Munich. The winner of the 2018 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is:
Danny Webb (GBR). The reigning International Road Racing
Championship (IRRC) champion picked up a total of 485 out of a
possible 500 Race Trophy points. This saw him clinch victory by a
hair’s breadth with a thrilling head-to-head race at the top. Michal
Filla (CZE) finished in second place with 483.02 points, less than
two points behind. Third place went to Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR).
BMW Motorrad Motorsport awarded a total prize fund of 100,000 euros
this year, which was divided among the 30 best-placed participants. On
top of this were bonuses in various categories, for example, for the
11 riders and teams that won the championship title in their series,
for the “Best BMW Rider in Class” or for the “Best Newcomer”. The BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy, which was launched in 2014, was held for the
fifth time this year. 139 riders from 19 different nations registered
for the Race Trophy this season. They competed for 85 teams in 25
different championship classes.
The BMW Motorrad Race Trophy rankings are calculated using a complex
system. A rider can attain a maximum of 500 points, regardless of how
many races are held in their respective championship. They consist of
race points for results in the races, as well as bonus points, for
example, for pole positions and winning the championship title.
Race Trophy winner Danny Webb dominated the International Road Racing
Championship on his Wepol Racing by Penz13 BMW S 1000 RR. The Brit
picked up the full number of championship points in each race and
secured the IRRC championship title at the penultimate round of the
season in August. This performance also made him one of the favourites
in the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. He ended up bagging 485 points in the
Race Trophy and securing the winner’s prize money of 15,000 euros.
Webb had a fierce rival, however, in Michal Filla of the Czech
Republic, who made an impression in the Alpe Adria Road Racing
Championship Superstock class (AARR STK). The BMW Sikora Motorsport
rider won the first nine of the twelve races of the season on his RR.
It was only in the tenth race that his winning streak came to an end,
but by then Filla had already secured the championship title. Filla
picked up 483.02 points in the Race Trophy – not even two points
behind Webb. He finished the head-to-head race in second place, with a
cash prize of 10,000 euros.
Third place in the 2018 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy also went to a
champion who picked up win after win in his championship, Ilya
Mikhalchik of the alpha Racing-Van-Zon-BMW team. The Ukrainian
celebrated winning the title in the International German Championship
(IDM). In the 14 races of the season, Mikhalchik topped the podium as
winner nine times. He picked up a total of 466.18 points in the BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy. He received a cash prize of 7,500 euros for
finishing third.
“Congratulations to the winner Danny Webb and all successful
participants of the 2018 Race Trophy,” said BMW Motorrad Motorsport
Director Marc Bongers. “We experienced another season packed with
thrilling races with victories and triumphs for BMW riders around the
world. We are proud of our customers’ successes and thank them for
representing the BMW Motorrad colours so impressively all over the
world. Once again, they were supported by our extensive network of BMW
Motorrad Motorsport experts. And with success, the riders involved in
the Race Trophy picked up 100 wins and a total of 383 podiums this
season – on the racetrack as well as at major international road
races, including the Isle of Man TT and the Macau Grand Prix. This
year they celebrated title wins in no fewer than 11 international and
national championships. What a result! We look forward to supporting
the privateer BMW racers around the world with our proven customer
racing programme once again in 2019 – and to further successes for the
BMW Motorrad Motorsport community.”
As part of the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy, the riders and teams that
win the title in their championship are rewarded additional bonuses of
2,500 euros for the team and 2,500 euros for the rider. The 11
champions of the 2018 season are:
- Markus Reiterberger (GER) – alpha Racing-Van Zon-BMW – FIM
Superstock 1000 European Championship (STK1000) - Danny Webb (GBR) – Wepol Racing by Penz13 – International Road
Racing Championship (IRRC) - Peter Hickman – Smiths Racing Team – BMW Combined Road Race
Challenge (BMW RRC) - Michal Filla (CZE) – BMW Sikora Motorsport – Alpe Adria Road
Racing Championship Superstock class (AARR STK) - Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) – alpha Racing-Van-Zon-BMW – International
German Championship (IDM) - Keith Farmer (GBR) – Tyco BMW Motorrad – British Superbike
Championship Superstock class (BSB STK) - Carmelo Morales (ESP) – Graphenano EasyRace SBK Team – Spanish
Championship (RFME CEV) - Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FRA) – Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise –
French European Bikes Championship (FR EU) - Federico D’Annunzio (ITA) – FDA Racing – Italian National Trophy
1000 (INT) - Jordan Szoke (CAN) – Mopar Express Lane BMW Superbike Team –
Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) - Amirul Hafig Azmi (MAS) – TOC HKMTOYO Racing Team – Malaysia
Superbike Championship Superstock class (MSC STK)
2018 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Final top 30*.
Pos.
Name (Nat.)
Race Series / Class
Points
1
Danny Webb
(GBR)
IRRC
485.00
2
Michal Filla
(CZE)
AARR STK
483.02
3
Ilya Mikhalchik
(UKR)
IDM
416.18
4
Carmelo Morales
(ESP)
RFME CEV
423.00
5
Markus Reiterberger
(GER)
STK1000
403.43
6
Kenny Foray
(FRA)
FSBK
401.92
7
Jordan Szoke
(CAN)
CSBK
396.00
8
Florian
Brunet-Lugardon (FRA)
FR
EU
394.92
9
Amirul Hafig Azmi
(MAS)
MSC STK
377.20
10
Keith Farmer
(GBR)
BSB STK
375.00
11
Bastien Mackels
(BEL)
IDM
369.69
12
Arnaud Friedrich
(GER)
AARR STK
326.61
13
Peter Hickman
(GBR)
BMW RRC
326.39
14
Ben Young
(CAN)
CSBK
324.00
15
Roberto Tamburini
(ITA)
STK1000
314.00
16
Didier Grams
(GER)
IRRC
306.18
17
Federico
D’Annunzio (ITA)
INT
301.00
18
Alex Barros
(BRA)
BRSBK
298.29
19
Jonathan Germany
(FRA)
FR EU
292.19
20
Karel Hanika
(CZE)
AARR SBK
288.73
21
Julian Puffe
(GER)
IDM
270.59
22
Marek Červený
(CZE)
IRRC
268.55
23
Luca Salvadori
(ITA)
INT
268.00
24
Sharulnizam Ramli
(MAS)
MSC STK
263.60
25
Erno Kostamo
(FIN)
IRRC
262.73
26
Travis Wyman
(USA)
MA STK
250.86
27
Luca Vitali
(ITA)
CIV
248.18
28
Danilo Lewis
(BRA)
BRSBK
232.00
29
Samuel Trépanier
(CAN)
CSBK
220.00
30
Michal Prášek
(CZE)
AARR STK
212.79
*The full rankings are listed online at:
http://www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com