More, from a press release issued by FIM EWC: Race report: BMW team stars at Spa in action-packed 24-hour EWC counter June 5 2022 There was non-stop action and drama when the FIM Endurance World Championship returned to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the first time in 21 years as the Belgian track delivered a race that matched up to its legendary status. While BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team celebrated a maiden 24-hour EWC victory to follow up its breakthrough success in the six-hour 2021 season decider last October, the circuit’s ultra-challenging nature and rain for the final five hours combined to ensure rider skill came very much to the fore in the 24H SPA EWC Motos. As well as the efforts of riders Jérémy Guarnoni (France), Illya Mykhalchyk (Ukraine) and Markus Reiterberger (Germany), BMW’s success owed plenty to the expertise of its Belgium-based team, led by former rider Werner Daemen, and the reliability of the Dunlop-equipped BMW M1000RR.
F.C.C. TSR Honda France leads the 24 Heures Motos after eight hours of high-speed action in the opening round of the FIM Endurance World Championship at Le Mans – scoring 10 bonus points in the process. With fans back in the grandstands after two years of COVID-19 restrictions, the race began in .