FSBK champion Mathieu Gines dominates finale at Albi – Podiums for the BMW racers in the French European Bikes Championship.
Mathieu Gines celebrates double win with his BMW S 1000 RR at the finale of the French Superbike Championship.
Team-mate Maxime Bonnot tops the season standings in the Superbike Challenger class.
Alexandre Leleu and Jonathan Germany on the podium in the FR EU.
The 2019 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is in full swing. This season, a total of 26 championship classes in 21 racing series all around the world count towards the Race Trophy ranking. Week after week BMW riders and teams do battle for victories, titles and Race Trophy points in these championships. ‘BMW Motorrad Motorsport News’ allows us to regularly summarise all the action for you in a compact and informative manner. This way, you are always up to speed.
French Superbike Championship: Another double win for champion Mathieu Gines.
The champion once again deployed all his skills at the finale of the French Superbike Championship (FSBK) at Albi (FRA). Mathieu Gines (FRA) had already secured the title at the penultimate race of the season at Carole (FRA), on his Tecmas Racing team BMW S 1000 RR, however, that was no reason for him to ease up at the finale. Gines claimed the pole positions, celebrated another double win and also recorded the fastest lap time in both races. The champion finished the season an impressive 94 points ahead of the second-placed rider in the championship. His team-mate Maxime Bonnot (FRA) finished eighth in both races. These placings corresponded to third and second in the Superbike Challenger class – helping Bonnot to top the season standings in this special class.
French European Bikes Championship: Podiums for the BMW S 1000 RR.
The 2019 season in the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU) also drew to a close at Albi (FRA). There were three podium finishes for the BMW S 1000 RR to round things off. Alexandre Leleu (FRA / Tecmas Racing Team) secured second place on the podium in race one, followed by Jonathan Germany (FRA / Team MDS) in third. In the second race, Leleu once again reached the podium. A total of seven BMW S 1000 RR riders crossed the finish line to claim a top-ten spot in race one, with another six in the second race. The best-placed BMW rider in the championship is Germany, who finished the season in second place overall.