International Road Racing Championship: Davey Todd celebrates
early title win.
The international BMW Motorrad Motorsport community is celebrating
its second title win of the 2019 season. A week after Ben Young (CAN)
became champion of the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK), Davey
Todd (GBR) was crowned champion in the International Road Racing
Championship (IRRC) before the end of the season. At the fifth and
penultimate event of the year, in Hořice (CZE), Todd took another
double win with his WEPOL Racing team’s BMW S 1000 RR, which saw him
clinch the title. “A double win in Hořice was an awesome way to wrap
up the title with one round still left to go. It was another big
milestone in an incredible year with the WEPOL Racing team,” said Todd.
The first race had to be aborted after five laps, and only half of
the points were awarded for the championship. Todd was classified as
the winner, while his team-mate Marek Červený (CZE) was third. Didier
Grams (GER / G G Motorsport by BMW Motorrad) set the fastest
race lap and was about to get involved in the battle for the lead when
the race was aborted. This saw him classified fourth, ahead of Erno
Kostamo (FIN / 38 Motorsport) in fifth place. In the second race, a
top ten finish would have been enough for Todd to secure the title but
the Brit had higher aspirations and won that race as well. This time
BMW racers claimed all of the top four spots. Grams set the fastest
lap once again and finished second, Červený was third with Kostamo
fourth. Kamil Holan (CZE / McRace) finished in seventh place in both races.
British Superbike Championship: Taylor Mackenzie on the
Superstock podium once again.
The British Superbike Championship (BSB) headed to Cadwell Park (GBR)
for the eighth round of the season. In the Superbike class races, BMW
S 1000 RR riders came away with plenty of points once again. In race
one, Peter Hickman (GBR / Smiths Racing) crossed the finish line in
fifth place, with Christian Iddon (GBR / Tyco BMW) right behind him in
sixth place. Glenn Irwin (GBR / Tyco BMW) finished eighth. In the
second race, Iddon in fourth was the best BMW rider, just 0.3 seconds
behind him, Hickman was the fifth rider to see the chequered flag, and
Irwin finished in sixth place.
In the Superstock class (BSB STK) race, Taylor Mackenzie (GBR)
finished on the podium once again. He finished in second place with
his Bathams Racing team’s RR.
All Japan Road Race Championship: Fifth round of the season at Motegi.
Motegi in Japan hosted the fifth round of the All Japan Road Race
Championship (JP SBK) 2019 season. In the Superbike class race, BMW
rider Hoshino Tomoya (JPN / TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413) finished in
17th place.