Two great title wins for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport racers – Top-3-lockout for the BMW S 1000 RR in the Superstock class of the BSB.

Munich (DE), 21st September 2016. The BMW racers and the experts of
BMW Motorrad Motorsport can look back at a brilliant weekend – with
two title wins and successful outings in several championships. In the
FIM Sidecar World Championship (SWC), Pekka Päivärinta/Kirsi
Kainulainen (FI) celebrated an historic title win, Kainulainen being
the first ever female world champion in road racing. Another BMW
Motorrad Motorsport racer was also crowned champion at the weekend:
Taylor Mackenzie (GB) won the title in the Superstock class of the
British Superbike Championship (BSB STK) – in a race that saw a
top-3-lockout for the BMW S 1000 RR. There were podium finishes also
for Christian Iddon (GB) in the Superbike class of the BSB (BSB SBK)
as well as for Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL) and Lucy Glöckner (DE) in the
Superstock class of the Superbike IDM / International German
Championship (IDM STK). It was a very busy weekend for the BMW riders
and the specialists from Munich, with races in three different world
championships and further international and national series. The
successful result also led to changes in the top positions of the 2016
BMW Motorrad Race Trophy: Mackenzie improved to third places,
Päivärinta/Kainulainen climbed to fifth position (see full standings below).

 

 

FIM Sidecar World Championship in Donington, Great Britain.

 

The ninth and final race of the 2016 FIM Sidecar World Championship
(SWC) was held in Donington (GB) at the weekend – and it ended with
the historic world championship title for Finnish BMW racers Pekka
Päivärinta and Kirsi Kainulainen. In the last encounter of the year,
they finished second on the podium with their 44-Racing sidecar
powered by a BMW S 1000 RR engine. They claimed the world championship
title with an advantage of 18 points over their closest rival. German
duo Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (Roscher-Burkard Penz13 Racing) finished
the Donington race in sixth position.

 

 

British Superbike Championship in Donington, Great Britain.

 

The second title win of the weekend came in the Superstock class of
the British Superbike Championship (BSB STK), also in Donington (GB).
Claiming his sixth win of the season, Buildbase BMW Motorrad rider
Taylor Mackenzie (GB) was crowned champion with one more race to go.
He showed an impressive comeback from eighth on the grid to finish on
the top step of the podium again. The race was once more dominated by
the BMW S 1000 RR riders, with a top-3 lockout and a total of nine RRs
within the top 10. Winner and champion Mackenzie was joined on the
podium by Michael Rutter (GB / Bathams SMT) in second and Ian
Hutchinson (GB / Tyco BMW) in third. Places five to ten went to Alex
Olsen (GB / Power Projects Racing), Adam Jenkinson (GB / NEI
Motorsport), Chrissy Rouse (GB / CECS / Mission Racing), Ashley Beech
(GB / Jones-Dorling Racing), Leon Jeacock (GB / Geo E Davies Racing)
and Barry Teasdale (GB / Green Chem / Bob Henderson Racing).

 

There was also a podium finish in the Superbike class (BSB SBK).
Christian Iddon (GB) finished third on the rostrum with his Tyco BMW S
1000 RR in race two. In the first race, Richard Cooper (GB / Buildbase
BMW Motorrad) was the highest placed BMW rider, finishing sixth.

 

 

FIM Endurance World Championship in Le Castellet, France.

 

The 2016/17 season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC)
kicked off with the legendary 24-hour race “Bol d’Or” at Le Castellet
(FR) last weekend. Team Völpker NRT48 by Schubert-Motors claimed a
strong tenth place overall and took fourth position in the Superstock
class. Christof Höfer (DE), Christopher Kemmer (AT) and Florian
Galotte (FR) shared duties on the #48 BMW S 1000 RR. The Lukoil BMW
Motorrad CSEU team with riders Julian Mayer (AT), Roland Resch (AT)
and Marin Ivanov (HR) also finished the race: the #52 crossed the line
in 29th position. After finishing third on the podium at the
“Oschersleben 8 Hours” only three weeks ago, the Penz13. – BMW
Motorrad Team experienced bad luck at Le Castellet. The team with
riders Kenny Foray (FR), Matthieu Lussiana (FR) and Alex Cudlin (AU)
had to retire early in the race due to a technical issue.

 

 

MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Lausitzring, Germany.

 

After the long summer break of over two months, the 2016 MOTUL FIM
Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) resumed at the Lausitzring
(DE) last weekend. In Saturday’s race, Althea BMW Racing rider Jordi
Torres (ES) missed out the podium by less than a second. He claimed
fourth place for the third time this season. Milwaukee BMW rider
Joshua Brookes (AU) was 14th. Markus Reiterberger (DE / Althea BMW
Racing Team) and Karel Abraham (CZ / Milwaukee BMW) retired due to
technical issues. Sunday’s race was held in extremely tricky wet
conditions. Numerous riders crashed on the slippery surface including
Torres and Reiterberger. Brookes mastered the conditions and crossed
the line in seventh, securing his best ever result in WorldSBK to
date. Abraham scored one point by finishing 15th.

 

 

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at the Lausitzring, Germany.

 

The FIM Superstock 1000 Cup (STK1000) also was back in action last
weekend after a long break. The sixth race of the season at
Lausitzring (DE) was held in rainy and tricky conditions. Luca Vitali
(IT / Team 2R Racing) was the highest placed BMW rider, finishing
eighth. Raffaele De Rosa (IT / Althea BMW Racing Team) crossed the
line in tenth.

 

 

Superbike IDM / International German Championship at the
Lausitzring, Germany.

 

The BMW racers in the Superbike IDM / International German
Championship (IDM) also were in action at the Lausitzring (DE) last
weekend. They claimed to podium finishes in the Superstock class (IDM
STK). In race one, Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL / Van Zon-Remeha-BMW) was
third of the class (sixth overall), followed by his team-mate Jan Bühn
(DE) in fourth (seventh overall). Lucy Glöckner (DE / MCA) finished
seventh of the class (tenth overall). In race two, it was Glöckner’s
turn to step onto the podium in third place (fifth overall).
Bijsterbosch and Bühn crossed the line in fourth and fifth of the
class (sixth and seventh overall).

 

 

Malaysia Superbike Championship in Sepang, Malaysia
.

 

The third round of the 2016 Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC) was
held at Sepang (MY) at the weekend. In the Superbike class (MSC SBK),
Colin Butler (CA / AP Racing) finished the races in tenth and fifth
position. In the Superstock class (MSC STK), the best BMW result was
achieved by Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY / BMW Malaysia), finishing fifth
in race two.

 

 

2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.

 

Status: 21st September 2016

 

 

16. Joshua Elliott (GB/BSB STK/225.36), 17. Michael Rutter (GB/BSB
STK/212.18), 18. Ben Young (GB/CSBK/211.71), 19. Danilo Lewis
(BR/BRSBK/211.11), 20. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/210.00), 21.
Raffaele De Rosa (IT/STK1000/209.07), 22. Michel Amalric (FR/FR
EU/189.04), 23. Michael Leon (CA/CSBK/185.00), 24. Stefan Kerschbaumer
(AT/EWC STK/180.62), 24. Bastien Mackels (BE/EWC STK/180.62), 24.
Dominik Vincon (DE/EWC STK/180.62), 27. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA
SBK/175.43), 28. Richard Cooper (GB/BSB SBK/172.40), 28. Michael
Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/172.40), 30. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard
(DE/SWC/167.26), 31. Matteo Ferrari (IT/CIV/165.40), 32. Jordi Torres
(ES/WorldSBK/164.40), 33. Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR EU/163.08), 34.
Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/158.80), 35. Christian Iddon (GB/BSB
SBK/155.40), 36. Mathieu Gines (FR/IDM SBK/155.11), 37. Colin Butler
(CA/MSC SBK/143.20), 38. Miloš Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/132.80), 39. Hernani
Teixeira (FR/FR EU/117.85), 40. Denni Schiavoni (IT/CIV/113.60), 41.
Martin Tritscher (AT/AARR STK/108.80), 42. Madjid Idres (FR/FR
EU/107.69), 43. Adam Jenkinson (GB/BSB STK/105.18), 44. Lee Jackson
(GB/BSB SBK/104.40), 45. Petr Bičiště (CZ/IRRC/104.00), 46. Nasarudin
Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/99.60), 47. Marc Neumann (DE/IDM STK/99.54), 48.
Santiago Barragán (ES/CEV/99.49), 49. Marek Hartl (CZ/AARR STK/98.80),
50. Marco Nekvasil (AT/IDM STK/94.00), 51. Luca Vitali
(IT/STK1000/89.00), 52. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA/BSB STK/88.00), 53.
Garrick Vlok (ZA/RSA SBK/87.71), 54. Chrissy Rouse (GB/BSB STK/87.45),
55. Joshua Brookes (AU/WorldSBK/85.00), 56. Arnaud Friedrich (DE/IDM
STK/85.69), 57. David Datzer (DE/IRRC/84.00), 58. Steve Rapp (US/AMA
SBK/83.20), 59. Markus Reiterberger (DE/WorldSBK/83.00), 60. Léon
Benichou (FR/FR EU/77.85), 61. Leon Jeacock (GB/BSB STK/75.45), 62.
Roberto Blazquez (ES/CEV/73.60), 63. Alex Olsen (GB/BSB STK/71.27),
64. Lee Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/71.00), 65. Julien Brun (FR/FR EU/69.38),
66. David Bouvier (FR/FR EU/69.19), 67. Camille Hedelin (FR/EWC
SBK/67.35), 68. Bertrand Boyer (FR/FR EU/64.00), 69. Karel Abraham
(CZ/WorldSBK/55.70), 70. Clive Rambure (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 71.
Alastair Seeley (GB/BSB SBK/53.20), 72. Jeremy Cook (US/AMA
STK/52.53), 73. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/49.67), 74. Rob McNealy (GB/BSB
STK/49.27), 75. Dominic Chang (SG/MSC STK/48.80), 76. Björn Stuppi
(DE/IDM STK/48.46), 77. Ronald Slamet (ZA/RSA SBK/48.00), 77. Sam West
(GB/BMW RRC/48.00), 79. Manu Dagault (FR/FR EU/45.23), 80. Barry
Teasdale (GB/BSB STK/42.18), 81. Maxime Bonnot (FR/FSBK SBK/39.08),
82. Dominique Platet (FR/EWC SBK/37.59), 83. Rene Skalicky (CZ/AARR
STK/35.80), 84. Michal Bidas (CZ/AARR STK/35.20), 85. Ben Godfrey
(GB/BSB STK/34.18), 86. Ricky Lee Weare (ZA/RSA SBK/33.71), 87. Yuta
Kodama (JP/MFJ/33.67), 88. Martin Jessopp (GB/BMW RRC/31.50), 89.
Michal Šembera (CZ/AARR SBK/31.20), 90. Davo Johnson (AU/BMW
RRC/29.80), 91. Nicolas Senechal (FR/EWC SBK/29.77), 92. Jakub Smrz
(CZ/BSB SBK/29.60), 93. Eric Vionnet (CH/STK1000/28.75), 94. Dominic
Herbertson (GB/BMW RRC/28.00), 95. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR STK/27.60),
96. Lim Ho Gon (KR/MFJ/23.00), 96. Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/23.00), 98.
Derek McGee (IE/BMW RRC/22.40), 99. Evert Stoffberg (ZA/RSA
SBK/20.86), 100. Etienne Nelson (ZA/RSA SBK/20.00), 101. Adrián
Bonastre (ES/CEV/19.00), 102. Justin Gillesen (ZA/RSA SBK/18.86), 103.
John Krieger (ZA/RSA SBK/17.71), 104. Gauthier Duwelz
(BE/STK1000/17.25), 105. Daniel Cooper (GB/BMW RRC/15.00), 106. Janez
Prosenik (SI/EWC SBK/15.65), 107. Michal Filla (CZ/IDM STK/15.54),
108. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/13.25), 109. Pedro Rodriguez
(ES/CEV/12.60), 110. Matthieu Lussiana (FR/WorldSBK/12.20), 111.
Heinrich Rheeder (ZA/RSA SBK/11.86), 112. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR
SBK/7.60), 113. Pierre Bezuidenhout (ZA/RSA SBK/5.57), 114. Thomas
Toffel (CH/STK1000/5.75), 115. Jacques van Wyngaardt (ZA/RSA
SBK/5.71), 116. Eric Dagault (FR/FR EU/4.92), 116. 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)