Alex Barros makes successful racing comeback with a win and a podium finish on the BMW S 1000 RR in the SuperBike Series Brasil.

Munich (DE), 7th December 2016. The 2016 season racing
season drew to a close for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Community: the
SuperBike Series Brasil (BRSBK) and the Malaysia Superbike
Championship (MSC) were the last championships to hold their 2016
season finales last weekend. They saw more success for the BMW S 1000
RR riders. At the final round of the BRSBK in São Paulo (BR), Alex
Barros (BR) made a great racing comeback and claimed one win and a
second place. Danilo Lewis (BR) and Diego Pierluigi (AR) also stepped
onto the podium. The 2016 season in the Malaysia Superbike
Championship (MSC) drew to a close in Sepang (MY) with a podium finish
for Colin Butler (CA).

 

With the races in São Paulo and Sepang, the scoring period of the
2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy ended. The most successful participants
and the top placed riders in the Race Trophy standings will be
presented and awarded at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Season Finale
this coming Friday in Munich (DE).

 

 

SuperBike Series Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Two races were held at the ninth and final round of the SuperBike
Series Brasil (BRSBK) in São Paulo (BR) last weekend. The season
finale saw one more win and a total of four podium finishes for the
BMW S 1000 RR – and a prominent guest starter: Alex Barros (BR),
former MotoGP rider and long time record holder with 276 starts in the
motorcycle world championship. The team principal of the BMW Motorrad
Alex Barros Racing Team took the opportunity to race the RR himself at
São Paulo.

 

In race one, Barros was on the podium in second, followed by Danilo
Lewis (BR / TecFil Racing Team) in third. Regular BMW Motorrad Alex
Barros Racing Team rider Diego Pierluigi (AR) completed the BMW
success in fourth. In race two, Barros even bettered this result: he
took a sensational win and rode the fastest race lap. Pierluigi joined
him on the podium in third. Lewis experienced bad luck and had to
retire early. In the championship standings Lewis is the highest
placed BMW racer, finishing the season in second overall.

 

 

Malaysia Superbike Championship in Sepang, Malaysia.

 

Plenty of action was on offer at the season finale of the Malaysia
Superbike Championship (MSC) in Sepang (MY) at the weekend: in both
the Superbike (MSC SBK) and the Superstock (MSC STK) classes four
races were held. In the Superbike class, Colin Butler (CA / AP Racing)
wrapped up the season with another podium finish: he was third in the
fourth race, after being classified ninth, sixth and fourth in the
other encounters. In the overall standings, Butler ended the season in
third place.

 

In the Superstock class, Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY / BMW Malaysia)
claimed two top-five results, with fifth and fourth in races number
two and three.