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BMW M Motorsport Global Ambassador 2024 to Race in SRO GT World Challenge Championship

February 27, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 26, 2024…BMW of North America, LLC announced today that Samantha Tan, the 26-year-old Asian-Canadian driver and co-owner of Samantha Tan (ST) Racing, will continue to support BMW M in 2024 […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport kicks off 2024 WorldSBK season with podium

February 25, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Phillip Island. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR), the new addition to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK factory rider lineup, achieved his first podium finish with the BMW M 1000 RR during his debut weekend on the bike. […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport kicks off 2024 WorldSBK season with podium

February 25, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Phillip Island. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR), the new addition to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK factory rider lineup, achieved his first podium finish with the BMW M 1000 RR during his debut weekend on the bike. […]

From Spain the BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK teams headed straight to Portugal

January 31, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. From Spain, the BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK teams headed straight to Portugal. At Portimão, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Bonovo action BMW Racing Team and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Test Team continued their preparation […]

WorldSBK 2024: BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK team complete intensive testing at Jerez de la Frontera

January 27, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Jerez de la Frontera. Three teams, six BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory riders; the first test session of the year saw BMW Motorrad Motorsport kick off the critical phase of preparations for the 2024 season in […]

Titles wins & podiums: BMW Motorrad Motorsport looks back on 2023

December 14, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Customer racing has always been an important pillar of BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s activities. Year after year, privateer BMW riders and teams celebrate successes in a variety of championships around the world, and the 2023 […]

The BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory rider family is expanding in 2024

December 8, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory rider family is expanding further with the addition of Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli and Briton Bradley Smith. Both have been fixtures in international racing for many years, participating in various […]

Most competitive and enthralling motorsport on the planet

May 15, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Surging Team Honda HRC Sets Sights on 2023 Pro Motocross Championship Following Sweep of Supercross Titles After Dominant Winter Campaign, Chase Sexton, Jett Lawrence, and Hunter Lawrence Enter Summer Season as Early Title Favorites MORGANTOWN, […]

Vertex Pistons celebrates 70 years in Business

February 8, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Vertex Pistons celebrated 70 years of developing and manufacturing high performance 2 and 4 stroke pistons for off-road, street, scooter, ATV, UTV, snowmobile, go-kart, ultralight and other motorsport applications. The Italian American company appreciated […]

Interview with BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc Bongers

April 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Assen. The second round of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season will take place this weekend at Assen in the Netherlands. This is a very special event for BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc Bongers. […]

New home for WorldSBK BMW Motorrad Motorsport family

August 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport family has moved into its new home in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) paddock. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad, officially opened the new BMW Hospitality in the WorldSBK […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport returns to happy hunting ground

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After the double-header in Spain and Portugal, BMW Motorrad Motorsport is now heading to the third round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2021 (WorldSBK) at Misano, Italy. The circuit on the Adriatic coast […]

Highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK

June 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. The second round of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season is taking place in Estoril, Portugal. It was a Saturday of highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. In race one, the […]

Highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport at WorldSBK race Estoril

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. The second round of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season is taking place in Estoril, Portugal. It was a Saturday of highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. In race one, the […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport kicks off WorldSBK campaign

May 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The wait is over. This weekend, BMW Motorrad Motorsport kicks off its campaign in the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After the development period and winter tests, the new BMW M 1000 RR […]

Unstable climate at one of the most famous motorsport MotoGP venues in Europe

May 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team travelled to one of the most famous motorsport venues in Europe for the fifth round of 2021 MotoGP. For twenty-two years Le Mans has staged motorcycle Grand Prix racing and […]

WorldSBK BMW Motorrad Motorsport at Barcelona

April 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. BMW Motorrad Motorsport spent two days testing at ‘Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’ in Spain, in preparation for the 2021 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After a private test at Jerez de la […]

Final WorldSBK races of the 2020 season at Circuito do Estoril

October 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is ready for the season finale. This coming weekend (16th to 18th October) sees the eighth and final round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 in Estoril, Portugal. After the double […]

WorldSBK Interview: Great Fun on a motorbike at more than 300 km/h

August 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. The term ‘home race’ is used regularly in motorsport to describe an event taking place in the home country of a rider, team or manufacturer. However, when the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) visits […]

Sim Racing: Enter to Win as BMW Motorsport launches design competition

July 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Whether in the real world or on the virtual racetrack, motorsport fans feel the same: Appearances are important. With the BMW M4 GT4 ‘Livery Contest’, BMW Motorsport is launching a new design competition in […]

Inspiration Friday: The Motorcycle That Inspired Riders to Win 26 WorldSBK Races

May 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

There is no replacement for displacement and Honda capitalized on this in 1999 with their first big V-Twin 1000cc racer. It had such easy, deliverable power. It was such an easy bike to ride compared […]

NASCAR to Formula: Mental Strength Training Classes Produce World-class Racers

May 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Mental strength is playing an increasingly important role in motorsport. It’s not enough to simply drive fast if you want to be a world-class racing driver. Being able to deliver a top performance under […]

RIDE 4 Video Game Schools Riders to Graduate from MotoGP and MXGP to Road Bikes

May 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor, Milestone’s main partner for the highly anticipated RIDE 4 video game, is an iconic motorcycle brand with a deep heritage and a successful racing history. Its key values – innovation, excitement, confidence, emotion […]

Sim racing vs Real Motor Racing the BMW Engineer Becomes the Student

May 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. During his time as a racing driver, Jeroen den Boer (NED) used to drive BMW Motorsport GT3 cars. As head engineer, he now looks after the race outings of the BMW M6 GT3 and […]

Sim Racing: Virtual Formula E: BMW i Andretti Motorsport ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge

April 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. This Saturday, BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Maximilian Günther (GER) and Alexander Sims (GBR) will compete in the opening round of the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’. Last weekend’s dress rehearsal for […]

Sim Racing: Maximilian Günther wins the opening event of the Formula E season

April 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Maximilian Günther (GER) has celebrated the first win of a sim racing career that is still in its infancy. The BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver won the opening event of the digital Formula E […]

BMW Motorrad Race Trophy: No overall ranking for the 2020 season

April 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The global corona situation is also having an impact on the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. There will be no overall ranking for the 2020 season for BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s customer racing competition. This is […]

Saturday Race 2 Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO

April 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Saturday, BMW Motorsport will field a large contingent of BMW drivers in race two of this sesson’s Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO. A total of eight virtual BMW Z4 GT3s are […]

Sim Racer Jimmy Broadbent talks about the boom in Sim Racing

April 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Jimmy Broadbent (GBR) is probably the most influential influencer in the booming sim racing sector at the moment. His YouTube channel has around 425,000 subscribers and during this current difficult time, in which no […]

Exclusive Look into 2020 WorldSBK with BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders

February 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Phillip Island. The 2020 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) gets underway on Phillip Island, Australia, this weekend. For the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, this will be their second season in the elite class of near-production […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: BMW racers in action on three continents

October 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

British Superbike Championship: Turbulent race weekend at Donington Park. The British Superbike Championship (BSB) headed to Donington Park (GBR) for its penultimate event of the season, where BMW racers experienced a turbulent weekend. In the […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Victories for the BMW S1000RR in several championships

September 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

International Road Racing Championship: Successes for the BMW races at the Frohburg finale. The International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) title had already been decided at the penultimate round of the season in Hořice (CZE): Davey […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: 1-2 result for the BMW S1000RR in Brazil

September 5, 2019 Michael Le Pard

SuperBike Brasil: One-two result for the BMW S 1000 RR at Curitiba. After seven weeks off, the SuperBike Brasil (BR SBK) held its fifth round of the 2019 season at Curitiba (BRA). BMW racers secured […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Mathieu Gines wins the title in the French Superbike Championship

August 27, 2019 Michael Le Pard

French Superbike Championship: Mathieu Gines is champion. The next 2019 champion from the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family has been decided. This weekend saw Mathieu Gines (FRA / Tecmas Racing Team) celebrate winning the French Superbike […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport to include FIM Endurance World Championship

August 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW Motorrad Motorsport expands their international works engagement with the new BMW S 1000 RR to include the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). As of the upcoming 2019/20 season, which gets underway on […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Tamburini and Fabrizio on the podium in Italy

April 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Italian Superbike Championship: Roberto Tamburini on the podium at season opener. The 2019 Italian Superbike Championship (CIV) season got underway at Misano (ITA) at the weekend with a podium for the BMW S 1000 RR. […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Podium finish in Brazil

March 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The 2019 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is in full swing. This season, a total of 26 championship classes in 21 racing series all around the world are counted towards the Race Trophy ranking. Week after […]

BMW Motorsport News – Issue 40/2018

December 17, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Whether in the DTM, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship or countless other championships: Week after week BMW teams and drivers around the world do […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be competing with Shaun Muir Racing in the WorldSBK

November 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

In the upcoming 2019 season, BMW Motorrad Motorsportwill compete in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) withthe new BMW S 1000 RR. This will take place in collaboration withShaun Muir Racing. The British team headed […]

The next BMW champion: Danny Webb celebrates early title win in the IRRC

August 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Just one week after Jordan Szoke (CAN) won the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) title, the BMW MotorradMotorsport family celebrates its next champion. Danny Webb (GBR), ofWepol Racing by Penz13, clinched the championship title at […]

Leonce: Life and Times as a KTM MotoGP mechanic

November 29, 2017 Michael Le Pard

We’ve come to learn a lot about the demands of MotoGP thanks to Red Bull KTM’s exploits through a 2016 of testing and now a maiden season in the Grand Prix paddock but we decided to […]

An interview with Dennis Marschall: BMW Motorsport is incredibly diverse.

October 27, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Six promising talented youngsters are part of the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme in the 2017 season. They are all at the start of their careers, but already have an interesting background behind them. As […]

Title numbers six and seven for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community

September 27, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Sébastien Le Grelle and Florian Brunet-Lugardon are crowned champions. 25.09.2017 Press Release The titles collecting continues: at the weekend, Sébastien Le Grelle (BEL) and Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FRA) secured title numbers six and seven […]

SUZUKI GIXXER CUP KICKS-OFF IN INDIA

July 7, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 7. The 2017 Suzuki Gixxer Cup Championship gets underway this weekend at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore, India with a new line-up of enthusiastic young riders ready to […]