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12 Hours Estoril: Endurance Teams ready for round two FIM EWC 2021

July 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. The stage is set for the second round of the FIM Endurance World Championship 2021 (FIM EWC): This Saturday (17th July) BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team will take on the 12-hour race at Estoril, Portugal. […]

Sim Racing News: GT Cup M2 CS Racing Formula E iRacing and G2 Esports 3/21

March 31, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BMW Motorsport SIM Racing has an extensive and diverse programme in store for the Esports community in 2021 – from BMW SIM Cups and BMW Motorsport SIM Racing teams to technical innovations. In our monthly […]

BMW Sim Racing News iRacing Daytona Formula E Nürburgring & SimGrid

January 31, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BMW SIM GT Cup. The first race of this season’s BMW SIM GT Cup took place on the iRacing simulation platform on 13th January. The best sim racers in the world went head-to-head in a two-hour […]

Sim Racing: BMW on the podium at virtual Spa-Francorchamps

July 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Whether in the DTM, 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 battle for points, victories and […]

Sim Racing: From Fortnite to Real Life Racing with BMW M6 GT3 on the Nürburgring

June 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After several months of working from home during the enforced break in racing, the BMW Junior Team is now set for its first race together. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen […]

RAVENOL working with BMW M Customer Racing on the BMW M4 GT4

June 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW M4 GT4 has been a model of success from the word go. BMW M Customer Racing teams have been fielding the car in top-class races since the 2018 season, and regularly celebrate […]

Sim Racing: Virtual Nürburgring thrilling battle all the way to the line

May 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW teams have continued their success story on the virtual Nürburgring Nordschleife (GER) in the fifth race of the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO. The MAHLE 3-hour race on Saturday featured […]

Sim Racing: Realistic down to the smallest detail

May 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After about half a year of intensive development work, the BMW M4 GT4 is set to make its virtual debut on the sim racing platform iRacing in June. To make sure that the BMW […]

Sim Racing: BMW SIM 120 Cup race “More important than the prize money”

May 11, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. In the third BMW SIM 120 Cup race of the season on the virtual Nürburgring (GER), two more drivers secured their tickets to participate in the BMW SIM Live Event at the end of […]

Sim Racing: High Tech Sim Rigs Featuring Force Feedback, Direct Drive and Widescreens

May 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Just as a real racing driver needs a customised cockpit to be successful, the right hardware is also required in sim racing if you want to compete at the highest level. The range on […]

Sim Racing: Game Changing Simulator for BMW Racers Developed

April 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Perfect preparation has a major influence on teams’ chances of success in highly professional race series such as the ABB FIA Formula E Championship or the DTM. For BMW Motorsport, the modern simulator in […]

Sim Racing: Highlights are coming thick and fast as Sim Racing Expands

April 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Sim racing highlights are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last weekend, the calendar featured the iRacing 24h Nürburgring powered by VCO. On Thursday it is round three of the IMSA iRacing Pro […]

Sim Racing: BMW wins THE RACE All-Star Cup in Superb Racing Action

April 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW works drivers look back on another successful weekend of sim racing. In the 24-hour race ‘iRacing 24h Nürburgring powered by VCO’, Philipp Eng (AUT) and his team took the win while Bruno […]

Sim Racing: BMW works driver Philipp Eng wins the 24 Hours Nürburgring

April 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW works drivers look back on another successful weekend of sim racing. In the 24-hour race ‘iRacing 24h Nürburgring powered by VCO’, Philipp Eng (AUT) and his team took the win while Bruno […]

Sim Racing: BMW Finishes Top 2 at Nürburgring Nordschleife After 3 Hours of Racing

April 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Z4 GT3 secured two podium spots at the third race in the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO on Saturday. BMW M Motorsport Customer Racing Team Walkenhorst Motorsport claimed second place […]

Sim Racing: 3 Big Events Coming – Laguna Seca next Nürburgring-Nordschleife then Formula E!

April 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. First Laguna Seca (USA), next the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER) – and then the virtual Formula E pre-test: BMW works drivers have three big sim racing events ahead of them over the coming days. During Thursday […]

BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup and the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series Preperation

April 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Home office is the order of the day in the current global situation, and the BMW Junior Team newly established for 2020 is no exception. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen […]

Racing simulator instead of DTM: BMW works driver Philipp Eng explains the sim racing phenomenon

March 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW works driver Philipp Eng (AUT) is a talented all-rounder behind a steering wheel. He has won Formula races, as well as in a host of different BMW race cars, including the BMW M4 […]

BMW Starts Super Sim Saturday Racing with 3 Major Sim Racing Events Online

March 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. “Super Sim Saturday”, which featured three major sim racing events, was a successful one for BMW works drivers. In the “IMSA Sebring SuperSaturday” race, Bruno Spengler (CAN), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) […]

BMW Professional Racers go up against Sim Racers at The Race All-Star Esports Battle

March 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Maximilian Günther (GER) from BMW i Andretti Motorsport and BMW Team RLL driver Colton Herta (USA) went up against some of the world’s best professional racing drivers and sim racers at Sunday’s sim racing […]

Rider Inspiration: 103 years of BMW Group, 100 years of records and victories

March 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Victories, honors and history are a big part of motorcycling and where would riders be today without the efforts, R&D and dedication of BMW? BMW makes some of the finest motorcycles today for riders, everything […]

New 2020 MINI John Cooper Works GP features 300hp+

February 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The abbreviation GP in connection with MINI regularly sparks the interest of racing enthusiasts who are fans of the British premium brand. And since the name of Name John Cooper Works is always mentioned in […]