After eight rounds and 16 races, the 2012 season of the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) drew to a close last weekend with the finale in Hockenheim, Germany. It was a season in which the BMW S1000RR riders in the competitive IDM Superbike class were in a league of their own finishing with two titles…
BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent is second overall in the 2012 Endurance World Championship after claiming third in Le Mans. BMW Motorrad had a successful outing at the “24 Heures Moto” at Le Mans, France this weekend with BMW S1000RRs finishing on the podium in three different categories. In the 24 hour race marking the…
The rider line-up for the new BMW Motorrad team to race in the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship takes shape. Chaz Davies (GBR) will ride a factory BMW S1000RR next season becoming the new teammate of Marco Melandri (ITA). The 25-year-old Welshman is the reigning World Supersport Champion and is competing in his debut year…
At its home round at the Nürburgring in Germany, Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport experienced the tough side of racing. Factory riders Marco Melandri (ITA) and Leon Haslam (GBR) had top positions in reach once more but lady luck was against them. Marco crashed in both races. Leon, who is still suffering a lot of pain…
Landspeed racer Andy Sills claimed another world record aboard a 2012 BMW S1000RR at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City, Utah on August 29. During the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials, Sills recorded a flying mile two-way average speed of 204.784 mph which sets a new FIM record in the Partially Streamlined…
The treacherous sand track of Lierop, Holland played host to the third to last GP of a long 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship season. Saturday’s qualifying saw Alessandro Lupino take 15th place marking his best qualifying time so far. He was followed by Ivo Monticelli, both on the new Husqvarna TC250R. Nick Triest was out…
Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing team rider Juha Salminen continued his battle for the 2012 Enduro 2 World Championship title at his home round of the series. The GP of Finland, held in Heinola, saw the eight-time EWC champion collect two hard fought third place results. Looking to close the gap on E2 class…
Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing riders Juha Salminen and Alex Salvini enjoyed podium success at the sixth round of the Enduro World Championship, the GP of Sweden. Salminen won the Enduro 2 class on day one before again finishing on the podium on day two in second. Salvini, who had a day to forget…
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport has reason to celebrate again: at the first-ever Russian round of the FIM Superbike World Championship, factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) took the lead in the Rider’s Classification by winning race two and finishing second in race one. It’s another milestone, as Marco is the first BMW rider to top this…
In addition to the ‘8 Hours of Oschersleben’ Endurance World Championship round last weekend, the German circuit also hosted two races of the 2012 FIM Sidecar World Championship. As part of the Speedweek Oschersleben program, Jörg Steinhausen and Grégory Cluze celebrated their best race results so far in the S1000RR-powered outfit, with a win and…