MRP Racing News
Season Launch with the BMW Motorrad EWC and WorldSBK factory teams in Berlin
Berlin. With two world championships, two factory teams, six factory riders, a new generation of the BMW M 1000 RR, and a big racing family, BMW Motorrad Motorsport officially kicked off the 2025 season in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) with a season launch event in…
2025 MRP Garage Sale – Save the date!
SAVE THE DATE! MRP Racing – Garage Sale 2025 Our annual MRP Racing Garage Sale is happening from February 28 to March 2, 2025. Join us at our new location in Genk-we look forward to welcoming you there! As always, we’ll have everything you need-tyres, products, clothing, and more-alongside great food and drinks. The MRP…
2025 Track Days – Valencia (change of track)
MRP 2025 Track Days are now live and ready for booking! Don’t miss your chance to enjoy our premium track experience in Valencia (Spain). As always, we offer small groups and top-notch service, including tyres and parts. Click the link below to book now. Please note that the track has been changed from Sevilla Circuit…
We have moved!
WE HAVE MOVED! MRP Racing is going fast (as usual)! We’ve outgrown our old building and have now moved to a new one in Genk. Here is our new address: Horizonlaan 14/1, 3600 Genk, Belgium š
Winter Maintenance package by MRP Racing
Prepare your S1000RR or M1000RR for the upcoming racing season with professional maintenance from MRP Racing. Our Winter Maintenance package is priced at ā¬450 and includes: – General check up – Changing engine oil and filter – Changing brake fluids – Cleaning of the brakes – Replacement of air filter – Cleaning radiator – Cleaning…
IDM Hockenheim: The crowning glory of the 2024 season
The season of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM has barely begun in May, and it has already come to an end last weekend at the finale at the Hockenheimring. For the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team around team manager Werner Daemen, it should be the final point behind a season crowned with success after the early…
FIM EWC Bol dāOr: Pole position, race lead, and fighting spirit
Le Castellet.Ā At the season finale of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the 24-hour Bol dāOr race at Le Castellet (FRA), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced all the highs and setbacks that endurance racing can offer. Starting from pole position, Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR), Markus Reiterberger (GER), and Hannes Soomer (EST) were…
IDM NĆ¼rburgring: Done it! Ilya Mikhalchik clinches title number 4
The International German Motorcycle Championship IDM entered the home straight of the 2024 season last weekend with a trip to the Eifel. At the sixth of seven events, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner Daemen was once again competing for the coveted championship points in the IDM Superbike. On the grid were Ilya…
IDM Assen: Ilja Mikhalchik leads with 58 points
Last weekend, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team had only a short trip ahead of them. For the Belgian team led by team boss Werner Daemen, the trip took them to their Dutch neighbours. The TT Circuit in Assen was the venue for the fifth round of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, Ilya Mikhalchik…
IDM Schleiz: Double victory and lead in the IDM Superbike
Last weekend, tens of thousands of fans lined the track around the Schleizer Dreieck in Thuringia, where racing still takes place partly on public roads and which represents an absolute challenge for man and machine in the calendar of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner…
P5 for the BMW Motorrad EWC: best ever result at the FIM EWC Suzuka 8 Hours
Suzuka. The BMW M 1000 RR has passed the endurance test, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport was more successful at the Suzuka 8 Hours (JPN) within the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) than ever before. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team fought its way to an outstanding fifth place with the #37 BMW M 1000…
FIM EWC 8h Spa Motos: BMW M 1000 RRās battle for the podium in the Ardennes goes unrewarded
Spa-Francorchamps.Ā BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at the Ardennes rollercoaster at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). The team, with riders Markus Reiterberger (GER), Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR), was in a promising fight for the podium with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. However, after four hours of racing, the team had…
Victory and podiums for the BMW M 1000 RR in FIM EWC and World SBK!
[Scroll down for German language] Victory and podiums for the BMW M 1000 RR in WorldSBK and FIM EWC: Successful Super Weekend for BMW Motorrad Motorsport at Assen and Le Mans. Victory and second place for Toprak Razgatlioglu in the FIM Superbike World Championship at Assen. BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team secures second place at…
Final preparations for the 2024 FIM EWC: BMW Motorrad Motorsport at the Pre-Test for the 24 hours of Le Mans
Le Mans. At BMW Motorrad Motorsport, the countdown to the start of the 2024 season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) is underway. With the two-day Pre-Test at Le Mans (FRA) this week, the final phase of preparations for the season opener has begun. It will take place from 18th to 21st April…
Photos from 2024 MRP Garage Sale
Thank you to everyone coming to our annual Garage Sale! Here are some photos from the weekend. MRP GARAGE SALE…THE BEST EVENT FOR PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE NEW SEASON!
Spa Track Days Limited to 10 places only!
Trackday on 3/06 SPA BELGIUM Place in box beside our EWC team Ticket for 2 days for the race including access to the BMW hospitality to eat and drink. Including box visit during the race Limited to 10 places Book Now…
2024 MRP Garage Sale – Save the date!
OUR TRADITIONAL GARAGE SALE IS BACK! JOIN US AGAIN FROM THE 26TH TO THE 28TH OF JANUARY 2024 FOR A WEEKEND FILLED WITH BIKES, DEALS AND WORKSHOPS. Like always we will host workshops on tyres, products and more combined with some food and drinks. The MRP Garage Sale does not only mean getting great deals…
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is well-positioned for 2024 FIM EWC ā Sylvain Guintoli as a new addition
BMW Motorrad Motorsport is opting for continuity with a strong new addition in the upcoming 2024 season of the FIM EWC. In the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, Markus Reiterberger (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) will continue to compete, as they have since the beginning of the factory commitment in the FIM EWC. They will…
Track Days – Andalucia 2023 & 2024
MRP Racing is excited to announce new dates for bike events in Spain. Following the success of our previous events, we are committed to providing our customers with high-quality track days that offer that extra touch of excellence. We will be hosting three events with the same spirit as our previous ones, featuring smaller…
Podium at the Bol dāOr and 3rd place in the World Championship
Le Castellet. A thrilling FIM Endurance World Championship 2023 season finale at Le Castellet (FRA) saw the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team claim another podium finish and secure third place in the world championship standings. At the Bol dāOr, Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and JĆ©rĆ©my Guarnoni (FRA) crossed the line in third place…
IDM Assen: Back in the title race with a brilliant performance
Summery conditions prevailed at the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM last weekend. The BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team, led by Werner Daemen and Andy Gerlich, together with their riders Ilya Mikhalchik (Ukraine), Philipp Steinmayr (Austria), Max Schmidt (Germany), BĆ”lint KovĆ”cs (Hungary), Kamil Krzemien (Poland) and wildcard rider Pepijn Bijsterbosch (Netherlands) made the journey to the TT Circuit…
Best European team at the Suzuka 8 H: BMW Motorrad EWC team scores important points
Suzuka. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team recorded an outstanding, hard-earned sixth place at the Suzuka 8 Hours (JPN) to secure important championship points in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and JĆ©rĆ©my Guarnoni (FRA) defied the hot and humid conditions as well as rain on the #37Ā BMW…
IDM Red Bull Ring: Adventurous tour of Austria
Last weekend things went a little differently for the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team than on the other race weekends in the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. This is because team boss Werner Daemen and Superbike rider Ilya Mikhalchik were absent from the event at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Instead of the IDM, they went…
IDM Schleiz: Pole position, Slip-up and Trophy
Last weekend saw the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Werner Daemen and Andreas Gerlich reach the halfway point of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM 2023. The journey had taken the Belgian-German team with its BMW riders Ilya Mikhalchik from Ukraine, Kamil Krzemien from Poland, BĆ”lint KovĆ”cs from Hungary, Philipp Steinmayr from Austria and Max…
BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW: Not for the faint-hearted
The German-Belgian BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen has had an exhausting two weeks, filled to the brim with gripping motorsport at the highest level. After the successful detour at the World Endurance Championship in Spa-Francorchamps, the team found itself in the Czech Republic last weekend, where the third of seven rounds…
24H SPA EWC Motos: Another podium for BMW Motorrad EWC
Spa-Francorchamps. The tension within the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team finally evaporated after 24 intensive hours of racing at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (BEL); Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and JĆ©rĆ©my Guarnoni (FRA) again finished on the podium with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR at round two of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship…
IDM Sachsenring: Turbulent Opener
The long wait finally came to an end last weekend. At the Sachsenring, where in four weeks Marquez and Co. will be meeting again at the German Grand Prix, the riders of the International German Motorcycle Championship started their 2023 season. The German-Belgian team BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen also started in…
Spots available! 3 days of riding at Assen (5-7 May 2023)
We have some free riding spots available at Assen on 5-7 May. Included is three days of riding (weekend) + place in box + mechanic available. The price isĀ ā¬Ā 950Ā total. You can also sign up for some one-on-one coaching by Pepijn Bijsterbosch. One-on-one coaching isĀ ā¬Ā 750 per day. Contact us atĀ info@mrp-racing.comĀ if interested.
Busy (and fast!) times for MRP –Ā PreĀ tests Le Mans
As you know we now have two MRP powered teams driving in the Endurance World Championship with theĀ BMW Motorrad EWCĀ teamĀ running in the Formula EWC category and theĀ Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing teamĀ competing in the Superstock Category. Both teams put down an excellent show during these pre-Mans tests as they came out fastest in their first day of testing!…
Champion And BMW Motorrad Team Ready For Peak Performance
We are entering a second year of technical partnership with theĀ BMW Motorrad World Endurance-Team. In this exclusive interview, Team Manager Werner Daemen shared the highlights of our ongoing partnership! We kicked off an exciting partnership last year. Can you tell us how the first year of collaboration went for your team? Werner:Ā Fantastic! 2022 was…
Photos from our 2023 Garage Sale
Our traditional garage sale was lots of fun! Have a look at some photos below. It was a weekend filled with bikes (lots of bikes!), deals and workshops.
Full House at BCC-alpha-Van-Zon-BMW
Fans and riders will have to wait until the beginning of May for the first race of the International German Championship IDM 2023, but behind the scenes the course is already being set for a successful season in Germany’s highest motorbike sport predicate. Werner Daemen and Andreas Gerlich, responsible for technology, have agreed to continue…
MRP Garage Sale – The Fastest Garage Sale
Our traditional Garage Sale is back! Join us again from the 27thĀ to the 29th of January 2023 for a weekend filled with Bikes, Deals and Workshops. Like always we will host workshops on tyres, products and more combined with some food and drinks. The MRP Garage Sale does not only mean getting great deals…
Track Days Cartagena And/Or Andalucia In 2023 – Book Them Now!
More events! Upcoming track days – March 2023 With the colder temperatures we are already dreaming about the sun and fun on track. We are now launching our track dates for next year in Cartagena and Andalucia. We will be hosting three days on each track divided into groups from Beginner to Racer and with…
MRP Trackdays Cartagena & New BMW M 1000 RR
Come along to Spain! Track days – Cartagena November 2-4, 2022 You can easily book our track days on our new website. Click HERE to do it. From the success of our previous event in Cartagena we want to continue offering high quality track days for our customers with always that bit of extra. We…
IDM Red Bull Ring: Success all along the line – Double victory included
The calendar of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM 2022 took the German-Belgian team BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW to Austria last weekend. The Red Bull Ring was the venue for the penultimate of a total of seven rounds. With their rider Markus Reiterberger (D), the two team bosses Werner Daemen and Andy Gerlich had already clinched the…