The Race Trophy has been a key pillar in BMW Motorrad’s motorsport activities

since 2014. Every privateer BMW rider who competes in a race series classified for

the Race Trophy is eligible to take part. A complex rating system sees them awarded

points for the Race Trophy overall ranking based on their results in their respective

championships. The rider who has picked up the most points by the end of the

season wins the Race Trophy. In 2020, there would have been 25 race classes in 21

international and national championships that would have been classified. However,

in most of these series, races have already been postponed or cancelled, and further

changes to the schedule are to be expected.

“The collaboration with our privateer BMW riders and teams in the international and

national championships is extremely important to us. The Race Trophy brings the

entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport family from around the world together, and this

community is really important to us,” says BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc

Bongers. “With the Race Trophy, we honour the successes that our privateer racers

celebrate around the world. However, the corona crisis is currently having a huge

impact on racing globally. In many series in which the BMW privateer riders are

involved, races have already been postponed or cancelled. At this time it is

impossible to predict when the racing season will be able to start in the countries

affected, how many races will actually be able to be held and what the calendars will

end up looking like. A fair distribution of points, and thereby equal opportunities,

wouldn’t be possible for the overall ranking in this situation. Which is why we have

decided that there will not be an overall ranking this season. We believe that the

international BMW Race Trophy family will understand why we have taken this step,

and still remain connected with our many privateer riders around the world as a

community.”

The technical support for the international racing customers provided by BMW

Motorrad Motorsport engineers will still be made available this season, where this can

be planned.