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, 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

GTP/Hypercar (Endurance sportscar)

BMW M Team RLL

  • IMSA SportsCar Championship

BMW M Team WRT

  • FIA World Endurance Championship

GT racing (sportscar)

GT3

Ceccato Racing:

  • Italian GT Championship

Century Motorsport:

  • GT World Challenge Europe, British GT Championship

FK Performance Motorsport:

  • ADAC GT Masters

Paul Miller Racing

  • IMSA SportsCar Championship

ROWE Racing

  • GT World Challenge Europe, Nürburgring 24 Hours, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie

Schubert Motorsport:

  • Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

ST Racing:

  • GT World Challenge America

Team AAI:

  • Thailand Super Series

Team KRC

  • GT World Challenge Asia

Team Studie:

  • Super GT

Team RMG:

  • Nürburgring 24 Hours, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie

Team WRT:

  • FIA World Endurance Championship, Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe

Turner Motorsport:

  • IMSA SportsCar Championship, GT World Challenge America

GT4

  • 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

  • Team RMG – also responsible for M’s test and development efforts in GT.

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

Current

  • 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

2025 factory drivers

Alphabetical order. Full season details TBC.

  • United States Bill Auberlen
  • United States Connor De Phillippi
  • United Kingdom Jake Dennis
  • Belgium Ugo De Wilde
  • Austria Philipp Eng
  • AH Competições Augusto Farfus
  • United States Robby Foley
  • Netherlands Robin Frijns
  • United Kingdom Dan Harper
  • Germany Max Hesse
  • Germany Jens Klingmann
  • Finland Jesse Krohn
  • Denmark Kevin Magnussen
  • Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
  • Germany René Rast
  • Italy Valentino Rossi
  • United States Madison Snow
  • South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
  • South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
  • Belgium Dries Vanthoor
  • United States Neil Verhagen
  • Belgium Charles Weerts
  • Germany Marco Wittmann

Notable former factory drivers

  • United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
  • Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
  • Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
  • United States John Edwards
  • Sweden Joel Eriksson
  • Portugal Antonio Felix da Costa
  • Germany Timo Glock
  • United States Colton Herta
  • Sweden Erik Johansson
  • Denmark Mikkel Jensen
  • Belgium Maxime Martin
  • Australia Chaz Mostert
  • Finland Markus Palttala
  • United Kingdom David Pittard
  • United Kingdom Alexander Sims
  • Canada Bruno Spengler
  • United Kingdom Nick Yelloly

See also

  • BMW M
  • BMW in motorsport
  • BMW Sauber
  • Alpina
  • Dinan BMW
  • BMW Motorrad

References

  • Official website


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