GB/BMW RRC/34.20), 65. Yuta Kodama (JP/MFJ/33.67), 66. David Datzer
(DE/IRRC/32.73), 67. Leon Jeacock (GB/BSB STK/32.00), 68. Colin Butler
(CA/MSC SBK/32.00), 68. Manu Dagault (FR/FR EU/32.00), 70. Ronald
Slamet (ZA/RSA SBK/31.14), 71. Davo Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/29.80), 72.
Nicolas Senechal (FR/EWC SBK/29.77), 73. Alex Olsen (GB/BSB
STK/29.09), 74. Eric Vionnet (CH/STK1000/28.75), 75. Rob McNealy
(GB/BSB STK/27.64), 76. Rene Skalicky (CZ/AARR STK/26.60), 77. Roberto
Blazquez (ES/CEV/26.40), 78. Michal Bidas (CZ/AARR STK/26.00), 79.
Dominique Platet (FR/EWC SBK/24.77), 80. Ricky Lee Weare (ZA/RSA
SBK/23.43), 81. Lim Ho Gon (KR/MFJ/23.00), 81. Shinya Takeishi
(JP/MFJ/23.00), 83. Michal Šembera (CZ/AARR SBK/22.00), 84. Chrissy
Rouse (GB/BSB STK/20.18), 85. Maxime Bonnot (FR/FSBK SBK/20.00), 86.
Adrián Bonastre (ES/CEV/19.00), 87. Justin Gillesen (ZA/RSA
SBK/18.86), 88. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR STK/18.40), 89. Marc Neumann
(DE/IDM STK/18.31), 90. Barry Teasdale (GB/BSB STK/17.45), 91.
Gauthier Duwelz (BE/STK1000/17.25), 92. Janez Prosenik (SI/EWC
SBK/15.65), 93. Etienne Nelson (ZA/RSA SBK/15.43), 94. Howie
Mainwaring Smart (GB/BSB SBK/15.20), 95. Dominic Herbertson (GB/BMW
RRC/13.80), 96. Léon Benichou (FR/FR EU/13.54), 97. Evert Stoffberg
(ZA/RSA SBK/13.14), 98. Pedro Rodriguez (ES/CEV/12.60), 99. Matthieu
Lussiana (FR/WorldSBK/12.20), 100. Dominic Chang (SG/MSC STK/11.20),
101. Björn Stuppi (DE/IDM STK/9.54), 102. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR
SBK/7.60), 103. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/7.50), 104. Pierre
Bezuidenhout (ZA/RSA SBK/6.57), 105. Thomas Toffel (CH/STK1000/5.75),
106. Pascal Meslet (FR/FR EU/4.92), 107. Valter Patronen
(FI/CEV/4.80), 108. Matej Smrz (BSB SBK/ 4.60), 109. John Krieger
(ZA/RSA SBK/4.57), 110. Jakub Smrz (CZ/BSB SBK/4.00), 111. Heinrich
Rheeder (ZA/RSA SBK/3.29), 112. Michal Filla (CZ/IDM STK/2.31), 113.
Derek McGee (IE/BMW RRC/1.60), 114. Eric Dagault (FR/FR EU/1.23), 115.
Elwyn Steenkamp (ZA/RSA SBK/1.14), 116. Daniel Cooper (GB/BMW
RRC/0.00), 116. Christophe Costes (FR/FR EU/0.00), 116. Stefan
Dolipski (DE/AMA STK/0.00), 116. Ryan Farquhar (GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 116.
Ben Godfrey (GB/BSB STK/0.00), 116. Marcel Irnie (CA/CSBK/0.00), 116.
Ales Nechvatal (CZ/IRRC/0.00), 116. Joan Sardanyons (ES/CEV/0.00),
116. Tomas Svitok (SK/AARR STK/0.00), 116. Jacques van Wyngaardt (ZA/RSASBK/0.00)