after years and years of patience, hard work and misfortune, BMW has finally won a World Endurance Championship race. Since the first S 1000 RR, the brand had been on a quest for performance and victory, and the results were there from the start, impressive even. However, it wasn't until the first edition of the 6 Hours of Most - a race that will live long in the memory - that the brand was crowned World Endurance champion.
a crazy duel was played out in the final minutes of the race at Most between the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (Ilya Mikhalchik, Markus Reiterberger and Kenny Foray) and the YART - Yamaha Official EWC Team (Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Niccolò Canepa). German riders Markus Reiterberger for BMW Motorrad and Marvin Fritz for YART put up an extraordinary fight for victory, with 0.070 of a second separating the two machines at the chequered flag - an unprecedented feat in world endurance racing! Over the last half-hour, Marvin Fritz set four fastest race laps. He set the final record of 1'33.875 on his penultimate lap.
<img style="width: 700px; height: 422px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"" alt="BMW wins Most 6-hour endurance race." class="lazy" data-src="https://www.motoplanete.com/newsmpb/images/BMW-victoire-6-hrs-Most-2021.webp" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><span> </span>This duel would almost have eclipsed the battle for third place between Yoshimura SERT Motul and Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar. The Franco-Japanese Suzuki team (Gregg Black, Xavier Simeon and Sylvain Guintoli) resisted the onslaught of the French Kawasaki right to the end. Yoshimura SERT Motul's objective was to secure a 17th world title in style, while taking a podium finish at Most. Objective achieved.</p> <p><span> </span>Thanks to its victory, BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team clinches the runner-up spot in the world championship.</p><p><img style="width: 700px; height: 464px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"" alt="BMW wins the Most. 6 Hours Endurance." class="lazy" data-src="https://www.motoplanete.com/newsmpb/images/Suzuki-SERT-Yoshimura-6-hrs-Most-2021.webp" loading="lazy" />
webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar (Jérémy Guarnoni, Erwan Nigon and David Checa) finished fourth in the 6 Hours of Most after an impeccably managed race, while the official Kawasaki team ended the season on the third step of the world podium.
still in the leading pack, the Wójcik Racing Team (Gino Rea, Sheridan Morais and Dan Linfoot) finished 5th in Most. This is their best result after a difficult season.
eRC Endurance-Ducati (Etienne Masson, Lorenzo Zanetti and Mathieu Gines) makes progress with each race and takes 6th at the finish ahead of the leading Superstock, No Limits Motor Team with Luca Scassa, Kevin Calia and Alexis Masbou.
<img style="width: 700px; height: 566px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"" alt="BMW wins the endurance 6 Hours of Most." class="lazy" data-src="https://www.motoplanete.com/newsmpb/images/No-limits-motor-team-6-hrs-Most-2021.webp" loading="lazy" /><span> </span>Czech team TME Racing takes 2nd place in Superstock after a superb race, always at the Superstock front. 3rd in Superstock, Energie Endurance 91 reaches the podium in this category for the first time.</p> <p><span> </span>BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers, winner of the FIM Superstock World Cup since the Bol d'Or, was forced to retire. Thanks to its victory at Most, No Limits Motor Team takes 2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Cup.</p> <p><span> </span><u>6 hours of all-out racing</u></p> <p><span></span>After Gregg Black's holeshot aboard the Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki, Mike di Meglio placed the F.C.C. TSR Honda France to the lead. Ilya Mikhalchik quickly put the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team in the lead, while Marvin Fritz was launched on a rapid comeback after a missed start from pole position.</p><p><img style="width: 700px; height: 479px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"" alt="BMW wins the Most. 6 Hours Endurance." class="lazy" data-src="https://www.motoplanete.com/newsmpb/images/Yamaha-YART-6-hrs-Most-2021.webp" loading="lazy" />
the first events affected the leading pack after 2 hours of racing. F.C.C. TSR Honda France crashed and finished unclassified. Crashes also hit Tati Team Beringer Racing and Moto Ain, who were in the Top10, and VRD Igol Experiences broke the engine on their Yamaha.
vRD Igol Experiences was in 7th place with the firm intention of defending its 2nd position in the world rankings. A push lap to cross the finish line didn't get him classified, but his determination earned him the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit Trophy.
- 6 Hours of Most 2021 - Final race results - All FIM classifications and results
- All FIM EWC rankings and results -
Credits: FIM-EWC
Image credits: BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
Suzuki Racing - Yamaha Racing
