BMW M Motorsport
BMW M Motorsport (formerly BMW Motorsport) is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities, including works-run competition programmes in touring car racing, sports car racing, motorcycle racing.
The current organisation is a result of a restructure in April 2021,[1] bringing together the BMW M high-performance division with the competitive motorsport division.
Key personnel include Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH, and Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M Motorsport.
Teams
[edit]GTP/Hypercar (Endurance sportscar)
[edit]GT racing (sportscar)
[edit]GT3
[edit]FK Performance Motorsport:
ST Racing:
Team AAI:
- Thailand Super Series
Team KRC
GT4
[edit]- Auto Technic Racing
- Bimmerworld Racing
- Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport
- Century Motorsport
- Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing
- Fast Track Racing
- FK Performance Motorsport
- Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport
- Inspire Racing
- JJ Motorsport
- Random Vandals Racing
- Rooster Hall Racing
- Schubert Motorsport
- Stephen Cameron Racing
- Team Avia Sorg Rennsport
- Turner Motorsport
- Walkenhorst Motorsport
- W&D Racing Team
DTM
[edit]See Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for BMW's historical involvement in DTM.
From 2021 onwards the DTM series ran GT3 cars
For 2023, announcements are on hold pending reorganisation of the DTM series under new ownership.
Racecars
[edit]Current
[edit]- BMW M235i Racing
- BMW M240i Racing
- BMW M2 CS Racing
- BMW M4 GT3
- BMW M4 GT4
- BMW M4 GT4 Concept
- BMW M Hybrid V8
Factory drivers
[edit]2025 factory drivers
[edit]Alphabetical order. Full season details TBC.
- Bill Auberlen
- Connor De Phillippi
- Jake Dennis
- Philipp Eng
- Augusto Farfus
- Robby Foley
- Robin Frijns
- Dan Harper
- Max Hesse
- Jens Klingmann
- Jesse Krohn
- Kevin Magnussen
- Raffaele Marciello
- René Rast
- Valentino Rossi
- Madison Snow
- Sheldon van der Linde
- Dries Vanthoor
- Neil Verhagen
- Charles Weerts
- Marco Wittmann
Notable former factory drivers
[edit]- Tom Blomqvist
- Nicky Catsburg
- Stef Dusseldorp
- John Edwards
- Joel Eriksson
- Antonio Felix da Costa
- Timo Glock
- Colton Herta
- Erik Johansson
- Mikkel Jensen
- Maxime Martin
- Chaz Mostert
- Markus Palttala
- David Pittard
- Alexander Sims
- Bruno Spengler
- Nick Yelloly
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Seiwert, Robert (2021-03-12). "BMW Motorsport wird mit BMW M GmbH zusammengeführt". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "BMW M Motorsport presents works drivers and race programme for the 2023 season". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
External links
[edit]- Motorsport stubs
- BMW in motorsport
- German auto racing teams
- European Le Mans Series teams
- German racecar constructors
- FIA World Endurance Championship teams
- American Le Mans Series teams
- British Touring Car Championship teams
- 24 Hours of Le Mans teams
- Official motorsports and performance division of automakers