BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Tom Sykes celebrate first podium for the new BMW S 1000 RR in WorldSBK

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Tom Sykes finishes runner-up in Saturday’s race in the FIM Superbike World Championship at Misano.
Team-mate #markusreiterberger comes home 15th.
Dr. Markus Schramm: “We can be very proud of what we have achieved today”.

Misano. When the chequered flag was waved at Misano (ITA), the joy in the garage of the BMW Motorrad #WorldSBK Team knew no bounds. #tomsykes (GBR) finished runner-up in Saturday’s race to claim the first podium for the new BMW #s1000rr in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Despite #racing in treacherous conditions, Sykes kept a cool head and was on course for a podium finish throughout the entire race which was red flagged due to rain. Team-mate #markusreiterberger (GER) was 15th.

Sykes laid the foundation for his podium result in the morning’s dry Superpole qualifying when he landed his RR on the front row of the grid in third place. However, patience was initially the order of the day in the afternoon. A heavy shower caused the start of the race to be delayed by 25 minutes. Sykes defended third place and held on to the position until inclement weather caused the race to be red flagged. The race eventually restarted after a break of almost half an hour. Sykes once again showed his wet-weather ability, not only keeping the chasing pack at bay, but also opening up a small gap to fourth place. When leader Alex Lowes (GBR / Yamaha) crashed out on lap nine of 18, Sykes adopted second position – and never looked at risk of losing that place.

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