Munich. Markus Reiterberger (GER) will be back in the saddle
of a BMW S 1000 RR again in 2020. The 25-year-old will race for the
Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team in next season’s Asia Road Racing
Championship (ARRC), where he will ride a Superstock version of the
new RR.
The Asia Road Racing Championship is growing in popularity around the
world, attracts big names from the international motorcycle racing
scene, and is the most important championship in Asia. This season, it
is holding race events in Asia and Australia. The team is one of the
most successful ones in the ARRC. In the 2019 season, they celebrated
the win of the Rider title with Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (MAS).
The Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team is a private customer team. BMW
Motorrad Motorsport will provide extensive support for Reiterberger’s
involvement in the 2020 ARRC season.
“We are delighted that Markus will still be part of the BMW Motorrad
Motorsport family,” said BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc
Bongers. “We are confident that he will be one of the top riders in
the Asia Road Racing Championship from the very first race. He is very
familiar with the BMW S 1000 RR and, in the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing
Team, he will be racing for one of the strongest teams in the series.
We at BMW Motorrad Motorsport will do our bit to make it a successful
season by offering technical support, among other things.”
“I am already excited about the Asia Road Racing Championship and am
looking forward to riding with the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team in the
coming season,” said Reiterberger. “This championship is getting
stronger all the time and is attracting more and more international
interest, including from manufacturers. The squad has shown this
season that it is one of the best teams in the series. I think we can
achieve a lot together in 2020. I have shown that I do well on the
Superstock versions of the RR, not least as Superstock European
champion. All the ingredients for a strong season are in place and I
am looking forward to getting started.”
“It is splendid to have Markus Reiterberger in the Onexox BMW TKKR
Racing Team for the 2020 season,” said Team Principal Bobie Farid. “He
brings with him a wealth of motor racing experience, and that can only
push the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team forward. It will be a marvellous
learning curve for the team to become more competitive and set a new
standard of performance in the Asian Road Racing Championship. The
Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team is keen to build on our strong performance
with Azlan Shah in 2019, and we obviously would like to continue
winning races and scoring podium finishes consistently. We will be
working hard with our partners to be competitive, and it will be about
building a winning mentality across all aspects of the Onexox BMW TKKR
Racing Team as well. We expect the on-track rivalry between the teams
to be relentless, but we believe the team will be at the sharper end
of the grid in the 2020 season.”