Munich (DE), 28th September 2016. The number of title wins for the
BMW Motorrad Motorsport community in the 2016 season has risen to
seven: last weekend, three more championship crowns were added to the
collection. In the International Road Racing Championship (IRRC),
Vincent Lonbois (BE) took the title with fellow BMW riders Sébastien
Le Grelle (BE) and Didier Grams (DE) finishing the season in second
and third overall. Lukáš Pešek (CZ) secured the title in the Superbike
class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR SBK) with a
perfect weekend at the Slovakia-Ring (SK). In Albi (FR), Benjamin
Colliaux (FR) was crowned champion in the French European Bikes
Championship (FR EU), with Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FR) ending the
season as runner-up. In the seven race events they have been in action
in this weekend, the BMW S 1000 RR riders claimed eight wins and a
total of 19 podiums. This success includes a top-seven and a top-six
lock-out in the IRRC races at the Frohburger Dreieckrennen (DE), a
double win for Kenny Foray (FR) in the French Superbike Championship
(FSBK) and a top-five lock-out in the FR EU.
International Road Racing Championship in Frohburg, Germany.
For the final round of the 2016 International Road Racing
Championship (IRRC), the BMW teams and the experts from BMW Motorrad
Motorsport headed to Frohburg (DE), where the last two races of the
year were held at the traditional Frohburger Dreieckrennen. With two
podium finishes, Vincent Lonbois (BE / Herpigny Motors BMW Motorrad
Belux) secured the title win. Second and third in the final
championship standings also went to BMW riders: Lonbois’ team-mate
Sébastien Le Grelle (BE) is second overall, Didier Grams (DE / GG
Motorsport) follows in third.
Several guest starters joined the array of BMW riders, including
British road racers Michael Rutter, Gary Johnson and Danny Webb, all
in action for Rico Penzkofer’s (DE) Team penz13.com BMW Motorradsport.
The weekend saw fantastic successes for the BMW S 1000 RR, with a
top-seven and a top-six lock-out in the two IRRC races. In race one,
Rutter took the win and the fastest race lap. Lonbois and Le Grelle
finished second and third on the podium. Places four to seven went to
Webb, Marek Červený (CZ / Wepol – Sapmetal), Johnson and Matti Seidel
(DE / MSA Racing by penz13.com). Local hero Grams, a multiple winner
of the Dreieckrennen, was also fighting for the victory, but crashed
out while in the lead. Rutter also celebrated the win in race two,
with Le Grelle and Lonbois crossing the line in second and third. This
time, the first six positions went to BMW riders, with Grams fourth,
Webb fifth and Johnson sixth. With his results, Lonbois consolidated
second place in the 2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy, while Le Grelle
climbed from eighth to fourth place (see full standings below).
Most of the BMW riders also took part in the two
Superbike/STK1000/Open races of the event, which did not counted
towards the IRRC – and they also dominated these encounters. In race
one, Rutter, Grams, Le Grelle, Johnson and Webb secured a top-five
lock-out for the RR. In the second race, they claimed positions first
to six, with Le Grelle winning in front of Lonbois, Rutter, Johnson,
Webb and Seidel.
Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship at the Slovakia-Ring, Slovakia.
Champion’s honours also in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship
(AARR): after Michal Prášek (CZ / Rohac and Feijta motoracing team)
had celebrated an early title win in the Superstock class (AARR STK)
at the penultimate round, the finale at the Slovakia-Ring (SK) saw a
BMW rider also being crowned champion in the Superbike class (AARR
SBK). Lukáš Pešek (CZ / BMW Motorrad CSEU) secured the title with a
perfect weekend. He started both races from pole position, claimed a
double win and also set the fastest lap on both occasions with his BMW
S 1000 RR – including a new lap record.
In the Superstock class, champion Prášek rounded off his season with
two more podium finishes. He was second on both occasions. In the BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy, Prášek improved from seventh to third.
French Superbike Championship in Albi, France.
The 2016 season finale of the French Superbike Championship (FSBK)
was held in Albi (FR). One man dominated the weekend: Kenny Foray (FR)
of the Tecmas Racing Team. He ended the season with a perfect haul.
Foray secured both pole positions on his BMW S 1000 RR, was victorious
in both races and set the fastest lap in both encounters. In the
championship standings, Foray ended the season second overall. In the
Race Trophy, Foray improved from tenth to fifth courtesy of his double win.
French European Bikes Championship in Albi, Fance.
The third title win of the weekend came in the French European Bikes
Championship (FR). At the finale in Albi (FR), two BMW racers were
battling for the title: leader Benjamin Colliaux (FR / Team Cherot
Moto Sport) and his closest rival Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FR / Gers
Moto Vitesse Ordannaise). Colliaux ended both races on the podium and
was crowned champion. Brunet-Lugardon could not catch him, despite a
double win, and finished the season as runner-up.
In race one, Brunet-Lugardon took the win and Colliaux finished
third. In the second heat, the BMW racers secured a top-five-lock-out
for the BMW S 1000 RR. Brunet-Lugardon took the top step again,
Colliaux was second and Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FR / Gers Moto Vitesse
Ordannaise) completed the podium in third. Julien Brun (FR / JB Racing
Team) was fourth and Florian Drouin (FR) fifth.
Superbike IDM / International German Championship in
Hockenheim, Germany.
The Hockenheimring (DE) hosted the finale of the 2016 Superbike IDM /
International German Championship (IDM). The BMW riders ended the
season with two more podium finishes in the Superstock class (IDM
STK). In race one, Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL / Van Zon-Remeha-BMW) was
third in the class (fifth overall). In race two, his team-mate Jan
Bühn (DE) secured third place on the podium (fifth overall).
MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship in Okayama, Japan
.
The 2016 season in the MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship
(MFJ) resumed in Okayama (JP) last weekend. Since the events in
Autopolis (JP) had to be cancelled due to earthquake damage, two races
were held in Okayama. The best BMW positions were claimed by Shinya
Takeishi (JP / SYNCEDGE 4413 Racing) and Daisaku Sakai (JP/ Rosetta
Motorrad39) with fifth and ninth in the second race.
South African SuperGP Champions Trophy at the Dezzi Raceway,
South Africa.
The BMW S 1000 RR riders were also in action in South Africa at the
weekend. The seventh round of the South African SuperGP Champions
Trophy (RSA SBK) was held at the Dezzi Raceway, south of Durban (ZA).
The best-placed BMW rider was Lance Isaacs (ZA / Lance Isaacs Racing),
who finished both races in sixth.
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.
Status: 28th September 2016
16. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/239.23), 17. Joshua Elliott
(GB/BSB STK/226.36), 18. Michael Rutter (GB/BSB STK/212.18), 19. Ben
Young (GB/CSBK/211.71), 20. Danilo Lewis (BR/BRSBK/211.11), 21.
Raffaele De Rosa (IT/STK1000/209.07), 22. Michel Amalric (FR/FR
EU/202.57), 22. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA SBK/202.57), 24. Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR EU/198.62), 25. Martin Choy (BG/AARR
SBK/189.20), 26. Michael Leon (CA/CSBK/186.00), 27. Stefan
Kerschbaumer (AT/EWC STK/180.62), 27. Bastien Mackels (BE/EWC
STK/180.62), 27. Dominik Vincon (DE/EWC STK/180.62), 30. Richard
Cooper (GB/BSB SBK/172.40), 30. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/172.40),
32. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/167.26), 33. Matteo Ferrari
(IT/CIV/166.40), 34. Jordi Torres (ES/WorldSBK/164.40), 35. Christian
Iddon (GB/BSB SBK/156.40), 36. Mathieu Gines (FR/IDM SBK/156.11), 37.
Miloš Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/145.20), 38. Colin Butler (CA/MSC
SBK/143.20), 39. Petr Bičiště (CZ/IRRC/137.09), 40. Martin Tritscher
(AT/AARR STK/135.60), 41. Marek Hartl (CZ/AARR STK/132.00), 42. Marc
Neumann (DE/IDM STK/121.38), 43. Hernani Teixeira (FR/FR EU/117.85),
44. Madjid Idres (FR/FR EU/116.15), 45. Denni Schiavoni
(IT/CIV/113.60), 46. David Datzer (DE/IRRC/107.09), 47. Adam Jenkinson
(GB/BSB STK/106.18), 48. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/104.40), 49. Julien
Brun (FR/FR EU/101.38), 50. Léon Benichou (FR/FR EU/100.92), 51.
Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/99.60), 52. Santiago Barragán
(ES/CEV/99.49), 53. Marco Nekvasil (AT/IDM STK/94.00), 54. Luca Vitali
(IT/STK1000/89.00), 55. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA/BSB STK/88.00), 56.
Garrick Vlok (ZA/RSA SBK/87.71), 57. Chrissy Rouse (GB/BSB STK/87.45),
58. Joshua Brookes (AU/WorldSBK/86.00), 59. Arnaud Friedrich (DE/IDM
STK/85.69), 60. Steve Rapp (US/AMA SBK/83.20), 61. Markus Reiterberger
(DE/WorldSBK/83.00), 62. Leon Jeacock (GB/BSB STK/75.45), 63. Roberto
Blazquez (ES/CEV/73.60), 64. Alex Olsen (GB/BSB STK/71.27), 645. Lee
Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/71.00), 66. David Bouvier (FR/FR EU/69.19), 67.
Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/68.75), 68. Camille Hedelin (FR/EWC SBK/67.35),
69. Bertrand Boyer (FR/FR EU/64.00), 70. Manu Dagault (FR/FR
EU/57.23), 71. Maxime Bonnot (FR/FSBK SBK/56.00), 72. Karel Abraham
(CZ/WorldSBK/55.70), 73. Clive Rambure (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 74. Björn
Stuppi (DE/IDM STK/53.38), 75. Alastair Seeley (GB/BSB SBK/53.20), 76.
Jeremy Cook (US/AMA STK/52.53), 77. Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/50.75),
78. Rob McNealy (GB/BSB STK/49.27), 79. Dominic Chang (SG/MSC
STK/48.80), 80. Ronald Slamet (ZA/RSA SBK/48.00), 80. Sam West (GB/BMW
RRC/48.00), 82. Barry Teasdale (GB/BSB STK/42.18), 83. Yuta Kodama
(JP/MFJ/40.75), 84. Michal Šembera (CZ/AARR SBK/40.40), 85. Rene
Skalicky (CZ/AARR STK/39.00), 86. Michal Bidas (CZ/AARR STK/38.40),
87. Dominique Platet (FR/EWC SBK/37.59), 88. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR
STK/36.80), 89. Ben Godfrey (GB/BSB STK/34.18), 90. Ricky Lee Weare
(ZA/RSA SBK/33.71), 91. Martin Jessopp (GB/BMW RRC/31.50), 92. Davo
Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/29.80), 93. Nicolas Senechal (FR/EWC SBK/29.77),
94. Jakub Smrz (CZ/BSB SBK/29.60), 95. Eric Vionnet
(CH/STK1000/28.75), 96. Dominic Herbertson (GB/BMW RRC/28.00), 97.
John Krieger (ZA/RSA SBK/24.29), 98. Derek McGee (IE/BMW RRC/22.40),
99. Etienne Nelson (ZA/RSA SBK/22.29), 100. Evert Stoffberg (ZA/RSA
SBK/20.86), 101. Adrián Bonastre (ES/CEV/19.00), 102. Justin Gillesen
(ZA/RSA SBK/18.86), 103. Gauthier Duwelz (BE/STK1000/17.25), 103. Lim
Ho Gon (KR/MFJ/17.25), 105. Heinrich Rheeder (ZA/RSA SBK/16.14), 106.
Daniel Cooper (GB/BMW RRC/16.00), 107. Janez Prosenik (SI/EWC
SBK/15.65), 108. Michal Filla (CZ/IDM STK/15.54), 109. Federico
D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/13.25), 110. Pedro Rodriguez (ES/CEV/12.60),
111. Matthieu Lussiana (FR/WorldSBK/12.20), 112. Sabine Holbrook
(DE/AARR SBK/7.60), 113. Eric Dagault (FR/FR EU/7.38), 114. Pierre
Bezuidenhout (ZA/RSA SBK/6.57), 115. Thomas Toffel (CH/STK1000/5.75),
116. Jacques van Wyngaardt (ZA/RSA SBK/5.71), 117. Pascal Meslet
(FR/FR EU/4.92), 118. Valter Patronen (FI/CEV/4.80), 119. Matej Smrz
(BSB SBK/ 4.60), 120. Elwyn Steenkamp (ZA/RSA SBK/1.14), 121.
Christophe Costes (FR/FR EU/0.00), 121. Stefan Dolipski (DE/AMA
STK/0.00), 121. Ryan Farquhar (GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 121. Marcel Irnie
(CA/CSBK/0.00), 121. Aaron League (US/BSB STK/0.00), 121. Joan
Sardanyons (ES/CEV/0.00), 121. Tomas Svitok (SK/AARR STK/0.00)