The new BMW Motorrad factory rider Marco Melandri is counting the weeks until the FIM Superbike World Championship’s 2012 season starts. After all the preparations over the winter, the 29-year-old Italian is now looking forward to his first season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport. The first races will be held on 26th February in Phillip Island. In an interview, Melandri speaks about the team, the BMW... [more ...]
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport continued its preparation for the 2012 season with two days of testing at Valencia in Spain. The winter test ban in the FIM Superbike World Championship expired on 15th January. Factory riders, Marco Melandri from Italy and Leon Haslam from Great Britain completed a total of 950 kilometres of testing on the 2012 race version of the RR in sunny weather conditions, an... [more ...]
By the time the 2012 Superbike World Championship kicks off at the fantastic Phillip Island circuit in Australia, it will have been four and a half months since the series finale in Portugal last October. That’s a long wait for any WSBK fan, many of whom are impatient for the 2012 title battle to begin – especially with an exciting line-up of BMW riders.... [more ...]
Marco Melandri, the new BMW Motorrad factory rider from Italy keeps his concentration in shape on the Husqvarna TC 250 during the winter break from the Superbike World Championship. In order to be fit for his World Championship outings on the BMW S 1000 RR, Melandri can regularly be found on the Husqvarna 250cc Motocross bike.... [more ...]
BMW Motorrad Motorsport has restructured its team management as it prepares for the 2012 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship. 39-year-old Italian Andrea Dosoli becomes the new Head of Race Operations at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport race team and with immediate effect will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the team.... [more ...]
