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Ivo Lopes went into the penultimate season event of the Spanish Superbike Championship (ESBK) at Jerez de la Frontera with a match point – and he immediately capitalised on it. In Saturday’s race, the fourth-to-last race of the season, the BMW racer from the easyRace BMW Team secured the title. As a result, Lopes was crowned as the Spanish Superbike Champion for the second time, following his title win in 2021. Additionally, this season, the Portuguese rider is a double champion, as he also claimed the title in the Portuguese Superbike Championship in September. This accomplishment makes him a double champion - in two different national Superbike championships in the same year.

Lopes came to Jerez as the ESBK championship leader with such a lead that he could seal the deal in Saturday’s race. And he did just that. Starting from second place, he took the lead immediately with his BMW M 1000 RR. Although he dropped to third place during the race, Lopes stormed back to the front in the final corner, securing the win and the championship. In the second race on Sunday, he celebrated an uncontested victory, a true champion’s performance.

At the British Superbike Championship (BSB) season finale at Brands Hatch, Alastair Seeley from the SYNETIQ BMW Racing Team secured a place on the overall podium in the National Superstock Championship. Two races were held to close the season. In the first race, Seeley once again finished in second place on the podium, and in the second race, he took fourth place. That earned him third place in the overall championship standings. Seeley stood on the podium a total of nine times this season, with a record of one win, two second-place finishes, and six third-place finishes.

“It’s been a great season with the team,” Seeley said after the last race. “Once we found out feet with the package, we got stronger and more consistent as the season progressed. Only for those couple of rounds where I was taken off track, we might have been a little closer to really having a go at winning the championship. But all in all it’s been a strong season for myself, the team and the BMW M 1000 RR. I’d love to do it all again in 2024. Thanks to everyone for their support, none less than everyone in the team, at BMW Motorrad UK and all the team’s loyal band of sponsors. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.”

The first champion in the ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup is Richard Cooper. The rider from the FHO BMW Racing Team dominated the inaugural season of the new one-make series held within the British Superbike Championship (BSB). Cooper proved unbeatable this season, winning all nine main events. Additionally, he often led the time sheets in other sessions. However, it wasn’t a walk in the park, as his main rival, Thomas Strudwick, was usually in close pursuit. In the end, Cooper secured the championship title with 235 points, while Strudwick finished second in the overall standings with 204 points. Mason Johnson claimed third place on the championship podium.

Cooper said: “It’s been a faultless year with the FHO BMW Racing Team in the BMW F 900 R Cup, winning every race, topping every session and setting lap records. I came into the championship with a target on my back, but I feel like we lived up to the challenge and I thoroughly enjoyed every single moment I rode that bike and it genuinely made me smile. I’d like to thank Faye Ho for the opportunity. The deal came about quite late, but we have proved that no matter how late you are, you can still make it count and we’re leaving Brands Hatch as champions, and that was the target we set ourselves.”

After a three-month break, the 2023 season in the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) resumed on the last weekend of October. The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit hosted the penultimate round of the year. Two races took place on the spectacular race track, and with his results, BMW racer Glenn Allerton improved to third place in the championship standings.

In the first race on Sunday afternoon, Allerton finished in fourth place. In the second race in the afternoon, he took eighth place. These results earned him enough points to advance to the top three in the overall standings. “I’m a bit disappointed with our results and performance, but we’ve improved our position in the championship and are now in third place. Now onwards to The Bend and finishing the season strong,” Allerton said.

Ted Collins finished the two races at Phillip Island in eighth and tenth place. The season finale will take place from 1st to 3rd December at The Bend Motorsport Park near Adelaide.