The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team converted its pole position into victory at the 8 Hours of Spa Motos, second round of the 2026 FIM EWC. YART Yamaha takes second, Kawasaki Webike Trickstar completes the podium. On the finish line, six different manufacturers filled the top six overall.

After eight hours of racing on a track caught between sun and rain, the BMW #37 of Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal and Michael van der Mark crossed the finish line in front of the rest of the field. Briefly displaced by the F.C.C. TSR Honda France #5 in the opening minutes, the Bavarian machine quickly took the lead back and held it through to the chequered flag. Heavy rain swept across the circuit mid-race and the YART Yamaha had set itself up to capitalise. Dry conditions returning with one hour to go closed the door on any final twist.

The YART Yamaha #1 had built its strategy around fuel efficiency, running long stints. The shifting weather worked against them: the team had to pit twice in quick succession to swap tyres, conceding ground that could no longer be recovered. Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Leandro Mercado settled for second, 1’16.079 behind the leader. The reigning World Champions still hold the championship lead with 91 points.

The Kawasaki Webike Trickstar #11 of Roman Ramos, Christian Gamarino and Grégory Leblanc rounded out the podium, two laps down. The team picks up valuable points despite a crash during the race.

SERT recovers to fourth, F.C.C. TSR Honda France out

The Yoshimura SERT Motul #12 finished fourth, three laps off the leader. Gregg Black, Etienne Masson and Dan Linfoot had to fight back from an early crash and produced a long recovery to land just off the podium.

The race ended early for the F.C.C. TSR Honda France #5, winners of last year’s edition. The Honda of Alan Techer, Corentin Perolari and John McPhee was running in contention for the win and posted the fastest lap of the race in 2’19.750 (set by Perolari). A technical issue around half-distance ended the team’s day.

The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 #99 also had a tough race. Running in the EWC top 4 at half distance, the Yamaha was hit by technical issues and a crash for Bo Bendsneyder during a rider change. The team rejoined and crossed the line in 29th overall.

Superstock: Revo-M2 takes the class win

The Superstock category went to Revo-M2 #49 (Kevin Calia, Simone Saltarelli, Flavio Ferroni) on Aprilia. The Italian outfit completed 186 laps and held off Wójcik Racing Team #77 SST (Oscar Gutierrez, Jordi Torres Fernandez, Mateusz Molik) by 1’37.528 to take class honours. Team 18 Pompiers IGOL CMS Motostore rounded out the Superstock podium. 24 Heures Motos class winner Champion-Hert Powered by MRP retired after 100 laps.

Production: ARTEC #199 wins the class

In the Production category, ARTEC #199 (Paul Barre, Julien Mathon, Jacky Dejoye) took the class win on Kawasaki, ahead of Team HTC Racing #16 on Yamaha and Mana-au Competition #531 on Honda.

Championship standings after Spa

YART Yamaha retain the EWC championship lead with 91 points, ahead of Yoshimura SERT Motul (69 points) and BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (68 points), now within a single point of second. Kawasaki Webike Trickstar sit fourth (64 points).

Race highlights

• Winners: BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team #37 (Reiterberger / Odendaal / van der Mark) – 192 laps
• Best lap: 2’19.750 (179.9 km/h) – Corentin Perolari (F.C.C. TSR Honda France #5)
• Superstock winner: Revo-M2 #49
• Production winner: ARTEC #199

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This Spa result tightens the FIM EWC standings ahead of the next round on 3-5 July: the Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours where Japanese manufacturers race on home soil.

WHAT THEY SAID…

EWC – Winner: BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (#37)

Michael van der Mark: “Immediately from day one we were quick in all conditions. Today in the race, we knew we had the pace, but it’s typical Spa with the difficult weather. Still, the team made the right decisions. Steven and Markus were at the right speed at the right time and didn’t take any crazy risks. So I’m incredibly happy for the team after all the bad luck they’ve had in the past, and it’s special to win here – especially for their home race.”

Markus Reiterberger: “Our second victory at Spa – first in the 24-hour race and now in the eight-hour race. The team and BMW have put together a fantastic bike. We arrived here and were incredibly fast right from the start, in all conditions. But we were not only strong on the track; we were also excellent off the track. That’s why I’m very grateful to the entire team, BMW, and everyone who contributed to this success.”

Steven Odendaal: “First of all, we won it together. I felt a big weight off our shoulders because it really was a difficult period for us at BMW, especially after the last two races. And now, to finally win, it’s something unique and incredible. I think we deserve this one because we all put the effort in, and finally to bring it home for the team on their home track is amazing.”