FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
For the current 2019/20 season, BMW Motorrad expanded its works projects with the BMW S 1000 RR to include the FIM Endurance World Championship. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team has immediately made a name for itself in this high-class world championship, finishing third to take its place on the podium in both the races held so far: the Bol d’Or in France and the 8 Hours of Sepang in Malaysia.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is a collaboration between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and Team MRP around Team Manager Werner Daemen. The Belgian was an active rider in the FIM EWC himself and is closely related to BMW since many years, also as team principle in the IDM. So with Team MRP, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has a competent partner with a wealth of racing experience, who is also very familiar with the RR. In addition, Dunlop is part of the project as tyre partner and supports with their expertise.
Kenny Foray
Date of birth: 2nd August 1984
Nationality: French
Residence: Olivet (FRA)
Kenny Foray has been part of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family for many years and is a real endurance expert. He has been contesting endurance races since 2008, and he won the FIM Endurance World Championship title in 2014. Since 2016, Foray has contested the FIM EWC with BMW teams – and also enjoys success with the BMW S 1000 RR in the French Superbike Championship (FSBK), in which he was crowned champion in 2017. Foray finished in second place in the FSBK championship standings in 2016 and 2018.
Career
3rd place French Superbike Championship – FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place French Superbike Championship – FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion French Superbike Championship – FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place French Superbike Championship
2nd place FIM Endurance World Championship
World Champion FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place FIM Endurance World Championship
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship
Ilya Mikhalchik
Date of birth: 17th August 1996
Nationality: Ukrainian
Residence: Kiev (UKR)
Ilya Mikhalchik claimed the championship title in the International German Championship (IDM) at the first time of asking in his maiden season for BMW in 2018 – riding for Werner Daemen’s team. In the current season, he successfully defended his title with races to spare and was crowned IDM champion for the second consecutive time at the penultimate round of the 2019 season. Mikhalchik made his debut in the FIM EWC in April of this year, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Career
Champion International German Championship (IDM) – Debut in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion International German Championship (IDM)
9th place FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship
15th place FIM Supersport World Championship
Markus Reiterberger
Date of birth: 9th March 1994
Nationality: German
Residence: Obing (GER)
Markus ‘Reiti’ Reiterbergers’ international career with BMW began back in 2011 with the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup. In 2013 and 2015 he won his first two titles in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). He contested his first full WorldSBK season in 2016. In the 2017 season, Reiterberger decided to return to the IDM and promptly picked up his third title in the series. In 2018, Reiterberger was crowned champion in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship. In the following year, Reiterberger competed with the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in WorldSBK. In the current season, Reiterberger is not only racing in the FIM but also in the Asia Road Racing Championship.
Career
14th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship
16th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship
3rd place in the International German Motorcycle Championship - Debut in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship - Debut in the FIM Superbike World Championship
6th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
8th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
BMW S 1000 RR for the FIM EWC
The #37 BMW S 1000 RR for the FIM Endurance World Championship is based on the RR that has been racing in the FIM Superbike World Championship since 2019. Various areas of the bike have been modified, as far as permitted by the FIM EWC regulations, for its outings on the endurance circuit. For example, the RR for the FIM EWC has a larger tank with the maximum permitted capacity of 24 litres, as well as a rapid refuelling system. The front cowling has been modified and the production headlamp from the BMW S 1000 RR integrated. New axle and axle guide systems allow the wheels to be changed quickly during pit stops. Furthermore, components including the handlebar and footrests have been made particularly robust to avoid damage in case of a crash. Should it come to it, they are designed to be removed and replaced as quickly as possible. The electronics have also been modified, for example, to optimally manage fuel consumption and the lights. The electronic instrument cluster has been adapted to meet the demands of the FIM EWC and now has a level indicator, among other things.
Technical data
999 cc, four-cylinder four-stroke, liquid-cooled
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears
> 215 hp at over 13,500 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
24 l
Wet sump
175 kg
1.450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
538 mm
Upside-down telescopic fork Öhlins FGR300
Underslung swing arm, full-floater central spring strut Öhlins TTX36
Twin-disc Yutaka 320 mm, Nissin radial 4-piston callipers
Single-disc Yutaka 220 mm, Nissin 2-piston callipers
Front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Dunlop
