Shaun Muir Racing

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
2025 nameROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
BaseGuisborough, Cleveland, England
Team principal/sShaun Muir
Sven Blusch (BMW)
Race riders9 Danilo Petrucci (2026)
88 Miguel Oliveira (2026)
Test rider/sSylvain Guintoli
Markus Reiterberger
MotorcycleBMW M1000RR
TyresPirelli
Riders' ChampionshipsWorld Superbike Championship
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2024 World Superbike,
2025 World Superbike)
British Superbike Championship
Tommy Hill (2011 British Superbike)
Josh Brookes (2015 British Superbike)

Shaun Muir Racing (or SMR) is an international race team based in Guisborough, Cleveland in the north-east of England. The team is owned by Shaun Muir, a former international superbike racer. In 2019, they became the BMW works team using BMW S1000RR machines,[1] culminating in winning the 2024 Superbike World Championship with rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and M1000 RR machines.

They were the 2011 British Superbike Championship winning team with rider Tommy Hill, and again in 2015 with rider Josh Brookes.

Shaun Muir Racing began in 2002, moving into the British Superbike Championship in 2004 under the Hydrex Honda banner, staying with Honda until 2011 when they switched to Yamaha machinery going on to win their first title. From 2013 to 2015, the team used the name Milwaukee Yamaha, reflecting the name of its major sponsor, Milwaukee Tools.

During 2015, SMR acted as a Yamaha factory development agent, working to develop the cross-plane R1 engined machines in advance of an anticipated return to World Superbike racing in 2016.[2]

In an online interview in November 2015, rider Josh Brookes commented that Muir could not make a statement regarding the team's plans for 2016 until the contract with Yamaha had ended in December.[3] In early December, Shaun Muir confirmed his move to BMW M1000RR machinery and World Superbikes.

World Superbikes 2016 season

For 2016, Shaun Muir Racing confirmed a new arrangement with BMW Motorrad Motorsport to participate in World Superbikes, initially via a one-year contract with a second-year option, as a semi-factory supported team, again backed by key-sponsor Milwaukee Tools for three years. Muir further confirmed his disappointment that Yamaha had not responded as expected with an offer of machinery for 2016 World Superbikes as far back as June/July 2015, and that he anticipated better interaction with the BMW factory. The 2015 BSB champion rider Josh Brookes will be retained, joined by Czech rider Karel Abraham.[4][5]

British Superbikes 2015 season

During 2015, SMR acted as a Yamaha factory development agent in conjunction with Yamaha Europe and their German research and development base, using the British Superbike season to progress the machines in advance of an anticipated return to World Superbike racing in 2016. The alliance provided the team with the latest engine improvements, with manager Mick Shanley making regular trips to the base of engine tuner Marcus Eschenbacher.[2]

For 2015, the team logo was uniquely changed from the previous version, by adding the official Yamaha crossed tuning-fork logo, together with the additional legend "Official Team BSB".

British Superbikes 2013–2014 season

During the 2013 and 2014 seasons, SMR worked with major sponsor Milwaukee Tools and race-modified Yamaha R1 machines purchased over-the-counter. The team logo for 2013 and 2014 was historically significant, using the name Milwaukee Yamaha Racing, until changes were made for the 2015 season by adding the official Yamaha tuning-fork logo with added legend unique for 2015, changing the appearance to Milwaukee Yamaha Racing, Official Team BSB.

Riders present and past

As BMW Motorrad

Rider Number Era Notes
Tom Sykes 66 2019 N/A
Markus Reiterberger 21
Tom Sykes 66 2020
Eugene Laverty 58
Tom Sykes 66 2021
Eugene Laverty 58 Some races, replacement for Sykes
Michael van der Mark 60 N/A
Scott Redding 45 2022
Michael van der Mark 60
Illia Mykhalchyk 37 Some races, replacement for Sykes
Scott Redding 45 2023 N/A
Michael van der Mark 60
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 54 2024
Michael van der Mark 60
Markus Reiterberger 21 1 race, replacement for Razgatlıoğlu
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 1 2025 N/A
Michael van der Mark 60

Past

Rider Team Number Era Notes
Kieran Clarke Hydrex Honda 74 2005 N/A
Steve Plater 4
Gary Mason 5 2006
Glen Richards 75
Dean Thomas 12 Replacement for Mason
Guy Martin 9 2007 N/A
Leon Camier 2
Ian Hutchinson Replacement for Camier
Guy Martin 15 2008 N/A
James Ellison 7
Stuart Easton 3 2009
Karl Harris 5
Tommy Hill 33 Replacement for Harris
James Ellison Swan Honda 2 2010 N/A
Stuart Easton 3
Michael Laverty Swan Yamaha 7 2011
Tommy Hill 33
1 2012
Noriyuki Haga[6] 41
James Ellison Milwaukee Yamaha 77 2013 N/A
Josh Waters 21 Replaced by Tommy Bridewell for last three rounds
Tommy Bridewell 46 N/A
2014
Ian Hutchinson 2 [6][7]
Josh Brookes 3 N/A
25 2015
Broc Parkes 2 First part of season
Jakub Smrž 96 Selected races, end of season
Josh Brookes Milwaukee BMW 25 2016 N/A
Karel Abraham 17
Eugene Laverty Milwaukee Aprilia 58 2017 All races
Julián Simón 60 Some races
Lorenzo Savadori 32
Eugene Laverty 58 2018 Some races, injured
Lorenzo Savadori 32 Some races
Davide Giugliano 34

Road Racing

Guy Martin, William Dunlop and Conor Cummins have represented the team on the roads at North West 200, Isle of Man TT, Macau Grand Prix, Kells and Isle of Man Southern 100 on the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock machines.[6]

British Superbike Championship

After the departure of James Ellison in 2008 to GSE Racing Airwaves Yamaha Team, Karl Harris was taken on to race alongside Stuart Easton to compete for the BSB championship in 2009.

Easton finished third place in the Championship, whilst Harris was dropped due to poor performances, his place being taken for the last three rounds by Tommy Hill.[6]

Superbike World Championship

Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Bike Tyres No. Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 RC Points TC Points MC Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2016 Milwaukee BMW BMW S1000RR P AUS AUS THA THA SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA MAL MAL GBR GBR ITA ITA USA USA GER GER FRA FRA SPA SPA QAT QAT
17 Karel Abraham 13 11 Ret 15 15 14 Ret 14 16 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 15 14 12 Ret 15 16 16 Ret Ret 18th 33 9th 122 4th 234
25 Josh Brookes 10 9 15 16 13 13 11 Ret 14 13 11 12 14 9 11 14 13 Ret 14 7 12 11 10 12 15 Ret 14th 89
2017 Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF P AUS AUS THA THA SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR ITA ITA USA USA GER GER POR POR FRA FRA SPA SPA QAT QAT
3 Julián Simón 13 15 34th 4 4th 285 4th 213
32 Lorenzo Savadori Ret 9 13 Ret 5 Ret 12 13 12 Ret 9 6 10 8 7 7 8 6 11 Ret 7 18 5 Ret 11th 124
50 Eugene Laverty 8 10 Ret 15 8 9 8 8 NC 7 13 Ret 6 5 Ret 6 10 Ret 7 4 6 17 8 Ret 4 7 10th 157
2018 Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF P AUS AUS THA THA SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR CZE CZE USA USA ITA ITA POR POR FRA FRA ARG ARG QAT QAT
32 Lorenzo Savadori DNS DNS 12 9 15 10 15 10 8 Ret 5 7 7 5 14 Ret 8 7 Ret 6 4 6 Ret 8 11 C 10th 138 4th 307 4th 218
34 Davide Giugliano 13 18 13 11 21st 11
50 Eugene Laverty 8 15 9 Ret 12 9 6 Ret 6 4 4 3 3 8 Ret 7 9 11 5 Ret 4 C 8th 158
Year Team Bike Tyres No. Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 RC Points TC Points MC Points
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2019 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW S1000RR P AUS AUS AUS THA THA THA SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR USA USA USA POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ARG ARG ARG QAT QAT QAT
10 Peter Hickman 7 Ret 11 21st 14 4th 320 4th 249
28 Markus Reiterberger 13 12 12 14 14 11 Ret Ret 15 6 C 6 10 10 C 11 15 12 15 13 11 15 12 13 12 14 13 16 17 15 11 17 16 8 15 14 14th 83
66 Tom Sykes 7 11 13 9 10 Ret 5 5 12 10 C 7 Ret 8 C 6 5 7 2 Ret 6 2 Ret 7 4 3 5 13 7 9 3 8 8 7 9 Ret Ret 12 12 8th 223
2020 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW S1000RR P AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA FRA POR POR POR
50 Eugene Laverty 11 DNS DNS 15 13 Ret 10 20 12 16 16 14 8 14 11 11 11 7 Ret 15 14 12 16 12 15th 55 7th 143 5th 101
66 Tom Sykes 9 6 10 NC 6 11 8 6 7 Ret 15 12 10 9 Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 20 10 10 11 10 12th 88
2021 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR NED NED NED CZE CZE CZE SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA
50 Eugene Laverty 12 C 11 9 9 10 13 15 16 19th 26 (40) 4th 472 4th 315
60 Michael van der Mark 11 5 5 7 13 6 10 Ret 10 5 3 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 11 7 7 8 9 5 6 8 5 Ret 9 7 C 8 Ret 1 6 6 5 6 6 C 3 6th 262
66 Tom Sykes 6 Ret 4 14 7 8 8 7 12 4 2 3 7 7 15 9 5 9 6 6 5 9 12 10 8 Ret Ret 10 C 5 11th 184
2022 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA AUS AUS AUS
10 Peter Hickman 22 16 19 22 19 14 30th 2 5th 262 4th 259
37 Illia Mykhalchyk 18 15 15 22nd 10
45 Scott Redding 15 12 Ret 9 11 5 8 7 11 10 11 9 4 3 5 3 8 4 2 5 6 Ret 8 Ret 18 13 7 7 14 9 12 6 6 16 6 6 8th 204
60 Michael van der Mark 13 10 8 WD WD WD 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 14 8 12 10 11 10 Ret 10 12 Ret 21 12 15th 46
2023 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA
45 Scott Redding 9 14 13 Ret 9 10 10 8 7 Ret 12 Ret 11 11 14 8 9 4 10 9 8 4 11 8 7 20 Ret 11 11 14 15 13 14 Ret Ret 8 14th 126 9th 193 4th 224
60 Michael van der Mark 8 11 9 6 8 Ret 13 10 Ret 13 14 15 16 13 Ret 13 13 11 7 7 11 Ret 8 12 17th 54
66 Tom Sykes 16 20 13 9 18 Ret 20th 11
70 Ivo Miguel Lopes 15 15 17 27th 1
91 Leon Haslam 14 15 Ret 23rd 2
2024 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA
37 Markus Reiterberger 14 16 15 26th 3 2nd 747 2nd 606
54 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 5 3 Ret 1 1 3 2 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WD WD WD 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1st 527
60 Michael van der Mark 7 16 8 9 6 4 7 8 9 8 12 Ret 9 12 12 9 9 5 6 4 7 1 8 5 7 12 7 9 8 7 7 12 5 6 6 3 6th 245
2025 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA
1 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 2 13 Ret 1 1 1 4 1 8 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 1st 616 2nd 727 2nd 619
60 Michael van der Mark Ret 14 14 6 7 5 9 5 17 8 9 9 Ret 13 14 Ret 12 10 13 Ret Ret 11 15 16 Ret 5 5 10 9 Ret 15 9 10 10 9 13 12th 111
2026 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR P AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED HUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARA ARA ARA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA
9 Danilo Petrucci
88 Miguel Oliveira

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be competing with Shaun Muir Racing in the WorldSBK – with a well-known rider duo: Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger BMWgroup.com, 9 November 2018. Retrieved
  2. ^ a b Milwaukee Yamaha take step closer to World Superbikes Bike Sport News 12 February 2015, Retrieved 5 October 2015
  3. ^ Catching Up: Josh Brookes Cycleonline, Alex Gobert, 4 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015
  4. ^ Milwaukee BMW boss Muir explains World Superbike shift Bike Sport News, 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015
  5. ^ Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW, World SBK.com, 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015
  6. ^ a b c d [1] Milwaukee Yamaha Official site, Riders for 2014, Retrieved 25 November 2013
  7. ^ [2] Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. "Bridewell stays with Milwaukee for 2014" Retrieved 25 November 2013
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