Munich (DE), 28th November 2015. The winner has been decided: Matthieu Lussiana (FR) has won the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. In the second season of this special customer racing project a total of 104 BMW racers from 22 different nations and six continents took part. They raced for 73 different teams in 24 individual championship classes. The best of them were given their awards at the 2015 BMW Motorrad Motorsport Season Finale in the Double Cone in the BMW Welt in Munich (DE) on Saturday. At this event, the international BMW Motorrad Motorsport family met up to bid farewell to the 2015 season.

One of the highlights of the evening was the tribute to the most successful participants in the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. The top 15 were recognised with trophies and a total prize purse of 100,000 Euros. Winner Lussiana received a winner’s cheque for 20,000 Euros. He collected his Race Trophy points in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP series (MT1GP), where he won his second title in a row on his BMW Motorrad Petronas Racing BMW S 1000 RR. In the nine races contested in the MT1GP during the scoring period of the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy (17th November 2014 to 22nd November 2015), Lussiana celebrated seven wins and two second places. Including the bonus points the riders received for title wins, pole positions etc., he picked up a total of 436.69 Race Trophy points.

“It is always a great satisfaction to win a championship title or a trophy, especially the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy with so many riders participating from all around the world,” said Lussiana, who sent a video message to Munich, as he is competing this weekend in the 2015 season finale of the MT1GP in Curitiba (BR). “It was really exciting because the rankings were changing with every race weekend throughout the season. So the suspense was there until the very last race, and I tried my best to collect the maximum number of points to win that trophy. Since November last year I have won seven races and finished second twice, so I think I found the right way to be fast, consistent and in perfect harmony with my bike. This season, I claimed my second title in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP championship with BMW. I raced the new BMW S 1000 RR model and it was incredible - the frame, the electronics, the engine. And then my team and I did a great job setting the bike up for the different requirements of the every single race track. I am very proud to have represented the BMW brand in Brazil.”

Second place went to Jordan Szoke (CA), the 2015 champion in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK), with 429.67 points. Third was Roland Resch (AT), the 2015 champion in the Superbike class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR SBK), with 414.73 points (see full final rankings below).

“We can look back on a great second season for the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy,” said Heiner Faust, BMW Motorrad Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing. “The number of over 100 participants is impressive and shows how this project is appreciated among the BMW racers around the globe. The fact that our top three finishers race in championships on three different continents, and that the top 15 riders come from 11 different countries and ten racing series, is undoubtedly the proof that the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy really is a global success model. But it is not only that that makes us proud. In 2015, our BMW Motorrad Motorsport customers have continued their streak of success on the race tracks all around the world.”

“With their achievements, our BMW privateers helped to consolidate the outstanding position of BMW Motorrad in national and international racing, and demonstrated that our BMW S 1000 RR is one of the most competitive Superbikes on the circuits all around the globe,” Faust continued. “We want to thank our privateer riders and teams for all their efforts, and want to take the opportunity tonight to celebrate their successes together with them. It is great to see the large international BMW Motorrad Motorsport family coming together here in Munich. Over the last years we have continuously strengthened the relationships with our teams and riders on all continents. The result is a unique community, which will continue to grow further in the future. Our customers are our racing family. For that reason, it is very important for us to support them as best we can with our specialists at BMW Motorrad Motorsport, to offer them highly competitive material and innovative solutions. In the 2015 season the network of BMW Motorrad Motorsport experts worked with more than 160 customer teams world-wide. We will continue in the direction we successfully took with our long-term strategy and our commitment to motorsport. Racing has always played an important role in the history of BMW Motorrad and it will do so in the future.”

To appreciate the achievements of the BMW privateers, a special bonus has been awarded within the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy to championship winning riders and teams for the first time this year. Every rider who won the title in his individual racing series received prize money of 2,500 Euros, while his team was rewarded with 7,500 Euros. Six BMW racers and teams were handed this title bonus at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Season Finale in Munich. Eeki Kuparinen (FI) and his Motomarket Racing team won the privateer class of the FIM CEV Superbike European Championship (CEV AM). In the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship two titles went to BMW racers and teams: Roland Resch (AT) and his reitwagen-racing-team won the title in the Superbike class (AARR SBK), while Michal Prášek (CZ) and the Rohac and Fejta motoracing team were crowned champions in the Superstock class (AARR STK). Markus Reiterberger (DE) and Van Zon-Remeha-BMW celebrated their second title-win in the Superbike class of the International German Championship SUPERBIKE*IDM (IDM SBK) this year. Jordan Szoke (CA) is the champion in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) together with his Mopar Express Lane BMW Superbike Team and Matthieu Lussiana (FR) and BMW Motorrad Petronas Racing successfully defended their title in the Moto 1000 GP series in Brazil.

Details of the 2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy will be published at a later stage.

2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Final standings.
In 2015 the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy comprised a total of 19 international and national championships. Points were awarded for 33 different championship classes. Participants in the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy could compete in multiple championships. The points scored in the different championships were calculated separately for each individual race series. The standings only include points from the race series in which the participant has scored the most Race Trophy points. You can find all the information on the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy online at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport website:

www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com
 

Status: 28th November 2015

16. Michel Amalric (FR/FR EU/226.77), 17. Lukáš Pešek (CZ/AARR SBK/224.85), 18. Lee Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/223.78), 19. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/212.86), 20. Emeric Jonchière (FR/FSBK STK/207.64), 21. Marco Nekvasil (AT/EWC STK/203.00), 22. Iván Silva (ES/CEV PR/191.20), 23. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/183.14), 24. Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/178.91), 25. Tommy Bridewell (GB/BSB SBK/178.57), 26. Janez Prosenik (SI/AARR SBK/178.55), 27. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA SBK GP/175.64), 28. Uwe Gürck/Manfred Wechselberger (DE/AT/SWC/170.27), 29. Madjid Idres (FR/FR EU/168.92), 30. Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/165.70), 31. Dominik Vincon (DE/IDM STK/163.71), 32. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/162.93), 33. Krasen Kanchev (BG/AARR STK/162.89), 34. Florian Drouin (FR/FR EU/157.69), 35. Matěj Smrz (CZ/IDM SBK/155.62), 36. Alessio Corradi (IT/CIV/137.20), 37. Fabrizio Perotti (IT/CIV/136.40), 38. Bastien Mackels (BE/EWC SBK/130.00), 39. William Dunlop (GB/BMW RRC/126.67), 40. Marek Szkopek (PL/AARR STK/126.56), 41. Lucy Glöckner (DE/IDM STK/120.00), 42. Pedro Vallcaneras (ES/EWC SBK/114.00), 43. Nicholas Kershaw (ZA/RSA SBK GP/110.97), 44. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/108.48), 45. Michael Rutter (GB/BMW RRC/105.33), 45. Bartlomiej Wiczynski (PL/AARR STK/105.33), 47. Michael Leon (CA/CSBK PR/100.00), 48. David Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/99.56), 49. Léon Benichou (FR/FR EU/98.77), 50. Miloš Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/96.00), 51. Hayato Takada (JP/EWC STK/94.00), 52. Guy Martin (GB/BMW RRC/83.33), 53. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/84.00), 54. Nicolas Pouhair (FR/FSBK SBK/82.67), 55. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR STK/81.22), 56. Barry Burrell (GB/EWC STK/81.00), 56. Gary Mason (GB/EWC STK/81.00), 58. Marco Marcheluzzo (IT/CIV/79.20), 59. Dominic Usher (GB/BSB STK/78.55), 60. Ryuichi Kiyonari (JP/BSB SBK/77.10), 61. Ireneusz Sikora (PL/AARR SBK/77.09), 62. Billy McConnell (AU/BSB SBK/76.19), 63. Marc Neumann (DE/IDM STK/73.71), 64. Denni Schiavoni (IT/CIV/73.60), 65. Gareth Jones (AU/EWC SBK/70.00), 66. Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/64.00), 67. Marco Muzio (IT/CIV/60.80), 68. Luca Oppedisano (IT/CIV/58.40), 69. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/58.00), 69. Stephen Mercer (GB/EWC STK/58.00), 71. Wojciech Wrobel (PL/AARR STK/56.00), 72. Sebastián Porto (AR/MT1GP STK GP/51.56), 73. Yuuta Kodama (JP/MFJ/48.00), 74. Koji Teramoto (JP/MFJ/46.00), 75. Stefan Cappella (GB/EWC STK/44.00), 76. Wolfgang Gammer (AT/AARR SBK/43.64), 77. Marcel Irnie (CA/AMA STK/41.42), 78. Johannes Hoffmann (DE/IDM STK/40.86), 79. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR SBK/40.18), 80. Laurent Aymonin (FR/FR EU/39.38), 81. Thomas Hainthaler (DE/IDM STK/36.00), 82. Camille Hedelin (FR/EWC SBK/33.00), 83. Martin Jessopp (GB/BSB SBK/32.76), 84. Emilien Jaillet (FR/FSBK STK/32.15), 85. Mika Höglund (FI/CEV AM/31.20), 86. Jeremy Cook (US/AMA STK/27.33), 87. Johannes Kanzler (DE/IDM STK/21.43), 88. Jean Foray (FR/FR EU/19.85), 89. Mike Wohner (AT/AARR SBK/18.91), 90. Eric Vionnet (CH/STK1000/18.00), 91. Richard Balcar (CZ/AARR SBK/16.00), 91. Mark Albrecht (DE/IDM STK/16.00), 91. Pawel Gorka (PL/AARR SBK/16.00), 91. Fabio Marchionni (IT/STK1000/16.00), 95. Luca Conforti (IT/CIV/12.80), 96. Sandra Stammova (SI/RSA SBK GP/10.00), 97. Chris Schmid (DE/IDM STK/9.14), 98. Bartlomiej Lewandowski (PL/AARR SBK/8.73), 99. Stefan Dolipski (DE/AMA STK/6.00), 100. Michael Truchot (FR/FR EU/3.69), 101. Maria Costello (GB/BMW RRC/3.56), 102. Noriyuki Tsujimoto (JP/MFJ/2.00), 103. Tatsuya Noda (JP/EWC SBK/0.00), 103. Mohamad Syahnas Shahidan (MY/MSC SBK/0.00)

Munich, 22nd April 2015. One of the first highlights of the year for BMW Motorrad Motorsport was held last weekend in France: the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. At the “Circuit de la Sarthe”, the new BMW S 1000 RR had a successful debut at this endurance classic. In addition, privateer BMW Motorrad riders have been in action in championships all around the globe this weekend. They were on track in several European countries, the US and Japan. With their results, the participants of the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy also collected important points for the Race Trophy rankings (see current standings at the bottom).

FIM Endurance World Championship: 24 Hours of Le Mans, France.
This is without any doubt one of the toughest challenges for man and machine: the “24 Heures Moto”, the legendary 24-hour race at Le Mans (FR). Last weekend, the “Circuit de la Sarthe” hosted the 38th running of the endurance classic as the season opener of the 2015 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC). For the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community, it brought several successful firsts. It was the Le Mans debut for the new BMW S 1000 RR, which was entered by BMW Motorrad France Team Penz13.com with the support of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport engineers. For team principal Rico Penzkofer’s (DE) squad it was a debut, too. After successfully competing in the Superstock category of the EWC over the past years, Penz13.com now represents the colours of BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad France in the highest Superbike class, with Le Mans being its first race in the new category. The team is collaborating in its EWC campaign with the squad of Van-Zon Remeha BMW around Werner Daemen (BE), which is well known from the Superbike*IDM / International German Championship (IDM).

The team and its riders, Markus Reiterberger (DE), Pedro Vallcaneras (ES) and Gareth Jones (AU), who stood in for the injured Bastien Mackels (BE), bravely mastered all challenges presented by the 24 hours. In qualifying, they secured P5 on the grid for the new #13 RR. Despite some setbacks at the beginning, which can even happen to established teams at any time, the trio fought its way back towards the front. Even in the final stages of the race they kept an impressively fast pace. After the long 24 hours, Reiterberger powered the RR over the finish line in a strong seventh overall and fifth in the class.

In 2015, Penz13.com is also still involved in the Superstock class, joining forces with Völpker NRT48 in the Völpker NRT48 & Penz13 by Schubert Motors team. Riders Marco Nekvasil (AT), Steve Mercer (GB) and Hayato Takada (JP) brought the #48 BMW S 1000 RR safely through the 24 hours as well. Eighteen-year old Nekvasil, who was the youngest rider in the entire field, had the honour to do the final stint. He took the chequered flag in 17th overall and seventh in the Superstock class. Another first at Le Mans was the participation of the British BMW team, Prime Factors Racing. The 2014 British endurance champions are competing in their debut season in the Superstock class of the EWC. Riders Stefan Cappella (GB), Gary Mason (GB) and Barry Burrell (GB) finished 20th overall and ninth in class.

FIM World Superbike Championship in Assen, the Netherlands.
Only one week after the Spanish round at “Motorland Aragón”, the engineers from BMW Motorrad Motorsport have been on duty again at the famous “TT Circuit” in Assen (NL) for the fourth round of the 2015 FIM World Superbike Championship (WSBK). After the promising performance in Spain, the BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team and Ayrton Badovini (IT) had high hopes to further improve. In fact, they had reason to be satisfied with the first sessions on Friday and Saturday. From Superpole on they were, however, unable to show the real potential of the BMW S 1000 RR. Badovini started to suffer from severe pain in his left arm, caused by an inflammation. This pain limited his ability to ride on this physically very demanding track. The Italian qualified 14th for the two races. On Sunday, Badovini tried everything to defy the pain. In race one, he improved up to eighth place, but the pain became worse, forcing him to return to the pits and retire. In race two, he attacked again and finished in 12th despite his painful arm. In doing so, he collected a further four championship points. Gabor Rizmayer (HU) from BMW Racing Team Toth finished both races in 18th. His team-mate Imre Toth (HU) retired in both races.

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in Assen, the Netherlands.
Assen also hosted the second round of the 2015 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup (STK1000). The season opener at “Motorland Aragón” had seen a triumphant win by Roberto Tamburini (IT) on his BMW S 1000 RR. At Assen, the Team MotoxRacing rider, however, suffered some bad luck in a turbulent race. He started third from the front row of the grid, but was involved in a crash which caused a red flag. Despite every effort, Tamburini did not make it to the grid for the re-start and was forced to watch the shortened nine-lap-race as a spectator. Fabio Marchionni (IT) crossed the finish line in 18th on the RR fielded by TR. Corse. Federico D’Annunzio (IT / FDA Racing Team) unfortunately also suffered a bad crash during the race. Eric Vionnet (CH / Team Motos Vionnet) fell during Saturday’s qualifying and did not take part in Sunday’s warm-up and race.

FIM Sidecar World Championship in Le Mans, France.
Back-to-back races also in the FIM Sidecar World Championship (SWC): One week after the 2015 season opener in Donington (GB), the world’s best sidecar crews met at Le Mans in France last weekend. And the Finnish BMW duo of Pekka Päivärinta / Kirsi Kainulainen (44-Racing) left France as the new overall leaders of the world championship rankings. In the Le Mans race, they finished second on the podium for the second time in a row. Uwe Gürck (DE) and Manfred Wechselberger (AT) of Polizei Sport Verein Wels claimed fourth in the fiercely fought race, while Mike Roscher (DE) and Anna Burkard (CH) finished sixth on their Roscher-Burkhard-Penz13 machine.

British Superbike Championship in Brands Hatch, Great Britain.
The “Indy Circuit” of Brands Hatch (GB) hosted the second round of the 2015 British Superbike Championship. The fans of this well-known championship were once more entertained with two exciting races. Riuychi Kiyonari (JP) finished fourth on his Buildbase BMW S 1000 RR on both occasions. With these results, he improved to fourth overall in the championship standings. In race one, Billy McConnell (AU / Smiths Racing BMW) and Michael Laverty (GB / Tyco BMW) finished ninth and 13th respectively to also collect championship points. In race two, Laverty’s team-mate Tommy Bridewell (GB) crossed the line in sixth, while McDonnell was ninth again. Peter Hickman (GB / RAF Reserves BMW) also finished in the points, coming home in 14th.

In the Superstock class of the BSB, Hudson Kennaugh (ZA / TrikMoto BMW) finished third on the podium. Tyco BMW rider Alastair Seeley (GB) crossed the line in fifth and set the fastest lap of the race. Luke Quigley (GB / Formwise Washrooms / Bathams) was seventh, while Dominic Usher (GB) collected the final point, finishing 15th on his DU Racing BMW, directly in front of Rob McNealy (GB / McNealy Brown Ltd.).

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Superbike Championship in Braselton, US.
One week after the season opener in Austin (US), the new MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Superbike Championship (AMA) held its second round at the iconic “Road Atlanta” circuit in Braselton, Georgia (US). The weather proved to be a real challenge for everyone on this occasion, with races delayed due to heavy rain and flooding. Privateer BMW Motorrad rider Marcel Irnie (CA) defied the bad conditions and finished the two heats of the Superstock 1000 class in tenth and ninth respectively.

MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship in Suzuka, Japan.
Last weekend, the Superbike season also started in Japan. The first round of the 2015 MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship (MFJ) was held at Suzuka. BMW Motorrad Motorsport is well represented in this championship with no less than six BMW S 1000 RRs competing in the fiercely fought JSB 1000 class. The best placed BWM rider in the first race of the season was Daisaku Sakai (JP / CONFIA Flex Motorrad 39) in 15th, directly followed by Kohji Teramoto (JP / Team Tras 135HP) in 16th.

2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.
In 2015, the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy comprises a total of 19 international and national championships. Registration is possible until 30th June 2015. Participants in the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy can once again compete in multiple championships in 2015. However, the points scored in the different championships are not added together, but are calculated separately for each individual race series. The current standings only include points from the race series in which the participant has scored the most Race Trophy points. You can find all the information on the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy, including the regulations and registration form, online at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport website:

www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com

Status: 22nd April 2015

16. Gary Mason (GB/EWC STK/24,00), 17. Tommy Bridewell (GB/BSB SBK/21,33), 18. Ryuichi Kiyonari (JP/BSB SBK/21,33), 19. Uwe Gürck/Manfred Wechselberger (DE/AT/SWC/20,80), 20. Peter Hickman (GB/BSB SBK/19,81), 21. Camille Hedelin (FR/FSBK STK/19,69), 22. Leon Benichou (FR/FR EU/16,00), 23. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/15,24), 24. Laurent Aymonin (FR/FR EU/13,54), 25. Nicolas Pouhair (FR/FSBK STK/12,31), 26. Jean Foray (FR/FR EU/9,85), 27. Emilien Jaillet (FR/FSBK STK/8,62), 28. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/6,10), 29. Fabio Marchionni (IT/STK1000/4,00), 30. Yuuta Kodama (JP/MFJ/2,00), 31. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/2,00), 32. Kohji Teramoto (JP/MFJ/2,00), 33. Noriyuki Tsujimoto (JP/MFJ/2,00), 34. Michael Truchot (FR/FR EU/1,23), 35. Pepin Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM SBK/0,00), 36. Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/0,00), 37. Milos Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/0,00), 38. Jeremy Cook (US/AMA STK/0,00), 39. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/0,00), 40. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR SBK/0,00), 41. Pawel Gorka (PL/AARR SBK/0,00), 33.), 42. Thomas Hainthaler (DE/IDM SBK/0,00), 43. Mika Höglund (FI/CEV AM/0,00), 44. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR SBK/0,00), 45. Eeki Kuparinen (FI/CEV AM/0,00), 46. Luca Oppedisano (IT/CIV/0,00), 47. Janez Prosenik (SI/AARR SBK/0,00), 48. Markus Reiterberger (DE/IDM SBK/0,00), 49. Chris Schmid (DE/IDM SBK/0,00), 50. Iván Silva (ES/CEV PR/0,00), 51. Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/0,00), 52. Dominik Vincon (DE/IDM STK/0,00).

Il Motorland Aragon, situato nei pressi di Alcaniz in Spagna, ospita in questo weekend il terzo round del Campionato Mondiale eni FIM Superbike.

Il BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team, che ha ritrovato Ayrton Badovini in sella alla BMW S 1000 RR, è sceso in pista questa mattina per iniziare il lavoro di messa a punto della moto necessario per adattarla alla pista spagnola.

Nella prima sessione di prove cronometrate di questa mattina Badovini è stato purtroppo vittima di una scivolata che non ha avuto conseguenze fisiche per il pilota italiano, ma che ha danneggiato la sua moto e non ha permesso ad Ayrton di rientrare in pista. Avendo percorso solo sei giri (il migliore dei quali in 1’56”717) il pilota del BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team ha chiuso al diciannovesimo posto.

Nella seconda sessione pomeridiana Badovini ha potuto percorrere un maggior numero di giri ed ha migliorato il setup della sua moto, tanto da abbassare di quasi quattro secondi il crono del mattino (1’52”922) e risalire la classifica sino al dodicesimo posto.

E’ stata una giornata positiva, nella quale il pilota e lo staff tecnico del team hanno potuto raccogliere molti dati importanti che consentiranno di migliorare ulteriormente il feeling con la nuova BMW S 1000 RR.

Ayrton Badovini: “Sono molto dispiaciuto per la scivolata di questa mattina, dovuta ad una gomma ancora fredda che mi ha tradito. Purtroppo la moto si è danneggiata molto ed abbiamo perso il turno. Finalmente nel pomeriggio ho potuto iniziare a lavorare con la mia squadra alla messa a punto della nostra S 1000 RR. Pur essendo solo all’inizio senza aver mai cercato il tempo sul giro, siamo a 1 secondo e 6 decimi dalla prima posizione e questo mi rende ottimista per il resto del weekend. Sono contento anche perché sento di aver ancora molto margine di miglioramento e penso che ci siano tutti i presupposti per toglierci delle soddisfazioni”.                         

Motorland Aragon – Spagna - Campionato Mondiale eni FIM Superbike

Classifica cumulativa delle prime due prove cronometrate : 1) Rea (Kawasaki) - 2) Sykes (Kawasaki) - 3) Davies (Ducati) – 4) Fores (Ducati) – 5) Haslam (Aprilia) – 6) Lowes (Suzuki) – 7) VD Mark (Honda) ………. 12) Badovini (BMW).

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