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BMW satisfied with Endurance World Championship performance
High placings for two BMW motorbike teams have been warmly welcomed by the manufacturer after the latest round of the endurance racing season.
Both teams rode a race modified R1200S sports boxer, taking first and second in the open class and a very respectable fifth and ninth in the overall standings.
Each team comprises of three men riding hundreds of laps each of a 3.7 kilometre course in Oschersleben, Germany.
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"That was a perfect race for us and I must say that I am a bit surprised by the result," said Thomas Hinterreiter from the first BMW team.
"I didn't expect such a good result - especially when you consider that we were fighting against riders from the world championship. So to get fifth overall against such high-level teams is a fantastic result for us.
"In the open class, I sort of expected us to win - if we had no problems - but fifth overall in the race is amazing!"
Top honours overall went to the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, 12 laps head of Team Kawasaki France who suffered from a series of small crashes.
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