BMW riders Dunlop and Hutchinson win on the Isle of Man – Successful outings for the BMW S 1000 RR also in the Superbike IDM and the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship.

Munich (DE), 8th June 2016. The 2016 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy has
begun, and in the 1000cc categories the BMW S 1000 RR is the dominant
bike. BMW road racers Michael Dunlop (GB) and Ian Hutchinson (GB) have
won the two first races held in this category – both setting new
records. There was also more success for the BMW S 1000 RR in the
Superbike IDM / International German Championship (IDM) and in the
Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR) with wins and podiums in
these series.

 

 

2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy.

 

Raffaele De Rosa (IT / STK1000) continues to lead the 2016 BMW
Motorrad Race Trophy with 182.29 Race Trophy points, followed by
Benjamin Colliaux (FR / FR EU) with 170.19 points. New in third
position is Michal Prášek (CZ) with 170.00 points. He claimed a
double-win in the Superstock class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing
Championship (AARR STK) at the Pannanioring (HU) last weekend and
improved from 23rd to the top three of the Race Trophy (see full
standings below).

 

 

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.

 

The first two races of the 1000cc categories at the 2016 Isle of Man
Tourist Trophy have been held: the Superbike TT and the Superstock TT.
On both occasions, BMW S 1000 RR racers took dominant wins and set new
records. In Saturday’s Superbike TT, Michael Dunlop (GB) was
unbeatable on his Hawk Racing BMW S 1000 RR. He took the win with an
advantage of 19 seconds and clocked the fastest lap ever ridden on the
Isle of Man TT Course in 16:58.254 seconds with an average speed of
133.393 mph. Dunlop was the first rider in the history of the Isle of
Man TT to do a lap time below the 17-minute mark. The success for the
BMW S 1000 RR was completed by Ian Hutchinson (GB / Tyco BMW) who
secured second place on the podium. Three more RR riders finished in
the top ten: Michael Rutter (GB / Bathams SMT Racing) was sixth, Gary
Johnson (GB / Team Penz 13.com BMW Motorrad) ninth and Lee Johnston
(GB / East Coast Construction / Burdens) tenth.

 

The Superstock TT on Monday marked the next race for 1000cc machines.
This time, Hutchinson was clearly the fastest man on the circuit. He
won with an advantage of over 27 seconds and set a new Superstock lap
record with his Tyco BMW S 1000 RR – with an average speed of 133.098
mph. Rutter was fourth, while Gary Johnson claimed the best ever TT
result to date for Team Penz 13.com BMW Motorrad by finishing fifth.
David Johnson (AU / Ice Valley Four Anjels Racing) also rode into the
top ten and was ninth. The third and final 1000cc race, the
prestigious Senior TT, will be held on Friday.

 

The weekend, however, was overshadowed by tragic accidents. With
great disbelief and sadness, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has learned the
sad news of the death of Paul Shoesmith (GB), who lost his life in an
accident during the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. The 50-year old died
after a fall during the Supersport practice on Saturday evening, which
he contested on a 600cc bike. In the 1000cc categories, Superbike and
Superstock, Shoesmith took part in international road racing on a BMW.
He was also a participant in the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. BMW
Motorrad Motorsport’s would like to express its most sincere
condolences to his family and friends.

 

 

Superbike IDM / International German Championship at the
Lausitzring, Germany.

 

The third round of the 2016 Superbike IDM / International German
Championship (IDM) was held at the Lausitzring (DE) last weekend.
Mathieu Gines (FR) extended his championship lead: In the first race
on Saturday, the Van Zon-Remeha-BMW team RR rider finished second
overall and took the win in the Superbike class (IDM SBK). Gines also
set the fastest race lap. The second race on Sunday afternoon had to
be red-flagged after four laps due to a heavy thunderstorm with
torrential rain. It was not re-started and, due to the short distance
completed, no points were awarded.

 

 

Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship at the Pannoniaring, Hungary.

 

The Hungarian Pannoniaring hosted the second round of the 2016 Alpe
Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR). In the Superbike class (AARR
SBK) BMW racer Martin Choy (BG / BMW Motorrad CSEU) finished third on
the podium in both races. In the Superstock class (AARR STK) reigning
champion Michal Prášek (CZ / Rohac and Fejta motoracing Team)
celebrated a double win on his RR. In race one he was joined on the
podium by fellow BMW rider Martin Tritscher (AT) in third. In the
second race Marcin Walkowiak (PL / Team LRP Poland) secured second on
the podium. Walkowiak also set the fastest race laps on both occasions.

 

 

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series in
Elkhart Lake, USA

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The fifth round of the 2016 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road
Racing Series (AMA) was held at the iconic Road America circuit in
Elkhart Lake (US) last weekend. Steve Rapp (US / Scheibe Racing)
finished the two races in 14th and 11th respectively. Jeremy Cook (US
/ Dead Presidents Racing) crossed the line in 19th and 17th.

 

 

2016 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.

 

Status: 8th June 2016

 

 

16. Stefan Kerschbaumer (AT/EWC STK/100.95), 16. Dominik Vincon
(DE/EWC STK/100.95), 18. Santiago Barragán (ES/CEV/96.49), 19. Michael
Rutter (GB/BMW RRC/95.20), 20. Marco Nekvasil (AT/IDM STK/94.00), 21.
Michel Amalric (FR/FR EU/93.85), 22. Danilo Lewis (BR/BRSBK/92.22),
23. Lukáš Pešek (CZ/AARR SBK/92.00), 24. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA/BSB
STK/88.00), 25. Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR EU/87.96), 26. Hernani
Teixeira (FR/FR EU/81.54), 27. Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/80.80), 28.
Christian Iddon (GB/BSB SBK/77.80), 29. Cyril Brunet-Lugardon (FR/FR
EU/72.92), 30. Martin Tritscher (AT/AARR STK/69.60), 31. Jan Bühn
(DE/IDM STK/69.54), 32. Markus Reiterberger (DE/WorldSBK/69.00), 33.
Richard Cooper (GB/BSB SBK/68.20), 34. Bertrand Boyer (FR/FR
EU/64.00), 35. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/61.80), 36. Jordan Szoke
(CA/CSBK/61.25), 37. Joshua Brookes (AU/WorldSBK/60.20), 38. Madjid
Idres (FR/FR EU/56.92), 39. Lee Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/55.20), 40.
Alastair Seeley (GB/BMW RRC/52.97), 41. David Bouvier (FR/FR
EU/52.96), 42. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/50.00), 43. Miloš Cihak
(CZ/AARR SBK/48.80), 44. Steve Rapp (US/AMA STK/45.87), 45. Luca
Vitali (IT/STK1000/45.50), 46. Julien Brun (FR/FR EU/45.08), 47. Petr
Bičiště (CZ/IRRC/43.64), 48. Garrick Vlok (ZA/RSA SBK/42.57), 49.
Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/41.20), 49. Denni Schiavoni
(IT/CIV/41.20), 51. Karel Abraham (CZ/WorldSBK/40.30), 52. Matteo
Ferrari (IT/CIV/38.00), 53. Pekka Päivärinta/Kirsi Kainulainen
(FI/SWC/35.36), 54. David Datzer (DE/IRRC/32.73), 55. Colin Butler
(CA/MSC SBK/32.00), 55. Manu Dagault (FR/FR EU/32.00), 57. Jeremy Cook
(US/AMA STK/31.47), 58. Ronald Slamet (ZA/RSA SBK/31.14), 59. Lee
Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/30.60), 60. Sam West (GB/BMW RRC/29.60), 61. Alex
Olsen (GB/BSB STK/29.09), 62. Davo Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/26.80), 63.
Rene Skalicky (CZ/AARR STK/26.60), 64. Camille Hedelin (FR/EWC
SBK/26.26), 64. Clive Rambure (FR/EWC SBK/26.26), 64. Nicolas Senechal
(FR/EWC SBK/26.26), 67. Ben Young (GB/CSBK/26.00), 68. Michael Leon
(CA/CSBK/25.75), 69. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/23.50), 70. Ricky Lee Weare
(ZA/RSA SBK/23.43), 71. Leon Jeacock (GB/BSB STK/23.27), 72. Eric
Vionnet (CH/STK1000/23.00), 73. Michal Šembera (CZ/AARR SBK/22.00),
74. Rob McNealy (GB/BSB STK/20.36), 75. Maxime Bonnot (FR/FSBK
SBK/20.00), 76. Adrián Bonastre (ES/CEV/19.00), 77. Justin Gillesen
(ZA/RSA SBK/18.86), 78. Marc Neumann (DE/IDM STK/18.31), 79. Chrissy
Rouse (GB/BSB STK/17.45), 80. Michal Bidas (CZ/AARR STK/16.80), 80.
Paul Shoesmith † (GB/BMW RRC/16.80), 82. Yuta Kodama (JP/MFJ/15.50),
83. Etienne Nelson (ZA/RSA SBK/15.43), 84. Roberto Blazquez
(ES/CEV/13.80), 85. Janez Prosenik (SI/EWC SBK/13.62), 86. Léon
Benichou (FR/FR EU/13.54), 87. Evert Stoffberg (ZA/RSA SBK/13.14), 88.
Pedro Rodriguez (ES/CEV/12.60), 89. Matthieu Lussiana
(FR/WorldSBK/12.20), 90. Gauthier Duwelz (BE/STK1000/11.50), 90.
Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/11.50), 92. Dominic Chang (SG/MSC STK/11.20),
93. Björn Stuppi (DE/IDM STK/9.54), 94. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR
STK/9.20), 94. Dominic Herbertson (GB/BMW RRC/9.20), 96. Howie
Mainwaring Smart (GB/BSB SBK/8.80), 97. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR
SBK/7.60), 98. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/7.50), 99. Pierre
Bezuidenhout (ZA/RSA SBK/6.57), 100. Thomas Toffel (CH/STK1000/5.75),
101. Pascal Meslet (FR/FR EU/4.92), 102. Valter Patronen
(FI/CEV/4.80), 103. Matej Smrz (BSB SBK/ 4.60), 104. John Krieger
(ZA/RSA SBK/4.57), 105. Heinrich Rheeder (ZA/RSA SBK/3.29), 106. Jakub
Smrz (CZ/BSB SBK/3.20), 107. Dominique Platet (FR/FR EU/2.46), 108.
Eric Dagault (FR/FR EU/1.23), 109. Elwyn Steenkamp (ZA/RSA SBK/1.14),
110. Daniel Cooper (GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 110. Christophe Costes (FR/FR
EU/0.00), 110. Stefan Dolipski (DE/AMA STK/0.00), 110. Ryan Farquhar
(GB/BMW RRC/0.00), 110. Ben Godfrey (GB/BSB STK/0.00), 110. Mike
Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/0.00), 110. Joan Sardanyons
(ES/CEV/0.00), 110. Tomas Svitok (SK/AARR STK/0.00), 110. Jacques van
Wyngaardt (ZA/RSASBK/0.00)