Triple victory for Michael Dunlop and BMW Motorrad at Isle of Man

After winning the Isle of Man TT Superbike and Superstock, Michael Dunlop scored a triple victory by winning the Senior TT race at the historic racetrack. The 25 year old Michael Dunlop has marked himself in history by winning a total of 11 TT wins, with 3 in this year itself onboard the BMW S 1000 RR. He has become the first rider in history to win 4 TT races in 2 consecutive years. “The Senior TT race is the only one I’ve not won before at the Isle of Man and it’s very special to have won it this year.

I’ve given BMW Motorrad three wins here and we’ve repeated its victory in the Senior TT in 1939”, said Michael. “At the start of this fortnight people were saying I was mad to be here on an unproven bike. I think now nobody will doubt the BMW S 1000 RR. The whole package is fantastic and the team has been brilliant. For BMW Motorrad to have built a bike that can come here for the first time, to survive six race laps without missing a beat, and to win... that is amazing.”

In 2014, BMW Motorrad UK entered road racing in 2014 to celebrate Meier’s famous victory of 75 years ago. He won BMW Motorrad’s first ever TT win riding his factory Type 255 Kompressor. Joining forces with Hawk Racing, the team behind the Buildbase BMW Motorrad British Superbike entry, and supported by BMW Motorrad Motorsport, BMW Motorrad / Hawk Racing was formed. The experts from Munich helped with their expertise, but also with technical support. For example, BMW Motorrad Motorsport supplied the Superbike engine for Dunlop’s RR. Beginning with the North West 200 in May, Dunlop and the team took victories in both the Superstock and Superbike classes as part of their build up to the Isle of Man TT. The BMW Motorrad / Hawk Racing team have now added a further three TT trophies to the tally, proving that the BMW S 1000 RR is a force to be reckoned with in road racing.

“It is so overwhelming that I am nearly lost for words. What happened this week on the Isle of Man is simply unbelievable”, stated Berthold Hauser,Technical Director, BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “Michael had never ridden the RR before, but he came, jumped on it and raced from victory to victory. Believe me: I have been involved in motorcycle racing for decades but I can hardly recall something similar, especially as we are talking about the most cruel and treacherous challenge in road racing, the Isle of Man TT. We are happy and proud that we could do our bit in achieving this success by providing technical support and all our expertise regarding the RR”.