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BMW M Motorsport approaches 2022 season with a strong set of drivers.
Wed Jan 19 11:58:42 CET 2022 Press Release
BMW M Motorsport is counting on continuity in the driver line-up for the 2022 season. In the coming months, 19 BMW M works drivers will be competing around the world in the new BMW M4 GT3 for a range of BMW M Motorsport teams, and will also play a key role in the testing phase for the new BMW M LMDh. All 19 drivers are already familiar faces from previous years in the BMW M Motorsport family.
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Munich. BMW M Motorsport is counting on continuity in the driver line-up for the 2022 season. In the coming months, 19 BMW M works drivers will be competing around the world in the new BMW M4 GT3 for a range of BMW M Motorsport teams, and will also play a key role in the testing phase for the new BMW M LMDh. All 19 drivers are already familiar faces from previous years in the BMW M Motorsport family. Their experience and class are particularly crucial for the many new challenges that BMW M Motorsport is facing.
“2022 is a year of numerous new challenges for BMW M Motorsport – so it was all the more important for us to count on experience, class and continuity when selecting the BMW M works drivers,” said Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH. “In the season ahead, the new BMW M4 GT3 will go up against top-quality opposition in the world’s greatest GT races for the first time. Development and testing of our BMW M LMDh is proceeding apace, with the aim of battling for overall wins at the major classic races in the IMSA series from 2023. For this important project, we need drivers who really know BMW M Motorsport, the cars, the engineers, the race series and circuits, and who can concentrate fully on regularly squeezing the best possible performance from the overall package. We are convinced that we are ready for the 2022 season with our line-up.”
Details about the driver allocations for the relevant BMW M Motorsport teams and race series will be announced at a later date.
The BMW M Motorsport driver line-up no longer includes Martin Tomczyk and Maximilian Günther (both GER). Tomczyk has called time on his racing career and is pursuing new professional challenges, while Günther is competing for Nissan in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. BMW M Motorsport would like to thank both drivers for the time spent together.
The BMW M Motorsport works drivers 2022 in alphabetical order:
Nick Catsburg (NED) | |
Date of birth | 15 February 1988 |
Place of birth | Amersfoort (NED) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2011 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Nürburgring 2020, Intercontinental GT Champion 2020, victory at 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2015 |
Jake Dennis (GBR) | |
Date of birth | 16 June 1995 |
Place of birth | Nuneaton (GBR) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2021 |
Major successes | 3rd place in Formula E drivers’ championship 2021, 2nd place at Bathurst 12 Hour 2019 |
Connor De Phillippi (USA) | |
Date of birth | 25 December 1992 |
Place of birth | San Clemente (USA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2018 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Daytona 2019, victory at 24h Nürburgring 2017, ADAC GT Masters Champion 2016 |
Stef Dusseldorp (NED) | |
Date of birth | 27 September 1989 |
Place of birth | Winterswijk (NED) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2016 |
Major successes | 6th place 24h Nürburgring 2021, 5th place 24h Nürburgring 2019, 3rd place FIA GT1 World Championship 2012 |
John Edwards (USA) | |
Date of birth | 11 March 1991 |
Place of birth | Louisville (USA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2013 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Daytona 2020, GTLM drivers’ title in IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup 2020 |
Philipp Eng (AUT) | |
Date of birth | 28 February 1990 |
Place of birth | Salzburg (AUT) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2016 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Daytona 2019, victory at 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2016 & 2018 |
Augusto Farfus (BRA) | |
Date of birth | 03 September 1983 |
Place of birth | Curitiba (BRA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2007 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Daytona 2019 & 2020, Intercontinental GT Champion 2020, victory at FIA GT World Cup Macau 2018, victory at 24h Nürburgring 2010 |
Timo Glock (GER) | |
Date of birth | 18 March 1982 |
Place of birth | Lindenfels (GER) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2013 |
Major successes | GP2 Champion 2007, 5 DTM wins, 3 Formula podiums |
Daniel Harper (GBR) – BMW Junior Team | |
Date of birth | 08 December 2000 |
Place of birth | Hillsborough (GBR) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2020 |
Major successes | 1 GT4 class win at 24h Nürburgring, 2 overall wins in Nürburgring Endurance Series |
Max Hesse (GER) – BMW Junior Team | |
Date of birth | 23 July 2001 |
Place of birth | Wernau (GER) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2020 |
Major successes | 1 GT4 class win at 24h Nürburgring, 2 overall wins in Nürburgring Endurance Series |
Erik Johansson (SWE) | |
Date of birth | 16 October 1996 |
Place of birth | Växjö (SWE) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2019 |
Major successes | 2nd place in Italian GT Championship 2019, 1 win in ADAC GT Masters |
Jens Klingmann (GER) | |
Date of birth | 16 July 1990 |
Place of birth | Heidelberg (GER) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2014 |
Major successes | Champion Formel BMW Deutschland 2007, 3rd place at 24h Nürburgring 2020 |
Jesse Krohn (FIN) | |
Date of birth | 03 September 1990 |
Place of birth | Nurmijärvi (FIN) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2014 |
Major successes | GT Champion in Asian Le Mans Series 2017/18, victory at 24h Daytona 2020, GTLM drivers’ title in IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup 2020 |
Alexander Sims (GBR) | |
Date of birth | 15 March 1988 |
Place of birth | London (GBR) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2014 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Nürburgring 2020, victory at Petit Le Mans 2017, victory at 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2016 |
Bruno Spengler (CAN) | |
Date of birth | 23 August 1983 |
Place of birth | Schiltigheim (FRA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2012 |
Major successes | DTM Champion 2012, 2nd place at 24h Daytona 2015, 2nd place at 12h Sebring 2016, victory at 6h Road Atlanta 2020 |
Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) | |
Date of birth | 13 May 1999 |
Place of birth | Johannesburg (RSA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2019 |
Major successes | Victory at 9h Kyalami 2020, 3rd place at 24h Nürburgring 2020, 2nd place at 24h Nürburgring 2021 |
Neil Verhagen (USA) – BMW Junior Team | |
Date of birth | 18 February 2001 |
Place of birth | Ridgefield (USA) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2020 |
Major successes | 1 GT4 class win at 24h Nürburgring, 2 overall wins in Nürburgring Endurance Series |
Marco Wittmann (GER) | |
Date of birth | 24 November 1989 |
Place of birth | Fürth (GER) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2012 |
Major successes | DTM Champion 2014 & 2016, 2nd place at 24h Nürburgring 2021, 3rd place at 24h Daytona 2021 |
Nick Yelloly (GBR) | |
Date of birth | 03 December 1990 |
Place of birth | Stafford (GBR) |
BMW M Motorsport driver since | 2019 |
Major successes | Victory at 24h Nürburgring 2020, 2nd place at 8h Indianapolis 2020 |