Successful IDM weekend for BMW Motorrad riders at Schleiz.

The BMW Motorrad HP RaceSupport-backed teams enjoy continued success

 – Markus Reiterberger takes the lead in the overall rankings.


BMW Motorrad continues its winning ways in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). Last weekend saw the fifth round of the 2013 season at “Schleizer Dreieck” in Germany. It was another successful outing for the BMW teams and riders who count on the support of the specialists from BMW Motorrad HP RaceSupport. In the fiercely competitive IDM Superbike category, they celebrated another victory and podium positions.

 
The man of the day was young German Markus Reiterberger from the VanZon Remeha BMW Team. The 19-year-old, who is contesting his first full season in the series, won the first of Sunday’s races with his BMW S 1000 RR, celebrating his second victory of the season. In race two, he finished second behind Michael Ranseder (AUT / Honda).


With these successes, Reiterberger took the lead in the overall Riders’ classification. Due to his strong performances this season, the VanZon Remeha BMW Team have decided to organise a wildcard entry for Reiterberger at the German round of the FIM Superbike World Championship (30th August to 1st September) at the Nürburgring. There, the team will be cooperating with BMW Motorrad HP RaceSupport, like in the IDM.
 

In race one at Schleiz, Reiterberger was joined on the podium by his team-mate Erwan Nigon (FRA), who finished third. Arie Vos (NED / VanZon alpha Technik BMW by Herpigny) crossed the line on his RR in fifth, directly followed by Stefan Nebel (GER), who races a brand new BMW HP4 entered by the Wilbers BMW Racing Team this season.


The bike is equipped with the innovative electronic damping control DDC. In race two, five BMW riders crossed the line inside the top 10. Reiterberger claimed second on the podium, Nigon finished sixth, directly followed by Vos and his team-mate Bastien Mackels (BEL), who currently heads the rankings in the Superstock class. Lucy Glöckner (GER) claimed ninth place in both races with the second HP4 of the Wilbers-Team.
 

In the overall standings of the Superbike category, the three top spots are occupied by BMW riders. Reiterberger is the new leader with 174 points. Nigon follows in second place with 148 points. The previous leader, Damian Cudlin (AUS / RAC Racing), started at Schleiz despite a fractured tibia but collected no points. He now lies in third with 133 points. In the Manufacturers’ classification, BMW leads with 396 points and has an advantage of 172 points to their closest rival.

 
“It was again a great weekend for the BMW teams and riders in the IDM Superbike," commented Berthold Hauser, General Manager BMW Motorrad HP RaceSupport. “Congratulations to Markus ‘Reiti’ Reiterberger for finishing first and second and taking the lead in the overall rankings.


Congratulations also to all the other BMW riders and teams, who enjoy successes at every race weekend, be it with the RR or with the new HP4. But our work never stands still. Our specialists keep working closely together with the teams in order to reach our common goal, which is to defend both the riders’ and the manufacturers’ titles in the IDM Superbike.


It also was a great weekend at Silverstone, where we were on site with the BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK Team. Sylvain Barrier set a brilliant new lap record in the qualifying of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup and then won both races with his BMW HP4, securing his fourth and fifth victory of the season and we extended the lead in both rankings. We are happy that we play our part in these successes.”

 

Danilo Coglianese-