BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Season finale in BSB, two podium finishes for Alex Barros in Brazil.

British Superbike Championship: Grand finale at Brands Hatch.

The 2019 season of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) drew to a
close with the grand finale on the Grand Prix Circuit at Brands Hatch
(GBR). The final weekend featured three races and BMW S 1000 RR riders
again enjoyed good results. Christian Iddon (GBR) was in contention
for a spot on the podium on his Tyco BMW Motorrad RR in all three
races. He came home fourth in race one, just 0.778 seconds behind
third-placed Scott Redding (GBR / Ducati), who went on to take the
title. Iddon then finished fifth in race two and fourth again in the
third and final race. Peter Hickman (GBR) was seventh, eighth and
fifth on the Smiths Racing RR. Taylor Mackenzie (GBR / Tyco BMW
Motorrad), who has made the step up from Superstock to the Superbike
class, finished tenth in the first two races and eleventh in race
three. Alex Olsen (GBR / Smiths Racing), who has also recently moved
from Superstock to Superbike, ended the weekend with three
13th places to his name.

 

The best-placed BMW racer in the final Riders’ Championship is
Hickman, who had qualified for one of the coveted places in the title
Showdown. Hickman eventually ended the season in sixth place. Iddon
secured seventh place overall at the finale, making him the ‘Rider’s
Cup Champion’ – the title for the best-placed rider outside the Showdown.

 

In the Superstock race, Daniel Cooper (GBR / Impcross Engineering
Racing) was the best-placed BMW racer in ninth. Michael Rutter (GBR /
Bathams Racing) came home twelfth. Andrew Reid (GBR / Tyco BMW
Motorrad) and Rob McNealy (GBR / McNealy Brown) also picked up points
in 13th and 14th place respectively. As the
title race had already been decided, Taylor Mackenzie did not compete
in the Superstock race this time, instead opting to focus on the
Superbike class. Despite that, he still finished runner-up in the
final Riders’ Championship. Alex Olsen, who also decided not to
compete in the Superstock race, ended the season in fifth place,
making him the second-best BMW racer in the championship.

 

SuperBike Brazil: Two podiums for Alex Barros at Goiânia.

Alex Barros (BRA) continues to guarantee podiums in SuperBike Brazil
(BR SBK). Last weekend, Goiânia (BRA) hosted the seventh of this
season’s nine events, and Barros finished on the podium in both races
on his BMW S 1000 RR, run by Alex Barros Racing. The experienced rider
came home third in the opening race and was runner-up in race two.