Munich. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport famil
y claimed its third title of 2018
: Michal Filla (CZE) was crowned champion in the Superstock
class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR STK) with
races to spare. Filla won one race and finished runner-up in the
other at the Red Bull Ring (AUT). Karel Hanika (CZE) won two races
in the Superbike class (AARR SBK). Meanwhile, Ondrej Jezek (CZE),
Dominik Juda (CZE) and Arnaud Friedrich (GER) also claimed podium
finishes in the races at the Red Bull Ring.
Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship at the Red Bull Ring, Austria.
It was only a matter of time until Michal Filla (CZE) won the title
in the Superstock class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship
(AARR STK). The BMW Sikora Motorsport rider travelled to the
penultimate event of the season at the Red Bull Ring (AUT) with a
commanding lead.
Filla wrapped up the championship in the first of the two races on
Saturday, claiming his ninth victory in race nine of the season to
ensure he was crowned champion with races still to come. Second place
went to Dominik Juda (CZE) from the TME racing team.
The newly-crowned champion suffered his first defeat of the season in
race two on Sunday – although even that was a close-run thing. Filla
came home second, just 0.243 seconds behind winner Adrian Pasek (POL /
Yamaha). Arnaud Friedrich (GER / Team LRP Poland) joined them on the
podium in third place.
In the Superbike class (AARR SBK), the Mercury Racing Team was back
in action, having recently been forced to miss races due to the
schedule clash with the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC).
The team hit the ground running with Karel Hanika (CZE) winning both
races on his BMW S 1000 RR. His team-mate Ondrej Jezek (CZE) finished
third to claim a spot on the podium in race one, before coming home
fourth in race two.
MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship at Autopolis, Japan.
The MFJ Superbike All Japan Road Race Championship (MFJ) was at
Autopolis (JPN) at the weekend. BMW rider Tomoya Hoshino (JPN) from
the Tone RT Syncedge 4113 team finished 19th in the JSB1000 race.