Munich (DE), 6th July 2016. It is another impressive number: the BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy continues to grow from year to year. For 2016 no
less than 129 BMW racers have registered their participation – a new
record. There has been also a change in the top positions: Chilean
Maximilian Scheib improved to second courtesy of another win in the
FIM CEV Superbike European Championship (CEV). This was one of the
many strong results the BMW S 1000 riders, supported by BMW Motorrad
Motorsport, achieved last weekend. There were also wins and podiums in
the French Superbike Championship (FSBK), the French European Bikes
Championship (FR EU) and the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV).
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy.
The classification is still led by Michal Prášek (CZ / AARR STK) with
262.00 Race Trophy points. New in second place is Chilean Maximilian
Scheib with 198.80 points. Scheib celebrated his second win of the
season last weekend in the FIM CEV Superbike European Championship
(CEV). He is closely followed by Isle of Man winner Ian Hutchinson
(GB) in third, who has collected 198.50 points in the BMW Combined
Road Race Challenge (BMW RRC) so far this season (see full standings below).
The registration period for the 2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy has
closed – and this year brought new record numbers. After the
successful first two years with 69 and 104 participants respectively,
the Race Trophy has continued to grow in 2016. This season no less
than 129 BMW racers are taking part. They come from 25 different
countries on six continents and race for 82 teams in 27 different
championship classes worldwide.
FIM CEV Superbike European Championship in Albacete, Spain.
The fourth round of the 2016 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship
(CEV) was held in Albacete (ES) last weekend. Maximilian Scheib (CL)
once more proved to be one of the best riders in the series on his BMW
S 1000 RR. In race one the Targobank EasyRace SBK Team rider
celebrated his second win of the season, also setting the fastest race
lap. In the second heat, however, he crashed. Scheib was able to
re-join the race and crossed the line in ninth. In the championship he
is currently second, seven points behind the leader. In the BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy Scheib improved from 15th to second place.
Roberto Blazquez (ES / ARC Competición) finished the races in ninth
and 12th respectively. Scheib’s teammate Santiago Barragán (ES) had a
bad crash in the first qualifying session and suffered a fracture to
his tibia and fibula. We wish Santi a speedy recovery.
French Superbike Championship in Magny-Cours, France.
The French Superbike Championship (FSBK) held its fourth round of the
season in Magny-Cours (FR) last weekend. Kenny Foray (FR / Tecmas
Racing Team) claimed two more podium positions. Both races were
incredibly closely fought, with three riders battling at the front. At
the finish line the top three were separated by only a few tenths on
both occasions. In the first encounter Foray was second, only 0.1
seconds behind the winner. In race two the BMW rider set the fastest
race lap and crossed the line in third. In the championship
classification Foray is currently third. In the BMW Motorrad Race
Trophy the Frenchman improved from 17th to seventh.
French European Bikes Championship in Magny-Cours, France.
The BMW racers in the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU)
celebrated another top-three lockout for the BMW S 1000 RR at
Magny-Cours (FR) last weekend. The fourth round of the season was held
in the centre of France. In the second of the two races Florian
Brunet-Lugardon (FR / Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise) secured his first
win of the season. He was joined on the podium by fellow BMW riders
Tristan Guyot (FR) and Julien Brun (FR / JB Racing Team). Florian’s
brother, Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FR / Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise),
completed the top five in fifth place.
Florian Brunet-Lugardon had already been on the podium in race one,
finishing second on his BMW S 1000 RR. David Bouvier (FR / Fast Team
Racing) was fourth. The overall championship is still led by BMW rider
Benjamin Colliaux (FR), who did not participate in Magny-Cours.
Florian Brunet-Lugardon improved to third.
Italian Superbike Championship in Mugello, Italy.
The second round of the 2016 Italian Superbike Championship (CIV)
took place in Mugello (IT) in the mountains in Tuscany last weekend.
It saw two podium results for the BMW S 1000 RR. In race one Matteo
Ferrari (IT / DMR Racing) was second, while Lorenzo Lanzi (IT / TMF)
claimed third place on the rostrum. In the second race Lanzi was the
highest placed BMW rider in fourth, while Ferrari crossed the line in
sixth. Alessandro Polita (IT / Tutapista) came home in sixth and
seventh respectively.
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.
Status: 6th July 2016
16. Michael Dunlop (GB/BMW RRC/153.35), 17. Florian Brunet-Lugardon
(FR/FR EU/147.69), 18. Jordi Torres (ES/WorldSBK/133.60), 19. Martin
Choy (BG/AARR SBK/123.60), 20. Joshua Elliott (GB/BSB STK/118.36), 21.
Sébastien Le Grelle (BE/IRRC/117.09), 22. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA
SBK/116.57), 23. Michael Rutter (GB/BMW RRC/112.60), 24. Michel
Amalric (FR/FR EU/110.77), 25. Didier Grams (DE/IRRC/109.00), 26.
Mathieu Gines (FR/IDM SBK/104.73), 27. Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR
EU/99.69), 28. Santiago Barragán (ES/CEV/99.49), 29. Ben Young
(GB/CSBK/97.50), 30. Hernani Teixeira (FR/FR EU/96.00), 31. Marco
Nekvasil (AT/IDM STK/94.00), 32. Matteo Ferrari (IT/CIV/92.00), 33.
Martin Tritscher (AT/AARR STK/90.00), 34. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA/BSB
STK/88.00), 35. Christian Iddon (GB/BSB SBK/87.20), 36. Richard Cooper
(GB/BSB SBK/86.49), 37. Miloš Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/85.20), 38. Mike
Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/84.30), 39. Markus Reiterberger
(DE/WorldSBK/80.00), 40. Madjid Idres (FR/FR EU/77.54), 41. Michael
Leon (CA/CSBK/77.25), 42. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/72.00), 43. Lee
Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/71.00), 44. Jan Bühn (DE/IDM STK/69.54), 45.
Julien Brun (FR/FR EU/69.38), 46. Luca Vitali (IT/STK1000/69.25), 47.
David Bouvier (FR/FR EU/68.96), 48. Joshua Brookes
(AU/WorldSBK/68.80), 49. Steve Rapp (US/AMA SBK/64.53), 50. Bertrand
Boyer (FR/FR EU/64.00), 51. Camille Hedelin (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 51.
Clive Rambure (FR/EWC SBK/54.53), 53. Marek Hartl (CZ/AARR STK/54.40),
54. Alastair Seeley (GB/BMW RRC/51.90), 55. Roberto Blazquez
(ES/CEV/50.00), 55. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/50.00), 57.
Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/49.67), 58. Jeremy Cook (US/AMA STK/49.33), 59.
Denni Schiavoni (IT/CIV/47.20), 60. Karel Abraham (CZ/WorldSBK/44.10),
61. Petr Bičiště (CZ/IRRC/43.64), 62. Garrick Vlok (ZA/RSA SBK/42.57),
63. Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/41.20), 64. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB
SBK/36.80), 65. Sam West (GB/BMW RRC/34.20), 66. Yuta Kodama
(JP/MFJ/33.67), 67. David Datzer (DE/IRRC/32.73), 68. Leon Jeacock
(GB/BSB STK/32.00), 69. Colin Butler (CA/MSC SBK/32.00), 69. Manu
Dagault (FR/FR EU/32.00), 71. Ronald Slamet (ZA/RSA SBK/31.14), 72.
Davo Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/29.80), 73. Nicolas Senechal (FR/EWC
SBK/29.77), 74. Alex Olsen (GB/BSB STK/29.09), 75. Eric Vionnet
(CH/STK1000/28.75), 76. Rob McNealy (GB/BSB STK/27.64), 77. Maxime
Bonnot (FR/FSBK SBK/27.08), 78. Rene Skalicky (CZ/AARR STK/26.60), 79.
Michal Bidas (CZ/AARR STK/26.00), 80. Dominique Platet (FR/EWC
SBK/24.77), 81. Léon Benichou (FR/FR EU/24.31), 82. Ricky Lee Weare
(ZA/RSA SBK/23.43), 83. Lim Ho Gon (KR/MFJ/23.00), 83. Shinya Takeishi
(JP/MFJ/23.00), 84. Michal Šembera (CZ/AARR SBK/22.00), 86. Chrissy
Rouse (GB/BSB STK/20.18), 87. Adrián Bonastre (ES/CEV/19.00), 88.
Justin Gillesen (ZA/RSA SBK/18.86), 89. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR
STK/18.40), 90. Marc Neumann (DE/IDM STK/18.31), 91. Barry Teasdale
(GB/BSB STK/17.45), 92. Gauthier Duwelz (BE/STK1000/17.25), 93. Arnaud
Friedrich (DE/IDM STK/16.77), 94. Janez Prosenik (SI/EWC SBK/15.65),
95. Etienne Nelson (ZA/RSA SBK/15.43), 96. Howie Mainwaring Smart
(GB/BSB SBK/15.20), 97. Martin Jessopp (GB/BMW RRC/14.00), 98. Dominic
Herbertson (GB/BMW RRC/13.80), 99. Evert Stoffberg (ZA/RSA SBK/13.14),
100. Pedro Rodriguez (ES/CEV/12.60), 101. Matthieu Lussiana
(FR/WorldSBK/12.20), 102. Dominic Chang (SG/MSC STK/11.20), 103. Björn
Stuppi (DE/IDM STK/9.54), 104. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR SBK/7.60),
105. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/7.50), 106. Pierre Bezuidenhout
(ZA/RSA SBK/6.57), 107. Thomas Toffel (CH/STK1000/5.75), 108. Pascal
Meslet (FR/FR EU/4.92), 109. Valter Patronen (FI/CEV/4.80), 110. Matej
Smrz (BSB SBK/ 4.60), 111. John Krieger (ZA/RSA SBK/4.57), 112. Jakub
Smrz (CZ/BSB SBK/4.00), 113. Eric Dagault (FR/FR EU/3.69), 114.
Heinrich Rheeder (ZA/RSA SBK/3.29), 115. Michal Filla (CZ/IDM
STK/2.31), 116. Derek McGee (IE/BMW RRC/1.60), 117. Elwyn Steenkamp
(ZA/RSA SBK/1.14), 118. Daniel Cooper (GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 118.
Christophe Costes (FR/FR EU/0.00), 118. Stefan Dolipski (DE/AMA
STK/0.00), 118. Ryan Farquhar (GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 118. Ben Godfrey
(GB/BSB STK/0.00), 118. Marcel Irnie (CA/CSBK/0.00), 118. Adam
Jenkinson (GB/BSB STK/0.00), 118. Aaron League (US/BSB STK/0.00), 118.
Ales Nechvatal (CZ/IRRC/0.00), 118. Joan Sardanyons (ES/CEV/0.00),
118. Tomas Svitok (SK/AARR STK/0.00), 118. Jacques van Wyngaardt (ZA/RSASBK/0.00)