Tom Sykes

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

Severe concussion: Tom Sykes to remain in hospital in Barcelona for further observation

Tom Sykes (GBR) has to remain in hospital in Barcelona (ESP) for further observation. The rider for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team had been taken to the “Hospital General de Catalunya” for further examinations after his serious accident in the second FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) main race on Sunday. These confirmed that Sykes has […]

September 20, 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