Munich. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport manufacturing facility rider household is increasing additional with the addition of Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli and Briton Bradley Smith. Both have been fixtures in worldwide racing for a few years, taking part in varied world championships with high-displacement racing bikes from totally different producers. Now, as riders of the newly shaped take a look at group, they may carry their intensive experience to the event and testing of the BMW M 1000 RR.
41-year outdated Guintoli has complete expertise in varied areas of motorbike racing. He has been a two-time world champion, profitable the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) in 2014 and the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) in 2021. He additionally spent a number of years in MotoGP. In addition to his work within the BMW Motorrad Motorsport take a look at group, Guintoli is ready to take part within the FIM EWC with the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. The detailed rider lineup for the group can be introduced shortly.
33-year outdated Smith is primarily recognized for his time in MotoGP. The Briton started his prolonged worldwide profession within the 125cc class of the world championship. After two years within the Moto2 class, Smith moved as much as MotoGP in 2013, the place he remained lively till 2020. Additionally, Smith received the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in 2015. Now, he joins the BMW Motorrad Motorsport household as a take a look at rider.
“Welcome aboard, Sylvain and Bradley,” says Christian Gonschor, Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “It’s implausible that their wealth of expertise strengthens our mission. Sylvain brings intensive information from a few years within the Superbike and Endurance World Championships, the place he additionally secured the titles, in addition to from MotoGP. Bradley enhances this information completely together with his intensive expertise as a race and take a look at rider in MotoGP. They are the right riders for our new take a look at group, which focuses solely on testing work on the monitor, impartial of race commitments.”
BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc Bongers provides: “I am proud that, under Chris’s leadership, we have assembled such a strong lineup to support our factory commitments in WorldSBK and FIM EWC with the test team in the background. It is also a clear indication of BMW Motorrad’s strong commitment to motorsport. The significant input provided by the test team has already shown promise in recent months, and we are confident that this structure will contribute to success.”
Guintoli says: “I am very happy to join the BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK factory project as a test rider, the project is very exciting and I am looking forward to bring my experience into it. I can’t wait to get started and enjoy the BMW M 1000 RR.”
Smith says: “To be asked by BMW Motorrad to join the test team is a great privilege. I will work my hardest to deliver what our four WorldSBK factory riders need to battle with the best in the championship.”