Updated: Hinterreiter Clinched The BMW Boxer Cup Championship At Brno

Updated: Hinterreiter Clinched The BMW Boxer Cup Championship At Brno

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From a press release issued by FGSport Group, organizers of the World Endurance Championship:

Yamaha Austria rider Thomas Hinterreiter has won the 2004 BMW Motorrad Boxer Cup with one race still to be won. His sixth place finish in this weekend’s Czech round of the Boxer Cup leaves only a mathematical chance of closest rival Roberto Panichi equalling him, in which case Hinterreiter would win on the number of second places he has scored. The Austrian has finished on the podium six times in seven races and won twice.

After joking that he would like his BMW M3 prize in black, Hinterreiter continued: “I’m so very very happy. I was a little nervous at the start and kept telling myself not to push too hard even though I knew I could go faster. Once I crossed the line in sixth and then was told that I have enough of a lead going into the final race and am therefore the champion this season, I’m just so happy for everyone in the team. We’ve all worked so very hard for this and that has been shown by six podiums from the first six races, so now we can celebrate this over the end of the summer.”

As usual, the World Endurance Championship was well represented amongst the field, with Stephane Mertens and Gwen Giabbani putting up a good showing in the race. Roberto Panichi finished the race in first place, Brian Parriott was second and Stephane Mertens third. Gwen Giabbani was fifth, Thomas Hinterreiter sixth and Michael Bursa was twelfth.


More, from a reader:

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

To correct the press release from FGS, American Brian Parriott is second in the points standings behind Mr. Hinterreiter with 107 points (to 132).

Brian Parriott, sponsored by San Jose BMW, won the Daytona race, was 2nd at Brno, and 3rd at Le Mans.

Chris Hodgson, President
San Jose BMW
1886 W. San Carlos Street
San Jose, CA 95128
408-295-0205 ext. 14
[email protected]
www.sjbmw.com


BMW Boxer Cup Point Standings:

1. Hinterreiter, 132 points
2. Parriott, 107 points
3. Roberto Panichi, 103 points
4. Markus Barth, 99 points
5. TIE, Stephane Mertens/Sebastien Legrelle, 81 points
7. Jose Luis Nion, 41 points
8. Richard Cooper, 40 points
9. TIE, Gwen Giabbani/Guillaume Dietrich, 37 points

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