BMW Converts Pole into Victory at Spa
The 8 Hours of Spa Motos delivered intense action during round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
At Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team secured victory after eight demanding hours.
Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, and Michael van der Mark guided the BMW to victory.
The team briefly lost the lead during the opening laps to F.C.C. TSR Honda France.
BMW quickly reclaimed first place and controlled the race until the finish.
Rain Creates Strategic Chaos
The race featured constantly changing weather conditions throughout the afternoon.
Heavy rain arrived during the middle stages and forced teams into difficult tyre decisions.
YART Yamaha attempted a fuel saving strategy with longer stints.
However, the Austrian squad lost valuable time after making additional pit stops for tyre changes.
Dry conditions returned during the final hour and ended any realistic chance of challenging BMW for victory.
YART and Kawasaki Complete the Podium
Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika, and Leandro Mercado finished second for YART Yamaha.
The reigning world champions crossed the line 1 minute and 16 seconds behind BMW.
Kawasaki Webike Trickstar secured third despite suffering a crash during the race.
Roman Ramos, Christian Gamarino, and Grégory Leblanc completed the podium finish.
SERT Recovers After Early Crash
Yoshimura SERT Motul finished fourth overall.
Gregg Black, Etienne Masson, and Dan Linfoot recovered strongly after an early accident.
The Suzuki squad finished three laps behind the winning BMW.
Honda and Marc VDS Suffer Setbacks
The race ended early for the F.C.C. TSR Honda France entry.
The defending Spa winners remained in contention before technical problems forced retirement.
Corentin Perolari set the fastest lap of the race with a 2:19.750.
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KM99 also endured a difficult event.
A crash involving Bo Bendsneyder and technical issues dropped the Yamaha squad down the order.
The Belgian team still reached the finish in 29th position overall.
Revo M2 Wins Superstock Category
The Superstock class victory went to Revo M2 on Aprilia machinery.
Kevin Calia, Simone Saltarelli, and Flavio Ferroni completed 186 laps.
Wójcik Racing Team finished second in class.
Team 18 Pompiers IGOL CMS Motostore completed the Superstock podium.
ARTEC Triumphs in Production
ARTEC secured victory in the Production category aboard a Kawasaki.
Paul Barre, Julien Mathon, and Jacky Dejoye delivered a strong class performance.
Team HTC Racing and Mana au Competition followed behind.
Championship Battle Tightens
YART Yamaha continues leading the championship standings with 91 points.
Yoshimura SERT Motul remains second with 69 points.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team moved within one point of second place after its Spa victory.
The 2026 FIM EWC season continues with a tightly contested championship fight between multiple
Photos: ©Niklas Husmann