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Hypebeast
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Hypebeast
BMW Motorrad Unveils Concept RR Superbike at Villa d'Este
Summary BMW Motorradhas pulled the covers off its boldest superbike vision yet at the 2025Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este: theBMWMotorrad Concept RR. Inspired by the championship-winning M 1000 RR piloted by Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, the Concept RR offers over 230 hp from a water-cooled inline four-cylinder engine and transfers BMW's World Superbike (WSBK) racing dominance directly to the street. Built with cutting-edge carbon and aluminum components, the bike is designed for maximum lightweight performance and aerodynamic precision. From the compact ventilated fairing to the sculpted tail section with a glowing RR emblem, every detail screams speed. Integrated winglets, advanced traction control and engine braking systems borrowed from the M 1000 RR complete the package. BMW also debuted the Concept RR LTD jacket alongside the bike, a limited-edition collaboration with MEINDL crafted from fine calf Nappa leather. Only 50 will be made. Markus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad, called it a 'true masterpiece' and the clearest expression yet of the brand's commitment to pushing the boundaries of performance, design and technology. The Concept RR marks a new chapter for the next generation of BMW superbikes — track-ready but built for the road.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rea 13th after penalty as Bulega wins WSB thriller
Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea was handed a double long lap penalty for irresponsible riding before finishing 13th in the concluding World Superbike race of the weekend in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Championship leader Nicolo Bulega extended his lead in the standings after snatching victory from his closest championship rival Toprak Razgatlioglu with the chequered flag in sight. Razgatlioglu, who had already won both Race One and the Superpole sprint race ahead of Bulega at the Most circuit, held the lead from the 14th lap but was pipped by 0.027 seconds by the Italian Ducati rider. The leading pair would finish more than 16 seconds ahead of Danilo Petrucci, who rounded out the podium for the third time in the round. Britain's Sam Lowes was fourth and remains sixth in the championship standings. Rea was involved in an incident at the first corner which brought about a yellow flag. The six-time champion, who made his return from injury at the Italian round two weeks ago, was ultimately penalised for the collision which saw Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge unable to finish the race. After finishing 10th in the round's previous two races, Rea earned three points to take both his weekend and seasonal totals to nine. Bulega leads the standings on 252 points with two-time champion Razgatlioglu a further 31 behind. The sixth round of the championship will take place at Misano between 13 and 15 June. Rea 10th as Razgatlioglu wins in Czech Republic
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rea 13th after penalty as Bulega wins WSB thriller
Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea was handed a double long lap penalty for irresponsible riding before finishing 13th in the concluding World Superbike race of the weekend in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Championship leader Nicolo Bulega extended his lead in the standings after snatching victory from his closest championship rival Toprak Razgatlioglu with the chequered flag in who had already won both Race One and the Superpole sprint race ahead of Bulega at the Most circuit, held the lead from the 14th lap but was pipped by 0.027 seconds by the Italian Ducati leading pair would finish more than 16 seconds ahead of Danilo Petrucci, who rounded out the podium for the third time in the round. Britain's Sam Lowes was fourth and remains sixth in the championship standings. Rea was involved in an incident at the first corner which brought about a yellow six-time champion, who made his return from injury at the Italian round two weeks ago, was ultimately penalised for the collision which saw Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge unable to finish the race. After finishing 10th in the round's previous two races, Rea earned three points to take both his weekend and seasonal totals to nine. Bulega leads the standings on 252 points with two-time champion Razgatlioglu a further 31 behind. The sixth round of the championship will take place at Misano between 13 and 15 June.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rea 10th as Razgatlioglu wins in Czech Republic
Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea finished 10th in the first World Superbike race of the weekend which was won by Toprak Razgatlioglu at the Most circuit in the Czech Republic on Razgatlioglu overtook early leader Nicolo Bulega with 19 laps to go and had six seconds to spare over the Italian Ducati rider at the chequered flag, with Danilo Petrucci a further four seconds adrift in champion Rea crossed the line 22.6 seconds behind the race winner to achieve his best result of the season to 38-year-old missed the first three rounds of the series in Australia, Portugal and the Netherlands as he recovered from a serious injury to his left foot sustained in a crash in testing at Phillip Island in finished 19th, 16th and 18th on his return to action at the Cremona round in Italy two weeks Lowes was fourth in Saturday's race, with Alvaro Bautista working his way up the field from 16th to take fifth after being involved in a collision with Andrea Locatelli and Michael van der Mark at the opening chicane on lap incident ruled Locatelli and van der Mark out of the remainder of the heads the championship standings on 218 points, with two-time champion Razgatlioglu 29 points in arrears on Superpole sprint race and Race Two will take place on Sunday.
Belfast Telegraph
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Jonathan Rea hoping familiar surroundings can help turn around World Superbike fortunes
The Pata Maxus Yamaha rider failed to score any points as he raced for the first time in 2025 after fracturing bones in his left foot following a crash during pre-season testing. Rea is feeling more optimistic for the fifth round of the series, when he will be looking to score his first points of the year this weekend. 'It's going to be nice to be back on my R1 so quickly after a difficult return weekend in Cremona – even coming back from injury, the results were well below my expectations but I had to start somewhere,' said the six-time world champion. 'Most is a more familiar track, despite still being relatively new on the World Superbike calendar, where I've had some good races, podiums and a win. 'The circuit layout should be more favourable for me as a clockwise circuit, reducing the demand on my left foot. Since Cremona, even with some pain still getting into a motocross boot, I've been riding a lot of MX to work on building up my bike strength,' added the 38-year-old. 'We're ready to go again – it's a step-by-step process to get back to the pace we showed in pre-season but I am looking forward to it and we know more what to expect this weekend in the Czech Republic.' Free practice takes place on Friday with the first race on Saturday at 1pm BST. Meanwhile, Donington Park hosts round two of the British Superbike Championship less than two weeks on from the tragic racing incident that claimed the lives of England's Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson from New Zealand on the opening lap of the feature Supersport race. BSB title hopeful Glenn Irwin said: 'Looking ahead to the weekend you almost feel a little bit guilty, because obviously we all want to continue to pay our respects to Owen and Shane's families, and when we look back at Oulton Park, the whole event is overshadowed by this sadness. 'This weekend and the whole championship in general is going to be close. The three of us who were in it at Oulton will be there, I expect Kyle (Ryde) to be there and Danny Kent to also join the party this weekend… it's going to be a good one.'
