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Valentino Rossi to race for BMW in 24 Hours of Le Mans

May 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Le Mans Cup: BMW M Team WRT, Valentino Rossi and Max Hesse start at ‘Road to Le Mans’. The BMW M4 GT3 will compete as part of the support programme for the 100th anniversary of the […]

Grand finale of 2022 MotoGP eSport Global Series

November 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 28. The grand finale of the 2022 MotoGP eSport Global Series Round was broadcast live and this last round had even more excitement than usual as the standings left […]

Sim Racing: MotoGP eSport Global Series 2022 Championship

September 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Double podium for Piero Ricciuti, second in Race 1 and Race 2 of the fourth round of the MotoGP eSport Championship Piero Ricciuti scored two more podium finishes in the penultimate round of the MotoGP […]

Sim Racing: 2022 MotoGP eSport Championship Jerez

August 27, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Piero Ricciuti takes another podium in Race 1 of the third round of the 2022 MotoGP eSport Championship The eRiders of the MotoGP eSport Global Series returned to action with the MotoGP22 video game for […]

Inspiration Friday #207: The Times They Are A-Changin’

July 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to the Bob Dylan edition of Inspiration Friday #207: “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and the time sure are changing fast! Do you struggle with rapid change? I do; it makes my head spin. […]

Sim Racing: Second round of the MotoGP Global Series Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans

July 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Piero Ricciuti secures two fifth places in the second round of the 2022 MotoGP Global Series Piero Ricciuti, e-gamer of the Ducati Lenovo eSport Team, also known by the nickname PieroRicciuti55, got two fifth places […]

Sim Racing: End-of-season finale to crown champion

November 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW SIM Racing broadcast the third edition of BMW SIM Live on Saturday and Sunday live from BMW Welt in Munich (GER). This was the end of the season grand sim racing finale at […]

Sim Racing: Ducati ends 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship

November 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Saveri returns to victory in Race 2 of the last MotoGP eSport Round at Valencia, while he finishes sixth in Race 1 at Austin Ducati Lenovo eSport team rider Andrea Saveri ends the 2021 […]

Esports Challenge 2021: Showdown at Portimão Finale

September 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge is approaching its final round in 2021 and has a very special highlight in store from 27th September. The RIDE 4 racing game provides motorbike and gaming fans from […]

Sim Racing: 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship back to compete online

September 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The eleven eRiders of the 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship were back to compete online this afternoon with the MotoGP21 video game for the season’s third round.In the first of two races, held on the virtual […]

Sim Racing: 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship Mugello

June 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

AndrewZh finishes in fifth and third place respectively in Race 1 and Race 2 of Round 1 of the 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship Ducati Lenovo eSport Team e-rider Andrea Saveri closed in fifth place Race […]

Sim Racing: GT Cup – M2 CS Racing Cup – IMSA iRacing – SimGrid Sprint – V10 R-League

May 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BMW SIM GT Cup. The inaugural season of the BMW SIM GT Cup at the virtual Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit on the iRacing platform concluded with a thrilling finale and a one-two for the Coanda […]

Sim Racing: News Recap with drivers backgrounds teams & technology

May 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

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

Sim Racing: New BMW Esports Boost Platform

April 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Esports has long since developed from a niche sport into a global trend and an important economic factor. Through its commitment to esports, BMW is one of the driving forces in this fast-growing segment and […]

Sim Racing: BMW Motorsport Media Guide Season 7

April 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BMW i Andretti Motorsport is set to contest its third season as a works team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which has achieved official FIA World Championship status for the first time […]

Sim Racing: Action-packed first day of racing at the Rome E-Prix Formula E

April 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rome. Action-packed first day of racing at the Rome E-Prix (ITA): Maximilian Günther (GER) in the points as he finishes ninth at the third race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E World […]

Sim Racing: Misfortune Strikes ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Rome

April 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rome. After the difficult start to the season in Diriyah (KSA), Maximilian Günther (GER) was back in the points at the second race weekend of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Rome (ITA). […]

Sim Racing: Terrifying start to Rome E-Prix ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

April 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rome. Action-packed first day of racing at the Rome E-Prix (ITA): Maximilian Günther (GER) in the points as he finishes ninth at the third race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E World […]

Sim Racing: Track facts and key factors Rome Formula E

April 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After the challenging season-opener in Diriyah (KSA), the BMW i Andretti Motorsport Team is on a mission to make amends at the two Rome E-Prix (ITA) races next weekend. The second double-header in season […]

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 […]

Sim Racing: ABB FIA Formula E World Championship did not go as expected for BMW

February 28, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Diriyah. The opening weekend of Season 7 in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship did not go as expected for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and drivers. Accidents during Saturday’s race in the […]

Sim Racing: Racers sliding into crash barriers at Formula E season-opener in Diriyah

February 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Diriyah. BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Maximilian Günther (GER) and Jake Dennis (GBR) have missed out on the points in the opening race of Season 7 in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in […]

Sim Racing: BMW Motorsport Media Guide ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

February 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BMW i Andretti Motorsport is set to contest its third season as a works team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which has achieved official FIA World Championship status for the first time […]

Media Guide track facts and key factors: BMW i Andretti Motorsport ahead of the Diriyah E-Prix

February 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The opening round of Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship sees BMW i Andretti Motorsport return to successful ground. This weekend’s Diriyah E-Prix (KSA) features the first two night races […]

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: January delivers first highlights of the racing year

January 21, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. One of the highlights of the coming sim racing season is the debut of the BMW Motorsport SIM Racing teams. BS+COMPETITION, G2 Esports, Team Redline and Williams Esports are among the best teams on […]

BMW SIM Live 2021 attractive cash prizes are up for grabs

January 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. It is only a few weeks since VRS Coanda Simsport driver Joshua Rogers (AUS) won the grand finale of the BMW SIM 120 Cup at BMW SIM Live 2020. This Sunday already marks the […]

Sim Racing: 2021 Brings larger range of formats, race cars and platforms

January 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After their successful debut in the 2020 season, this year’s BMW SIM Cups offer an even wider range of race formats, cars and sim platforms on which they take place. The BMW SIM GT […]

BMW Motorsport SIM Racing crowns eSport best of the year

December 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Spectacular racing, big prize money, award presentations, sensational world firsts: BMW SIM Live, which this year was streamed as an online event due to the pandemic, represented the grand finale of the 2020 BMW […]

Sim Racing: BMW Motorsport expands its involvement in Sim Racing

December 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW Motorsport is expanding its sim racing activities in the coming year. As well as various different BMW SIM Cup formats, it will focus on new partnerships with four top teams and founding a […]

Sim Racing: Technology transfer from real to virtual racing

December 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW Motorsport SIM Racing presented three spectacular world premieres at its digital BMW SIM Live event, each of which take the transfer of technology between real and virtual racing to a totally new level. […]

Sim Racing: Ducati MotoGP eSport champion was unlucky once again

October 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Following an accident on the first lap and a connection problem, the Ducati Corse eSport team rider closes in tenth place Race 1 at Misano Adriatico; AndrewZh also finishes tenth in Race 2 at Phillip […]

Sim Racing: 3 Winning Racers & 3 In-Depth Interviews

October 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Team BMW Bank won the title in the inaugural season of the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO this week. In the virtual BMW Z4 GT3, fourth place in the season finale at […]

Sim Racing: Grand finale DTM Esports and Digital Nürburgring Endurance Results

October 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Tuesday evening, two popular sim racing race series ended with title wins for BMW teams. In the DTM Esports Championship, the team of BMW DTM driver Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) was victorious […]

Sim Racing: BMW League of Legends eSports announce BMW Berlin Brawl

August 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The regular League of Legends (LoL) summer season was over, but BMW has another special highlight in store for fans of the Esports classic to round things off. At the BMW Berlin Brawl, the stars […]

Aprilia Racing eSports team to make début in the 2020 MotoGP eSport Championship

July 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

APRILIA TAKES TO THE TRACK IN GAMING TOO, INTRODUCING THE APRILIA RACING ESPORTS TEAM ASTRIDE THE VIRTUAL RS-GP, SPANISH PRO PLAYER FRANCISCO SANTIAGO MARÍN (ELEGHOST555) TO BATTLE FOR THE 2020 MOTOGP ESPORT TITLE Milan, 9 […]

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: 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 […]

Sim Racing: BMW SIM 120 Cup Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

July 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

BMW teams and drivers are gradually returning to the racetrack after the break in action during the crisis. The schedules for race series all over the world have been amended, allowing members of the large […]

Sim Racing: Customer racers join works driver and sim pros

July 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Tuesday, drivers from BMW M Customer Racing teams had the opportunity to take to the track with sim racing pros at the first BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Track Day on the iRacing platform, […]

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 […]

Sim Racing: Nordschleife Perfect Strategy, Fast Laps and Faultless Performance

June 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Thursday, BMW works driver Bruno Spengler (CAN) celebrated his title win in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series, before delivering another victorious performance on Saturday. Together with Team BMW Bank and his team-mates Nils […]

Sim Racing: Season finale in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series

June 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Bruno Spengler (CAN) is the first champion of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series. An early not-at-fault accident saw the BMW driver record a zero-point result at the season finale in Watkins Glen (USA), but […]

Sim Racing is the perfect practice in this time without live racing

June 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Bruno Spengler (CAN) heads into the season finale of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series at the virtual track at Watkins Glen (USA) on Thursday with a good chance of winning the title as leader […]

Sim Racing: Formula E simulator work forms the basis for success at the racetrack

June 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Race weekends in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship are extraordinary events. The tight schedule of the one-day format allows little time for test work and no room for error. That makes the virtual […]

Sim Racing: ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge Winners Gets to Race Real Formula E Cars

June 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The final weekend of the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’ ended with a total of three podiums and a win in Sunday’s Grand Final for BMW i Andretti Motorsport. Maximilian Günther (GER) […]

Sim Racing: Great Interview with ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge Driver

June 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Ahead of the final weekend of the “ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge” season with one race on Saturday and the Grand Final on Sunday, Team Redline driver Kevin Siggy (SLO) as a […]

Sim Racing: BMW Advise Tips and Winning Races Online

June 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Ahead of the final weekend of the “ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge” season with one race on Saturday and the Grand Final on Sunday, Team Redline driver Kevin Siggy (SLO) as a […]

Sim Racing: ABB Formula E Race spin from 1st to last in opening lap

May 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther (GER) was unlucky in the sixth race of the “ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge” on the virtual track in New York City (USA): After second […]

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: Ferrari Crashes at IMSA iRacing Pro Series Virgina

May 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The fifth and penultimate race of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series season at ‘Virginia International Raceway’ (USA) marked the first time that BMW drivers were unable to convert the great pace of the virtual […]

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: Crashes Collisions and Overturns in Race 5 of ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge

May 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The fifth race of the season in the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’ was a home race for BMW i Andretti Motorsport and Maximilian Günther (GER), as it took place on the […]

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: ABB Formula E Race At Home Challenge Hong Kong

May 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Maximilian Günther (GER) and Alexander Sims (GBR) were unable to score any points in the fourth race of the season in the ‘ABB Formula E Race At Home Challenge’ […]

Sim Racing: 4th MotoGP Virtual Race Live on Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube and Twitch

May 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Michele Pirro set to take part in the fourth MotoGP Virtual Race scheduled for this Sunday, 17th May 2020, at 3:00 PM (Italian time) After the extraordinary success of the first Virtual Grand Prix, this […]

Sim Racing: IMSA iRacing Pro Series podium in the BMW M8 GTE

May 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. After recording two victories to start the IMSA iRacing Pro Series, Bruno Spengler (CAN) followed up his sixth-place finish in Mid-Ohio (USA) with a return to the podium on the virtual circuit at Road America […]

Sim Racing: VIRTUAL MotoGP CONTINUES AT MISANO THIS WEEKEND

May 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 11. Virtual MotoGP™ continues this weekend at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir will be in action in the MotoGP class on his […]

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: Back-to-back Wins for BMW Maximilian Günther in ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge

May 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Having started the season with back-to-back wins, Maximilian Günther (GER) claimed another podium finish in race three of the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’. The BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver came home […]

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: One-two result for the BMW Z4 GT3 on the virtual Nordschleife

May 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. This Saturday was once again dominated by sim racing for several BMW works drivers. Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT) and their respective teams ensured that the BMW Z4 GT3 recorded a one-two […]

Sim Racing: ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge Maximilian Günther remains undefeated

May 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Maximilian Günther (GER) remains undefeated after race two of the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’. The BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver made it two wins from two races in the BMW iFE.20, […]

VIRTUAL WEEKEND RACING ACTION – MAY 3rd

May 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 1. Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins is exercising his thumbs and ready for this weekend’s third Virtual MotoGP™ online race aboard his computer-generated GSX-RR for the biggest race of […]

Sim Racing: BMW M8 GTE extends winning run in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series at Mid-Ohio

May 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW M8 GTE has now won the third race of the season in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series on the Mid-Ohio (USA) circuit, remaining unbeaten in the virtual IMSA season after successes at […]

Sim Racing: Ducati Danilo Petrucci to race in the first Virtual MotoGP this Sunday

May 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After the success of the first two MotoGP Virtual Races in history in recent weeks, this Sunday, 3rd of May 2020 at 3:00 PM (Italian time), on the original date of the Spanish GP, the […]

Sim Racing: BMW M8 GTE extends winning run in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series at Mid-Ohio

May 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW M8 GTE has now won the third race of the season in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series on the Mid-Ohio (USA) circuit, remaining unbeaten in the virtual IMSA season after successes at […]

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: Double interview with BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Günther and Sims

April 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. While Season 6 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has been parked up since the Marrakesh E-Prix (MAR) at the end of February, the virtual season of the “ABB Formula E Race at […]

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: Maximilian Günther wins first championship race in ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge

April 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther (GER) picked up from where he left off after the test round in the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’ in today’s first championship race. Günther […]

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 […]

#HockeyAtHome With Honda on NHL Platforms Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Premiere and NHL.com

April 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

April 23, 2020 — NEW YORK Nearly 50 NHL Players to Represent All Teams in Head-to-Head Series of EA SPORTS™ NHL®20 Game Play NBCSN to Broadcast Opening Night Matches as Tkachuk Brothers Face Off on Thursday, […]