FIM EWC: Magnificent victory at Spa-Francorchamps!

• The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team claimed a celebrated victory on home soil in the Ardennes, converting pole position into a race win.

• Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal and Michael van der Mark were unbeatable aboard the #37 BMW M 1000 RR in challenging conditions.

• With maximum points from round two of the season, the team made up significant ground in the World Championship standings.

Spa-Francorchamps. At 9:00 p.m., celebrations erupted in the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team garage at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL): a triumphant home victory in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC)! Starting from pole position, Markus Reiterberger (GER), Steven Odendaal (RSA) and Michael van der Mark (NED) dominated the eight-hour race on the legendary Ardennes rollercoaster aboard the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. In difficult and ever-changing conditions, the team, bike and riders combined all their strengths to secure a well-deserved and enthusiastically celebrated victory. Thanks to pole position and the race win, the team collected the maximum possible points and climbed to third place in the World Championship standings after the second of four rounds.

The factory trio had already delivered an impressive performance in Friday’s qualifying sessions. All three riders set the fastest time in their respective groups, earning a dominant pole position with a combined advantage of more than half a second over their closest rivals.

In the race itself, Reiterberger, Odendaal and van der Mark left no doubt that victory was a realistic objective. Although they briefly surrendered the lead in the opening stages, they soon re-established themselves at the top of the leaderboard. With rain showers repeatedly arriving and the track constantly drying and changing, the team consistently made the right strategic decisions. The reward for a flawless performance was a second home victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Round three of the 2026 FIM Endurance World Championship, the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan, will take place in early July.

Markus Reiterberger, BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: “Our second victory at Spa – first in the 24-hour race and now in the eight-hour race. After the less-than-ideal results in Le Castellet and Le Mans, we all continued to work hard. The team and BMW have put together a fantastic bike. We already saw in Le Mans that we had made a significant step forward compared to last year. Then we arrived here and were incredibly fast right from the start, in all conditions. But we were not only strong on the track; we were also excellent off the track. The team did a great job and kept a close eye on the weather radar as well. There was a lot of strategy involved, and that’s why I’m very grateful to the entire team, BMW, and everyone who contributed to this success. And we will keep pushing like this – I can hardly wait to get to Suzuka.”