BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Season-opener for BMW racers in the Spanish Superbike Championship.

Spanish Superbike Championship: Season-opener at Jerez de la Frontera.

The 2019 season of the Spanish Superbike Championship (ESBK) is up
and running. The first race of the year took place at Jerez de la
Frontera, Spain, at the weekend. Reigning champion, BMW racer Carmelo
Morales (ESP / BMW easyRace Team), scored valuable points on the
opening weekend, although he did not make it onto the podium. Morales
crossed the finish line in sixth place. Fellow BMW rider Marcos
Solorza (ARG / Castromaroto Racing) finished 16th.

 

MotoAmerica: BMW S 1000 RR in action at COTA.

Just one week after the Road Atlanta (USA) season-opener, the
MotoAmerica AMA Road Racing Series (MA SBK) Superbike class was back
in action for round two of the season. Two Superbike races were held
at the Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) at Austin (USA) as part of the
support programme for the Grand Prix weekend. The best-placed BMW
rider was Travis Wyman (USA / Weir Everywhere Racing), who usually
races in the Superstock class (MA STK) and was making his Superbike
debut. Wyman finished eleventh and ninth in the two races. “We are
learning a lot as a team. As a rider, I am making great progress in
understanding how to push the BMW S 1000 RR to the very limit,” said Wyman.

 

SuperBike Brasil: Lewis top BMW rider at Interlagos.

In SuperBike Brasil (BR SBK), Interlagos (BRA) hosted race two of the
2019 season at the weekend. The best-placed BMW S 1000 RR rider was
Danilo Lewis (BRA) from the Tecfil Havoline Racing team in fourth
place. He was followed over the line by Rodrigo Dazzi (BRA / ELLO
Racing) in fifth. Alex Barros (BRA), who finished on the podium with
the Alex Barros Racing RR at the season-opener, qualified second to
secure a place on the front row of the grid. Barros went on to finish
tenth in the race.