BMW factory team to test at Jerez

World Superbike BMW Motorrad team will be at Jerez de la Frontera circuit for a three day test with the new 2012 BMW S1000RR (Moto2 teams will also be present).
For Leon Haslam it will be his second season with the BMW Motorrad team, while for new team mate Marco Melandri it will only be his second test on the machine following his debut in the World Superbike post season test Portimao last month, where he finished in 8th.

Melandri was the 2011 runner-up on Yamaha R1, is hyped about the test and tweeted “Off to jerez!! First real 2012 test.
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Exited and nervous like first dinner with Manuela.
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Happy to find my guys on track!”BMW and other teams will carry out another test session at Portimao from November 28th to the 30th, the last one before the new WSBK testing ban goes into effect.

Written by Newshub.co.uk Unit

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