In November 2018, BMW Motorrad presented the new BMW S 1000 RR at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan (ITA) and announced its works comeback in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Now, a year later, BMW Motorrad Motorsport took positive stock of the maiden season of the new RR at the EICMA, and looked ahead to 2020.

During a motorsport press conference at the EICMA stand of BMW Motorrad, Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc Bongers discussed the new Superbike’s first year in international racing. Tom Sykes (GBR), who will contest his second season for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team in 2020, his new team-mate Eugene Laverty (GBR) and Team Principal Shaun Muir were also there.