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Shaun Muir Racing

Motorcycle race team


Motorcycle race team

FieldValue
Short_nameBMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
Logo[[File:Shaun Muir Racing logo.gifupright=0.6]]
Last_season2025
Long_nameROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
BaseGuisborough, Cleveland, England
PrincipalShaun Muir
Sven Blusch (BMW)
Riders9 Danilo Petrucci (2026)
88 Miguel Oliveira (2026)
Test ridersSylvain Guintoli
Markus Reiterberger
MotorcycleBMW M1000RR
TyresPirelli
Riders_champWorld Superbike Championship
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2024 World Superbike,
2025 World Superbike)
British Superbike Championship
Tommy Hill (2011 British Superbike)

Sven Blusch (BMW) 88 Miguel Oliveira (2026) Markus Reiterberger 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, 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. Their first major sponsorship were Hydrex, a company that specialises in the rental and sale of mobile plant equipment with the rail, industrial and construction industries, up until the end of the 2009 season. The team was sponsored by tobacco accessories brand Swan, starting in 2010 and lasting until the end of 2012. 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.

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. In early December, Shaun Muir confirmed his move to BMW M1000RR machinery and World Superbikes.

World Superbikes 2016 season

Logo used for 2016

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.

British Superbikes 2015 season

Logo used for 2015

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.

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

Logo used for 2013 and 2014

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

RiderNumberEraNotes
GBR Tom Sykes662019N/A
DEU Markus Reiterberger21
GBR Tom Sykes662020
IRL Eugene Laverty58
GBR Tom Sykes662021
IRL Eugene Laverty58Some races, replacement for Sykes
NLD Michael van der Mark60N/A
GBR Scott Redding452022
NLD Michael van der Mark60
UKR Illia Mykhalchyk37Some races, replacement for Sykes
GBR Scott Redding452023N/A
NLD Michael van der Mark60
TUR Toprak Razgatlıoğlu542024
NLD Michael van der Mark60
DEU Markus Reiterberger211 race, replacement for Razgatlıoğlu
TUR Toprak Razgatlıoğlu12025N/A
NLD Michael van der Mark60

Past

RiderTeamNumberEraNotes
ENG Kieran ClarkeHydrex Honda742005N/A
ENG Steve Plater4
ENG Gary Mason52006
AUS Glen Richards75
AUS Dean Thomas12Replacement for Mason
ENG Guy Martin92007N/A
ENG Leon Camier2
ENG Ian HutchinsonReplacement for Camier
ENG Guy Martin152008N/A
ENG James Ellison7
ENG Stuart Easton32009
ENG Karl Harris5
ENG Tommy Hill33Replacement for Harris
ENG James EllisonSwan Honda22010N/A
ENG Stuart Easton3
NIR Michael LavertySwan Yamaha72011
ENG Tommy Hill33
12012
JPN Noriyuki Haga41
ENG James EllisonMilwaukee Yamaha772013N/A
AUS Josh Waters21Replaced by Tommy Bridewell for last three rounds
ENG Tommy Bridewell46N/A
2014
ENG Ian Hutchinson2
AUS Josh Brookes3N/A
252015
AUS Broc Parkes2First part of season
CZ Jakub Smrž96Selected races, end of season
AUS Josh BrookesMilwaukee BMW252016N/A
CZ Karel Abraham17
IRL Eugene LavertyMilwaukee Aprilia582017All races
ESP Julián Simón60Some races
ITA Lorenzo Savadori32
IRL Eugene Laverty582018Some races, injured
ITA Lorenzo Savadori32Some races
ITA Davide Giugliano34

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.

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.

Superbike World Championship

Results

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

YearTeamBikeTyresNo.Riders12345678910111213RCPointsTCPointsMCPointsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R218th339th1224th23414th8934th44th2854th21311th12410th15710th1384th3074th21821st118th158
Milwaukee BMWBMW S1000RRAUSAUSTHATHASPASPANEDNEDITAITAMALMALGBRGBRITAITAUSAUSAGERGERFRAFRASPASPAQATQAT
17CZE Karel Abraham1311Ret151514Ret1416Ret12Ret9RetRet151412Ret151616RetRet
25AUS Josh Brookes1091516131311Ret14131112149111413Ret1471211101215Ret
Milwaukee ApriliaAprilia RSV4 RFAUSAUSTHATHASPASPANEDNEDITAITAGBRGBRITAITAUSAUSAGERGERPORPORFRAFRASPASPAQATQAT
3ESP Julián Simón1315
32ITA Lorenzo SavadoriRet913Ret5Ret121312Ret96108778611Ret7185Ret
50IRL Eugene Laverty810Ret158988NC713Ret65Ret610Ret746178Ret47
Milwaukee ApriliaAprilia RSV4 RFAUSAUSTHATHASPASPANEDNEDITAITAGBRGBRCZECZEUSAUSAITAITAPORPORFRAFRAARGARGQATQAT
32ITA Lorenzo SavadoriDNSDNS129151015108Ret577514Ret87Ret646Ret811C
34ITA Davide Giugliano13181311
50IRL Eugene Laverty8159Ret1296Ret644338Ret79115Ret4C
YearTeamBikeTyresNo.Riders12345678910111213RCPointsTCPointsMCPointsR1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR221st144th3204th24914th838th22315th557th1435th10112th8819th26 (40)4th4724th3156th26211th18430th25th2624th25922nd108th20415th4614th1269th1934th22417th5420th1127th123rd226th32nd7472nd6061st5276th2451st6162nd7272nd61912th111
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW S1000RRAUSAUSAUSTHATHATHASPASPASPANEDNEDNEDITAITAITASPASPASPAITAITAITAGBRGBRGBRUSAUSAUSAPORPORPORFRAFRAFRAARGARGARGQATQATQAT
10GBR Peter Hickman7Ret11
28DEU Markus Reiterberger131212141411RetRet156C61010C11151215131115121312141316171511171681514
66GBR Tom Sykes71113910Ret551210C7Ret8C6572Ret6*2*Ret7435137938879RetRet1212
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW S1000RRAUSAUSAUSSPASPASPAPORPORPORSPASPASPASPASPASPASPASPASPAFRAFRAFRAPORPORPOR
50IRL Eugene Laverty11DNSDNS1513Ret1020121616148141111117Ret1514121612
66GBR Tom Sykes9610NC611867Ret1512109RetRet95Ret2010101110
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRSPASPASPAPORPORPORITAITAITAGBRGBRGBRNEDNEDNEDCZECZECZESPASPASPAFRAFRAFRASPASPASPASPASPASPAPORPORPORARGARGARGINAINAINA
50IRL Eugene Laverty12C119910131516
60NLD Michael van der Mark1155713610Ret105354Ret6Ret1177895685Ret97C8Ret166566C3
66GBR Tom Sykes6Ret4147887124237715959665912108RetRet10C5
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRSPASPASPANEDNEDNEDPORPORPORITAITAITAGBRGBRGBRCZECZECZEFRAFRAFRASPASPASPAPORPORPORARGARGARGINAINAINAAUSAUSAUS
10GBR Peter Hickman221619221914
37UKR Illia Mykhalchyk181515
45GBR Scott Redding1512Ret9115871110119435384256Ret8Ret18137714912661666
60NLD Michael van der Mark13108WDWDWD1213RetRetRet1314812101110Ret1012Ret2112
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRAUSAUSAUSINAINAINANEDNEDNEDSPASPASPAEMIEMIEMIGBRGBRGBRITAITAITACZECZECZEFRAFRAFRASPASPASPAPORPORPORSPASPASPA
45GBR Scott Redding91413Ret9101087Ret12Ret11111489410984118720Ret111114151314RetRet8
60NLD Michael van der Mark811968Ret1310Ret1314151613Ret1313117711Ret812
66GBR Tom Sykes162013918Ret
70PRT Ivo Miguel Lopes151517
91GBR Leon Haslam1415Ret
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRAUSAUSAUSSPASPASPANEDNEDNEDITAITAITAGBRGBRGBRCZECZECZEPORPORPORFRAFRAFRAITAITAITASPASPASPAPORPORPORSPASPASPA
37DEU Markus Reiterberger141615
54TUR Toprak Razgatlıoğlu53Ret1132911*1*1*1**1*1*1**1*11*1*1WDWDWD222*1*21221
60NLD Michael van der Mark7168964789812Ret9121299564718571279877125663
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRAUSAUSAUSPORPORPORNEDNEDNEDITAITAITACZECZECZEEMIEMIEMIGBRGBRGBRHUNHUNHUNFRAFRAFRASPASPASPAPORPORPORSPASPASPA
1TUR Toprak Razgatlıoğlu213Ret*1**1*1418222*1**1*2111*1**1*1*1**1*1*1**1*1122*1*122Ret3
60NLD Michael van der MarkRet14146759517899Ret1314Ret121013RetRet111516Ret55109Ret1591010913
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW M1000RRAUSAUSAUSPORPORPORNEDNEDNEDHUNHUNHUNCZECZECZEARAARAARAEMIEMIEMIGBRGBRGBRFRAFRAFRAITAITAITAPORPORPORSPASPASPA
9ITA Danilo Petrucci
88PRT Miguel Oliveira

Season still in progress.

References

References

  1. [https://rokit-bmwmotorradworldsbk.com/team Meet the Team] rokit-bmwmotorradworldsbk.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024
  2. [https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0286578EN/bmw-motorrad-motorsport-will-be-competing-with-shaun-muir-racing-in-the-worldsbk-%E2%80%93-with-a-well-known-rider-duo:-tom-sykes-and-markus-reiterberger?language=en 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
  3. [http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/milwaukee-yamaha-take-step-closer-to-world-superbikes Milwaukee Yamaha take step closer to World Superbikes] ''Bike Sport News'' 12 February 2015, Retrieved 5 October 2015
  4. [http://www.cycleonline.com.au/2015/11/04/catching-up-josh-brookes/ Catching Up: Josh Brookes] Cycleonline, Alex Gobert, 4 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015
  5. [http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/milwaukee-bmw-boss-muir-explains-world-superbike-shift Milwaukee BMW boss Muir explains World Superbike shift] Bike Sport News, 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015
  6. [http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2015/Milwaukee+BMW+joins+WorldSBK+with+Brookes+and+Abraham+0 Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW], World SBK.com, 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015
  7. [http://www.milwaukeeyamaha.com/riders.aspx] Milwaukee Yamaha Official site, Riders for 2014, Retrieved 25 November 2013
  8. [http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/general/10803484.MOTORCYCLING__Bridewell_stays_with_Milwaukee_for_2014_campaign/?ref=arc] Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. "''Bridewell stays with Milwaukee for 2014''" Retrieved 25 November 2013
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