BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Victory for Mathieu Gines on the BMW S 1000 RR in France.

French Superbike Championship: Win and second place for
Mathieu Gines.

The second race of the season in the French Superbike Championship
(FSBK) took place at the Circuit de Nogaro Paul Armagnac (FRA).
Mathieu Gines (FRA) from the Tecmas Racing team enjoyed a near-perfect
weekend. He first claimed pole position on his BMW S 1000 RR and then
celebrated a win in race one having led from start-to-finish. A
thrilling second race saw him cross the line in second place, just
0.080 seconds behind the winner. Maxime Bonnot (FRA), also competing
for the Tecmas Racing team, secured 11th and
13th positions on his RR (corresponding to third and fourth
places in the Superbike Challenger standings). Team-mate Kenny Foray
(FRA) did not compete at Nogaro due to private reasons.

 

 

British Superbike Championship: Mackenzie and Olsen return to
the Superstock podium.

The second event of the 2019 British Superbike Championship (BSB)
season took place at Oulton Park (GBR) – as tradition dictates, the
races took place on the Bank Holiday, on the first Monday in May. In
the first Superbike class (BSB SBK) race, Peter Hickman (GBR) claimed
sixth place on the Smiths Racing BMW S 1000 RR, closely followed by
Keith Farmer (GBR) on the Tyco BMW Motorrad team RR. Farmer’s
team-mate Christian Iddon (GBR) was also in the leading group before
heading for the pits due to a technical issue. In the second race,
Iddon was the best-placed BMW rider in sixth position, while Farmer
finished eighth. Hickman delivered thrills with a spectacular recovery
performance on his RR. After his tyre pressure on the grid did not
meet requirements, he was demoted to the back and started from
29th place. Hickman worked his way up through the field and
only missed out on a top-ten finish by one tenth of a second.

 

One race took place in the Superstock class (BSB STK) at Oulton Park.
The two RR riders Taylor Mackenzie (GBR / Bathams Racing) and Alex
Olsen (GBR / Team IMR) built on their successful form from the
season-opener at Silverstone (GBR). Mackenzie finished second and
Olsen completed the podium trio, one place behind. Olsen also recorded
the fastest lap time on his RR. Andrew Reid (Tyco BMW) rode to ninth
position to claim a top-ten finish.

 

French European Bikes Championship: Two podiums for the BMW S
1000 RR.

The second race weekend of the season in the French European Bikes
Championship (FR EU) also took place at Nogaro (FRA). Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA / Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise) continued to
display the form he showed at the Le Mans (FRA) season-opener. He
finished third in the first race to reach the podium. Fourth place
went to Alexandre Leleu (FRA), followed by Léo Challamel (FRA) in
fifth. Jonathan Germany (FRA / Team MDS) took the chequered flag in
eight position. David Henriques (FRA) and Jeremy Herault (FRA)
completed the top ten. There was another podium finish for the RR in
the second race when Challamel claimed second place; Brunet-Lugardon
claimed fourth, followed by Leleu and Herault in fifth and sixth
places. Germany crossed the line in eighth place again, while
Henriques finished tenth.

 

MotoAmerica: RR rider Travis Wyman on the Superstock podium.

BMW riders were in action at the weekend in the second round of the
MotoAmerica AMA Road Racing Series (MA) at the Virginia International
Raceway (USA). Travis Wyman (USA / Weir Everywhere Racing) reached the
podium in third place in the Superstock class (MA STK) race. Ryan
Jones (USA / Ryan Jones Racing) crossed the line in fifth place in the
Superstock race, while Greg Ludt (USA / Motor Rad Racing) finished the
race in ninth position. The riders completed two races in the
Superbike class (MA SBK). Jake Gagne (USA / Scheibe Racing) reached
sixth place in the first race but was forced to retire from the second
race. Samuel Trépanier (CAN / Blysk Racing) crossed the line in
11th place in both races.