Michael van der Mark

Podium for Michael van der Mark and the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at season finale in Indonesia

In the Superpole on Saturday morning, Sykes secured sixth spot on the grid with van der Mark in ninth place on the third row. Extremely heavy rainfall started just before the scheduled start of the first race on Saturday afternoon and the conditions made it impossible for any racing to take place on Saturday. The […]

November 21, 2021 Motor Sports

5th and 6th places for Michael van der Mark on WorldSBK Sunday at San Juan

Having already claimed sixth spot in Saturday’s race at San Juan (ARG), Michael van der Mark (NED) reached the top six again in both races on Sunday. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team rider secured fifth place in the morning’s Superpole race and then crossed the line in sixth once again in the main race on […]

October 18, 2021 Motor Sports

Difficult WorldSBK Sunday for BMW Motorrad Motorsport in Barcelona

The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team had already endured some poor luck in the morning’s Superpole race. Van der Mark fell on the first lap, sending Sykes into the gravel trap. Both riders headed for the pits. After three laps, the race was suspended after another accident. However, according to the regulations, neither BMW Motorrad WorldSBK […]

September 19, 2021 Motor Sports

P6 and P8: Michael van der Mark is the best-placed BMW rider on WorldSBK Sunday at Magny-Cours

Sunday at Magny-Cours began with the warm-up in the morning, in which Sykes, van der Mark and Folger were fourth, ninth and 15th fastest. That was followed by the Superpole race. After a strong qualifying, Sykes again started from third on the grid, with van der Mark ninth and Folger 19th. Sykes initially established his […]

September 6, 2021 Motor Sports

1st row of the grid and solid race results for the BMW M 1000 RR on a hot WorldSBK Saturday

The first race day of the debut FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) event at Navarra, Spain, has come to an end. Tom Sykes (GBR) from the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team gave a strong performance in Saturday morning’s Superpole on his BMW M 1000 RR, claiming third place to secure a spot on the front row […]

August 22, 2021 Motor Sports