The BMW Motorrad Race Trophy unites the BMW S 1000 RR riders from both disciplines: Circuit championships and road racing meetings.

Munich. The BMW S 1000 RR riders are successful on race
circuits as well as in road races – but how to unite championship
series of numerous rounds and single events like the Isle of Man TT
in one competition such as the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy? BMW
Motorrad found a solution for the difficult task to include road
racers who do not compete in “typical” racing series in the Race
Trophy and invented its own “championship”: the BMW Combined Road
Race Challenge (BMW RRC). It includes the major events like the
North West 200, the Isle of Man TT, the Southern 100, the Ulster
Grand Prix and the Macau Grand Prix.

 

The races at these events make up the season in the BMW RRC and the
results are counted towards the Race Trophy in the same way as the
races in circuit championships and in the International Road Racing
Championship (IRRC). This ensures that road racers in the major single
events have equal chances in the Race Trophy as their fellow BMW S
1000 RR riders who regularly contest races in national and
international championships. With the Isle of Man TT, the second
meeting of the BMW RRC has just finished and in fact, three road
racers are currently placed within the top 10 of the overall standings.

 

Courtesy of his podium finishes at the North West 200 and his two
wins at the Isle of Man TT, Tyco BMW rider Ian Hutchinson (GBR) is
currently third in the Race Trophy standings. We hope that he will
recover soon from his injuries suffered in the Senior TT so that he
will be ready to collect more points in upcoming events. Peter Hickman
(GBR) of Smiths Racing BMW is currently sixth after claiming top-5
results at the NW200 and stepping onto the podium three times at the
Isle of Man TT. Michael Rutter (GBR) of Bathams SMT Racing is tenth.

 

Kenny Foray currently leads the record field of participants.

 

The standings change every weekend as the participants collect points
in their respective championships. The championship leader of the
French Superbike Championship (FSBK), Kenny Foray (FRA), currently
heads the Race Trophy. In the five races held so far in the 2017 FSBK,
Foray has claimed three wins, one second and one third place on his
Tecmas Racing Team BMW S 1000 RR. His fellow countryman Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise) is currently second
courtesy of two wins and three second places in the French European
Bikes Championship (FR EU). This year, prize money will be awarded to
the top 30 riders of the final standings and in addition, bonuses will
be given in several categories (see current top-30 below).

 

“In its fourth year, the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy has again a new
record number of participants. So far, 156 BMW riders have registered
– 29 more than 2016’s total. They come from 25 different nations on
all continents and compete for 105 different teams in 27 different
championship classes,” said Uwe Geyer, Marketing Director BMW Motorrad
Motorsport. “This record number will continue to grow as registration
is still open until 30th June. Each rider, including those
who register in the period to the end of June, receive points for all
the race events he or she has competed in since the start of the 2017
scoring period on 25th February 2017. This means past races
are counted for those riders who have just joined the Race Trophy.”

 

You can find the 2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy regulations, online
registration and the weekly updated standings online at:

 

www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com

 

 

2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current top 30.

 

Status: 14th June 2017

 

Pos.

Name (Nat.)

Series / Class

Points

1

Kenny Foray
(FRA)

FSBK SBK

165.50

2

Cyril
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA)

FR
EU

164.17

3

Ian Hutchinson
(GBR)

BMW RRC

160.10

4

Farid Badrul
(MAS)

MSC SBK

157.50

5

Nasarudin Mat Yusop
(MAS)

MSC STK

152.50

6

Peter Hickman
(GBR)

BMW RRC

141.40

7

Lance Isaacs
(RSA)

RSA SBK

140.90

8

Carmelo Morales
(ESP)

CEV

131.25

9

Michel Amalric
(FRA)

FR EU

124.33

10

Michael Rutter
(GBR)

BMW RRC

116.35

11

David McFadden
(RSA)

RSA SBK

112.00

11

Jordan Szoke
(CAN)

CSBK

112.00

13

Julien Brun
(FRA)

FR EU

97.83

14

Chrissy Rouse
(GBR)

BSB STK

92.63

15

Florian
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA)

FR
EU

91.50

16

Miloš Cihak
(CZE)

MOTOCh SBK

85.60

17

Sébastien Le
Grelle (BEL)

IRRC

83.18

18

Michal Prášek
(CZE)

MOTOCh STK

79.20

19

Christian Iddon
(GBR)

BSB SBK

77.80

20

Richard Balcar
(CZE)

MOTOCh (SBK)

77.20

21

Pedro Rodriguez
(ESP)

CEV

75.25

22

Jordi Torres
(ESP)

WorldSBK

72.60

23

Fabien Gabrielian
(FRA)

FR EU

72.50

24

Dominic Chang
(SGP)

MSC STK

69.00

25

Dan Keen
(GBR)

BMW RRC

68.40

26

Markus
Reiterberger (GER)

IDM
SBK

64.29

27

Didier Grams
(GER)

IRRC

63.64

28

Federico Sandi
(ITA)

STK1000

61.56

28

Sébastien Suchet
(SUI)

STK1000

61.56

30

Ladislav Chmelik
(CZE)

MOTOCh STK

61.47