BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Mathieu Gines wins the title in the French Superbike Championship.

French Superbike Championship: Mathieu Gines is champion.

The next 2019 champion from the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family has
been decided. This weekend saw Mathieu Gines (FRA / Tecmas Racing
Team) celebrate winning the French Superbike Championship (FSBK) title
before the end of the season. The series headed to Carole (FRA) for
the penultimate round of the season. Gines took his fifth win of the
season with his BMW S 1000 RR in the first of the two races on Sunday
and went on to clinch the title with second place in race two. With
252 points to his name and a lead of 68 points, he is out of reach
going into the final round at Albi (FRA / 13th to
15th September).

 

Gines’ team-mate Kenny Foray (FRA) finished third on the podium in
the first of two races, he took the win in the second race. Foray, who
has not contested every race this season, is currently second in the
championship standings, with 184 points to his name. Maxime Bonnot,
also from the Tecmas Racing team, finished the two races at  Carole in
eighth and sixth places (first place and second place in the Superbike
Challenger classification).

 

Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship: One-two
result for BMW racers at Grobnik.

The Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship (AA) headed to
Grobnik in Croatia for the fifth round of the season, which saw BMW
racers celebrate a one-two result in the second of the two races.
Karel Hanika (CZE / Fany Gastro BMW Motorrad) finished on the top step
of the podium with his BMW S 1000 RR, and Nico Thöni (AUT /
Racing4fun) claimed second place. Hanika finished on the podium in
third place in race one, ahead of Thöni in fourth place. Ireneusz
Sikora (POL / BMW Sikora Motorsport) also claimed a top-ten spot,
finishing in seventh place in the second race.

 

FIM European Superstock 1000 Cup: Michal Filla wins at Grobnik.

Grobnik (CRO) also hosted the fifth round of the season in the new
FIM European Superstock 1000 Cup (EU STK). The BMW S 1000 RR enjoyed
victory when Michal Filla (CZE / BMW Sikora Motorsport) won the second
of the two races. In the first race, Filla finished in second place,
followed by Michal Prášek (CZE / Rohac-Fejta Moto Racing), who claimed
the third podium spot.

 

French European Bikes Championship: Second win of the season
for Jonathan Germany.

As part of the French Superbike Championship, the French European
Bikes Championship (FR EU) also held its sixth and penultimate race
weekend of the season at Carole (FRA). In race one, Jonathan Germany
(FRA / Team MDS) rode into second place with the fastest lap while
Alexandre Leleu (FRA / Tecmas Racing Team) finished third. In race two
it was Germany who celebrated – once again with the fastest lap – his
second win of the season. This time he was joined on the podium by
Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FRA / Gers Moto Vitesse Ordannaise) in third
place. In the first race, a total of seven BMW S 1000 RR riders
crossed the finish line in the top eight while in the second race it
was five.

 

MotoAmerica: BMW racers in action in Pittsburgh.

The MotoAmerica AMA Road Racing Series (MA) headed to Pittsburgh
(USA) at the weekend. In the two Superbike class (MA SBK) races, Jake
Gagne (USA / Scheibe Racing) finished in fourth and seventh places. In
the Superstock class (MA STK) race, Travis Wyman (USA / Weir
Everywhere Racing) crossed the finish line in fifth place.