The 2011 WSBK season is an important one for BMW as it enters its third year of competition. Corser earned BMW its first two WSBK podium results this past season while also winning the team’s first superpole. BMW’s progress was dwarfed however by Aprilia which returned to the series the same time as BMW yet captured the riders and manufacturers titles in just its second seasons.
BMW finished sixth out of seven teams in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons, beating out Kawasaki both years. Kawasaki will enter an updated ZX-10R in 2011 so BMW will also need to step up its game to not just improve but keep pace.
On the positive side, BMW Italy’s World Superstock team captured the 2010 championship with rider Ayrton Badovini winning nine of ten races, missing out on a perfect season with a second place result in the final round. BMW Motorrad Italia will move up to the WSBK class with Badovini joined by former World Champion James Toseland, giving BMW four factory-supported riders.
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