Jerez de la Frontera (ES), 17th October 2016. The decision came in a
dramatic final round at Jerez de la Frontera (ES): Raffaele De Rosa
and the Althea BMW Racing Team celebrated the title win in the 2016
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup (STK1000). In the last race of the season, De
Rosa crossed the line in fifth place. This was sufficient to be
crowned champion with an advantage of three points over his rival
Leandro Mercado (AR). In the eight races held this season, De Rosa
claimed two wins and three further podium finishes. The experts from
BMW Motorrad Motorsport were on site all season to support the Althea
BMW Racing Team and all the other teams in the STK1000. It was the
eighth title win of the year for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community.
“I dedicate this title to my family – who have always supported me,
even through the difficult times – and to the team, with whom I’ve now
worked with for two years and I am so grateful for all their help.
I’ve been working towards this for several years and so am extremely
happy that the result has arrived after all our efforts,” De Rosa said.
A sensational outing for Maximilian Scheib (CL) rounded off the
successful Jerez race for the BMW STK1000-teams. The runner-up in the
2016 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship (CEV) and his Graphbikes
Easyrace SBK Team competed with a wild card. Starting from fourth on
the grid, Scheib soon took the lead on his BMW S 1000 RR and held it
until the final lap. Just a few corners before the finish he dropped
back to second – but overtook his rival Lucas Mahias (FR) again in the
last metres with a brave manoeuvre to secure his first victory in the series.
“Congratulations to Raffaele and the Althea BMW Racing Team,” said
Berthold Hauser, Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “It was a
great season and exciting until the final chequered flag. From the
season opener on, Raffaele showed a great performance and
determination. He had the goal to win this title and he achieved it,
so he more than deserves it. We are very happy to have contributed our
part to this success. We worked closely with the team from winter
testing on and it is fantastic that we can now celebrate another title
win for the BMW S 1000 RR in the highly competitive FIM Superstock
1000 Cup. Congratulations also to our young Chilean Maximilian Scheib,
who put in an impressive performance in the CEV. With his great
victory in the Jerez STK1000 race, Maxi clearly demonstrated his talent.”