It was a black Sunday for Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport at Portimão, Portugal. At the 13th and penultimate round of the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship, factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) crashed on the opening lap of race one. As he was lying on the tarmac, he was hit by the bike of Chaz Davies…
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…
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…
Bringing the latest in BMW news from around the globe, the Fall 2012 edition of BMW Motorcycle Magazine features new models, tech, events, gear, destinations and the best of custom machine inspirations. First, we introduce you to 2013’s updated F800GS and its sister, the newly named F700GS. These mid-class parallel twins join BMW’s popular enduro class…
In the battle for the 2012 title, BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent celebrated an important podium at the “8 Hours of Oschersleben” in Germany. Damian Cudlin (AUS), Sébastien Gimbert and Erwan Nigon (both FRA) rode a flawless race to finish second at BMW’s home round which marked the fourth and penultimate race of the 2012…