BMW M Motorsport will be represented with a large contingent of teams, drivers, and cars in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS season. ROWE Racing and Team WRT will deploy BMW M works drivers.
Two BMW model series take first place in their respective vehicle categories in the renowned “Best Cars” readers’ poll of German car magazine “auto motor und sport”. And BMW achieves a triple victory in the UK at “What Car?” magazine’s 2025 “Car of the Year Awards”. BMW thus seamlessly continues its string of successes in competitions in Germany and on international markets.
The first races of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) are in the books. The Australian Phillip Island season opener turned out to be a rollercoaster of emotions for BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. On Saturday, World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu finished second on the podium in the first race of the year. However, Sunday proved to be a challenging day for ‘El Turco’ and his teammate Michael van der Mark.
Team WRT achieved an impressive 1-2 result with the BMW M4 GT3 at the Bathurst 12 Hour (AUS), the season opener of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde (both RSA) triumphed alongside Augusto Farfus (BRA) in car #32. Following them, Valentino Rossi (ITA), Raffaele Marciello (SUI), and Charles Weerts (BEL) in the #46 BMW M4 GT3 secured second place.
BMW M Motorsport’s LMDh programme is getting a new addition from Formula 1 for the 2025 season. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) will become a BMW M works driver and will compete in races with the BMW M Hybrid V8 starting next year.
The season finale of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS was not for the faint-hearted. In the 6-hour Endurance Cup race in Jeddah (KSA), BMW M Team WRT narrowly missed the podium with both BMW M4 GT3s. The #32 car crossed the finish line under the floodlights in fourth place, closely followed by the #46 in fifth. In the team championship standings, BMW M Team WRT is crowned champion.
At the spectacular season finale of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, BMW M works drivers and BMW M Motorsport teams will race the BMW M4 GT3 in pursuit of titles.
Mixed emotions for the BMW M Motorsport teams and drivers after the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (CHN). Throughout much of the weekend, the pace of the four BMW M4 GT3s on the Guia Circuit was very strong, culminating in a one-two finish for Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and Dries Vanthoor (BEL) in Saturday's qualification race. Consequently, the duo started the main race from the front row.
The BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2024 – The Spirit of GS Returned Home.
In our BMW M Motorsport News, we regularly offer you a selection of photos as well as a compact and informative overview of the racing action in various championships worldwide and the successes of the BMW M Motorsport teams.
The first titles of the season in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe have been awarded – and BMW M Motorsport drivers played the leading roles. At the Sprint Cup season finale at Barcelona, Calan Williams and Team WRT celebrated winning the title in the Silver Cup with the #30 BMW M4 GT3. In the Bronze Cup, the title went to BMW M works driver Dan Harper and Darren Leung in the Paradine Competition #991 BMW M4 GT3 entered by Century Motorsport.
The fourth season race of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Monza (ITA) made history. For the first time in the history of the race series, a car not competing in the Pro class clinched the overall victory. The sensational winners were Jens Klingmann (GER), Ahmad Al Harthy (OMA), and Sam De Haan (GBR) in the #30 BMW M4 GT3 from OQ by Oman Racing run by WRT.
Team Germany (Male) and International Team (Female) win the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2024. Recap of Day 6. Location: Midgard, Namibia Weather: Sunny, 8°C – 32 °C Course: 50km: Midgard – Okavango Delta – Midgard Terrain types: Tarmac 0km, off-road 50km Tests: SP1: Final Course Top three teams male: (final) 1. Germany, 2. South Africa, 3. Brazil Top three teams female: (final) 1. International Team, 2. Japan, 3. France
Recap of Day 4. Location: Swakopmund, Namibia Weather: Sunny, 12°C - 32°C Course: 224km: Spitzkoppe – Kleine Spitzkoppe - Khan River - Swakopmund Terrain types: Tarmac 24km, off-road 200km Tests: SP1: ADVANTEC Pull Challenge, SP2: Rooi Tafel Trial Top three teams male: 1. Germany, 2. South Africa, 3. International Team Top three teams female: 1. France, 2. Germany, 3. Japan
BMW M Motorsport is gearing up for two racing highlights this upcoming weekend. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) will make a stop at Indianapolis (USA), where BMW M Team RLL will field two BMW M Hybrid V8s for its home race, as Bobby Rahal’s team is based in Indianapolis. Meanwhile, at Monza (ITA), the fourth Endurance Cup race of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS will take place.
Recap of Day 2. Location: Spitzkoppe, Namibia Weather: Sunny, 12°C – 29 °C Course: 184km: Ai Aiba – Schwarze Spitzkoppe – Spitzkoppe Terrain types: Tarmac 0km, off-road 184km Tests: SP1: Flying Boxer, SP2: The SENA Rock Challenge Top three teams male: 1. South Africa, 2. Germany, 3. International Team Top three teams female: 1. Germany, Japan, 3. Benelux
Midgard, Namibia. BMW Motorrad is excited to announce the start of the 9th edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, set to take place in Namibia's breathtaking landscapes and challenging terrains from the 15th to the 20th of September 2024.
Many years of experience, consistent advancement of processes and international knowledge transfer: BMW Group as a pioneer of the circular economy in automotive engineering. Halfway point success in the Car2Car research project: efficient recycling of steel, aluminium, copper, glass and plastics.
In our BMW M Motorsport News, we regularly offer you a selection of photos as well as a compact and informative overview of the racing action in various championships worldwide and the successes of the BMW M Motorsport teams.
The battle for the title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS intensified at the penultimate race weekend of the Sprint Cup at Magny-Cours (FRA). BMW M Team WRT drivers Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts (both BEL) in the #32 BMW M4 GT3 secured a win and a second-place finish, thereby defending their narrow lead in the overall standings.
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