Munich. The 2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy has just started but
is already a big success: so far, no fewer than 107 riders from 19
different nations on six continents have registered for this unique
worldwide competition, 30 more compared to the same time last year.
They race for 73 teams in 27 different championship classes around
the globe. The first ranking of the 2017 edition has now been
published. It is headed by Carmelo Morales (ESP), who competes in
the Spanish Championship (CEV) on his BMW S 1000 RR of the
Graphbikes easyRace SBK Team.
Morales leads the ranking with a total of 87.50 Race Trophy points.
Ian Hutchinson (GBR / Tyco BMW) is currently second with 78.38 points
collected in the Superstock class of the British Superbike
Championship (BSB STK). Michael Rutter (GBR / Bathams SMT Racing), who
also races in the BSB STK, follows in third position with 65.38 points.
For its fourth edition, in 2017, new features and modifications have
been introduced to make the competition even more attractive. Prize
money and bonuses are given to a much larger number of participants.
Now, the top 30 riders of the ranking will be awarded with a prize
cheque at the end of the season (compared to 15 previously). The
winner will receive 15,000 Euros, second place will receive 10,000
Euros and third place takes 7,500 Euros. For 30th place, a
prize cheque of 500 Euros will be given. In addition, new bonuses have
been introduced. Registration for the 2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is
open until 30th June 2017. All participants receive an
attractive welcome package.
“The big worldwide BMW Motorrad Motorsport family continues to grow
and we are overwhelmed by the huge interest of the BMW racers all
around the globe to be a part of the 2017 Race Trophy,” said Uwe
Geyer, Marketing Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “We really can say
that the Race Trophy is firmly established among the BMW racers on all
continents. This is proven by the fact that we were actively
approached by an enormous number of riders who asked to be registered.
We are also proud that in addition to our riders from the previous
years, we already have a huge number of participants who are taking
part for the first time this year. That shows how interesting and
attractive the concept of the Race Trophy is for the BMW riders in
international and national championships. It is great to see that our
BMW Motorrad Motorsport community keeps getting stronger with every year.”
As part of its long-term strategy in motorsport, BMW Motorrad
introduced the Race Trophy in 2014. This project forms a major pillar
of the comprehensive worldwide customer sports programme of BMW
Motorrad. Any BMW S 1000 RR rider competing in one of the listed
championships can take part free of charge in the BMW Motorrad Race
Trophy, and battle it out with other BMW racers from different series,
nations and continents to be crowned the best BMW Motorrad privateer
in the world. According to their results in their respective
championships, the participants receive Race Trophy points for a joint
ranking. The points are calculated on the basis of a complex system to
guarantee equal opportunities for all riders from the different championships.
With its customer sports programme, BMW Motorrad supports its racing
customers all over the world with assistance of the BMW Motorrad
Motorsport specialists. The offer ranges from telephone and email
support to on-site support during the race events. This international
network of engineers also keeps growing. In addition to the
specialists based in Munich, experts are available to help in the
individual markets. They are trained in special work shops in Munich
and in their respective countries.
You can find the 2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy regulations and the
weekly updated standings online at:
www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com
2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.
Status: 26th April 2017
Pos.
Name (Nat.)
Series / Class
Points
1
Carmelo Morales
(ESP)
CEV
87.50
2
Ian Hutchinson
(GBR)
BSB STK
78.38
3
Michael Rutter
(GBR)
BSB STK
65.38
4
Chrissy Rouse
(GBR
BSB STK
59.75
5
Christian Iddon
(GBR)
BSB SBK
58.00
6
Pedro Rodriguez
(ESP)
CEV
51.50
7
Jordi Torres
(ESP)
WorldSBK
45.90
8
David McFadden
(RSA)
RSA SBK
45.71
9
Kenny Foray
(FRA)
EWC SBK
41.67
9
Camille Hedelin
(FRA)
EWC SBK
41.67
9
Matthieu Lussiana
(FRA)
EWC SBK
41.67
12
Lance Isaacs
(RSA)
RSA SBK
37.43
13
Florian
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA)
FR
EU
35.83
14
Didier Grams
(GER)
EWC STK
33.67
15
Matteo Ferrari
(ITA)
CIV
30.18
15
Ivan Goi
(ITA)
CIV
30.18
17
Maxime Bonnot
(FRA)
FSBK Ch
29.17
17
Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA)
FR
EU
29.17
19
Troy Guenther
(AUS)
ASBK
28.77
20
Markus
Reiterberger (GER)
WorldSBK
25.00
21
Dominic Chang
(SGP)
MSC STK
23.50
22
Denni Schiavoni
(ITA)
CIV
22.91
23
Julien Brun
(FRA)
FR EU
19.83
24
Vicente Kruger
(CHI)
CEV
19.50
25
Tom Tunstall
(GBR)
BSB STK
19.00
26
Daisaku Sakai
(JPN)
MFJ
17.56
27
Julian Mayer
(AUT)
EWC SBK
15.33
28
Hernani Teixeira
(FRA)
FR EU
13.33
29
Michel Amalric
(FRA)
FR EU
13.17
30
Roberto Blazquez
(ESP)
CEV
11.50
30
Jon Purroy
(ESP)
CEV
11.50
30
Barry
Teasdale
BSB STK
11.50
33. Sam West (GBR/BSB STK/10.63), 34. Frederic Pecoraro (FRA/FR
EU/9.33), 35. Leon Benichou (FRA/FR EU/7.83), 36. Fabien Gabrielian
(FRA/FR EU/6.67), 37. Justin Gillesen (RSA/RSA SBK/6.57), 38. Dean
Hipwell (GBR/BSB STK/6.00), 39. Llano Guillermo (ESP/CEV/5.75), 39.
Daley Mathisen (GBR/BSB STK/5.75), 41. Heinrich Rheeder (RSA/RSA
SBK/5.43), 42. Ben Godfrey (GBR/BSB STK/4.00), 43. Dan Kneen (GBR/BSB
STK/3.00), 43. Matej Smrz (CZE/BSB STK/3.00), 45. Jan Bühn (GER/EWC
STK/2.67), 45. Lucy Glöckner (GER/EWC STK/2.67), 45. Stefan
Kerschbaumer (AUT/EWC STK/2.67), 48. Yuta Kodama (JPN/MFJ/1.78), 49.
Eric Dagault (FRA/FR EU/1.33), 49. Christophe Jeanjean (FRA/FR
EU/1.33), 49. Pascal Meslet (FRA/FR EU/1.33), Pierre Roques (FRA/FR
EU/1.33), 53. Rob McNealy (GBR/BSB STK/1.00), 54. Richard Balcar
(CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Petr Bičiště (CZE/IRRC/0.00), 54. Michal
Bidas (CZE/MOTOCh SBK/0.00), 54. Martin Biernacki (USA/AMA SBK/0.00),
54. Peter Blackman (AUS/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Alan Bonner (IRL/BMW
RRC/0.00), 54. Dennis Booth (GBR/BMW RRC/0.00), 54. David Bozic
(SLO/AARR STK/0.00), 54. Wolfgang Brunner (GER/IRRC/0.00), 54.
Ladislav Chmelik (CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Miloš Cihak (CZE/MOTOCh
SBK/0.00), 54. Jeremy Cook (USA/AMA STK/0.00), 54. Daniel Cooper
(GBR/IRRC/0.00), 54. David Datzer (GER/IRRC/0.00), 54. Danny de Boer
(NLD/IDM SBK/0.00), 54. Henning de Jager (RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Ryan
Farquhar (GBR/BMWRRC/0.00), 54. Frederick Ferdinand (RSA/RSA
SBK/0.00), 54. Michal Filla (CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Michal Fojtik
(CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Rene Gebetsroither (AUT/AARR SBK/0.00), 54.
Pawel Gorak (POL/AARR SBK/0.00), 54. Piotr Gorka (POL/AARR SBK/0.00),
54. Marek Hartl (CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Dominic Herbertson (GBR/BMW
RRC/0.00), 54. Kamil Holan (CZE/IRRC/0.00), 54. Madjid Idres (FRA/FR
EU/0.00), 54. Marcel Irnie (CAN/CSBK/0.00), 54. Martin Jessopp
(GBr/BSB SBK/0.00), 54. Dominic Juda (CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54.
Christopher Kemmer (AUT/EWC STK/0.00), 54. Hudson Kennaugh (RSA/BMW
RRC/0.00), 54. Stefan Dolipski (GER/AMA STK/0.00), 54. John Krieger
(RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Michael Leon (CAN/CSBK/0.00), 54. Antonin
Moravec ((CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Nico Müller (GER/IRRC/0.00), 54.
Etienne Nelson (RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Marc Neumann (GER/IDM
SBK/0.00), 54. Gary O’Brian (IRL/BMW RRC/0.00), 54. Lukáš Pešek
(CZE/MOTOCh SBK/0.00), 54. Michal Prášek (CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54.
Damion Purificati (RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Anthony Redmond (GBR/BMW
RRC/0.00), 54. Andrew Sellars (GBR/BMW RRC/0.00), 54. Rene Skalicky
(CZE/MOTOCh STK/0.00), 54. Evert Stoffberg (RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54.
Björn Stuppi (GER/IDM SBK/0.00), 54. Michael Sweeney (IRL/BMW
RRC/0.00), 54. Jordan Szoke (CAN/CSBK/0.00), 54. Dominik Vincon
(GER/IDM SBK/0.00), 54. Eric Vionnet (SUI/STK1000/0.00), 54. Ricky Lee
Weare (RSA/RSA SBK/0.00), 54. Mike Wohner (AUT(AARR SBK/0.00)