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BMW Motorrad Motorsport 2025

With two world championships, two manufacturing facility groups, six manufacturing facility riders, a brand new era of the BMW M 1000 RR, and an enormous racing household, BMW Motorrad Motorsport formally kicked off the 2025 season within the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) with a season launch occasion in Berlin (GER).

At BMW Motorrad Welt, positioned subsequent to the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin-Spandau, the groups and riders unveiled their new bikes for the upcoming season: the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Crew with World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Mark (NED), in addition to the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Crew with Markus Reiterberger (GER), Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), new addition Steven Odendaal (RSA), and Hannes Soomer (EST).

Sven Blusch – Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport

“It’s improbable to kick off the season along with our total BMW Motorrad Motorsport manufacturing facility household from each world championships, and to take action within the good location, BMW Motorrad Welt. That is the place the guts of BMW Motorrad manufacturing beats, and it is usually the house of our racing engines. We’re nonetheless in the course of a busy winter break, however the anticipation for the season grows with every passing day. In WorldSBK, we’ll see the brand new BMW M 1000 RR carrying primary, and after profitable the title with Toprak final season, the aim is, after all, to turn out to be World Champion once more. The identical applies to the FIM EWC. We’ve stood on the championship podium a number of instances earlier than, and now we wish to attain the highest step. We’re working arduous with our groups and riders to realize these formidable objectives.”

Christian Gonschor – Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport

“I’m very excited in regards to the new season, and right now’s occasion confirmed that all the BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Group are totally behind this. We had each manufacturing facility racing programmes right here, and there couldn’t have been a greater solution to begin the yr. The riders had been blissful, the followers had been thrilled, and we as technicians and engineers had been as nicely. The brand new BMW M 1000 RR is an excellent basis for the long run. The aim stays, as at all times, to achieve success and to method each race with full focus. Naturally, we goal to defend the title in WorldSBK. We are actually those to beat, which presents a problem for any producer as opponents develop stronger – however so will we. Within the Endurance World Championship, we additionally goal to win the title, and I believe that in 2025, with the brand new motorbike, the brand new rider lineup, and the entire crew bundle, we’re very nicely positioned to reach endurance racing as nicely.”

In WorldSBK, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Crew, led by Crew Principal Shaun Muir, will discipline the brand new M RR. World Champion Razgatlioglu is getting into his second yr with the crew after an distinctive debut season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport. For van der Mark, this marks his fifth season as a BMW Motorrad manufacturing facility rider. The WorldSBK season kicks off with the primary races on twenty second and twenty third February at Phillip Island (AUS).

Shaun Muir – Crew Principal ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Crew

“It’s nice to be right here in Berlin. It has been twelve months since we set off the undertaking with Toprak and Michael as a pairing. It’s improbable to see the brand new 2025 BMW M 1000 RR within the new paint scheme. It’s trying actually good. We’re simply blissful that it’s now January, pre-season testing begins in a single week’s time after which we’re shortly off to Australia. The expectations are very excessive due to the successes each Michael and Toprak had final yr. We want to get one step additional for certain to get the producers’ and riders’ championship and in addition Michael within the high three or 4 within the World Championship could be sensational. The check crew have performed all the things doable to provide us the instruments to do the job and we’re excited to go to the monitor. It has been nice to be right here, to see all of the followers, the sponsors and we’re trying ahead to start out the season.”

Werner Daemen – Crew Supervisor BMW Motorrad World Endurance Crew

“It was an ideal season launch. BMW Motorrad Welt is a improbable location, and it’s at all times superb to be right here on the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin, the place our engines are constructed. It’s nice to see how the staff work right here and the way skilled all the things is. I’m additionally very blissful that we introduced ourselves with our new motorbike right here. We’ve began the yr off nice, and because the saying goes, if one thing begins nicely, it would finish nicely. We will’t wait to get the brand new season underway. We’re well-prepared with a powerful bike and an ideal rider line-up that has already synced up completely throughout the first check.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu – BMW M 1000 RR WorldSBK

“It was the second time we did the launch in Berlin and it was even higher than final yr. Everybody was actually blissful as a result of now we got here right here as World Champion. It was thrilling. We’ll now head into the brand new season. Everybody will see the primary on my bike. Normally I’m blissful. It seems to be like we’re prepared to start out the season. I hope that we are able to obtain numerous success this yr, particularly along with Mickey. Thanks very a lot to everybody for the assist!”

Michael van der Mark – BMW M 1000 RR, WorldSBK

“It was good to be right here after one yr. On this final yr, we might see that lots of people grew to become followers of not simply Toprak however of BMW and our total WorldSBK undertaking. It’s improbable to be right here, and it’s good to start out the season that method. Every part is trying improbable and now I simply wish to race the bike. We completed final season so robust with the double podium, I believe that is the place we must always begin. I wish to get as many podiums as doable. I believe the last word dream of everybody within the crew is to have the riders’, the groups’ and naturally the producers’ championship. That will be a pleasant aim and if we proceed like final yr, it ought to be doable.”

Markus Reiterberger – BMW M 1000 RR FIM EWC

“The times in Berlin had been improbable. Seeing the plant and in addition BMW Motorrad Welt is at all times fascinating. The crew presentation was one thing particular; there have been so many individuals current, and it’s of nice significance for us to be launched along with the WorldSBK crew. That provides us an additional increase heading into the brand new season. It has additional strengthened our aim of profitable races and securing the title.“

Sylvain Guintoli – BMW M 1000 RR FIM EWC

“It has been fairly superb right here in Berlin. It’s first time right here and visiting the manufacturing facility, seeing how the bikes are being constructed, the best way issues are organised, was mindblowing. It has been nice for us because the World Endurance undertaking to be formally introduced with the WorldSBK effort. There’s a very nice vibe in regards to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport programme and it was a pleasure to be right here. I loved each second and I can’t look forward to the season to start out now as a result of with the brand new bike, the 2025 mannequin, we’re assured that we’ve a bundle we are able to win races. I’m trying ahead to the primary race.”

The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Crew, led by Werner Daemen, secured third place total within the 2024 FIM EWC standings. Reiterberger, a veteran of the crew, has been a part of the undertaking since its debut season in 2019/20. For Guintoli and Soomer, it’s their second season with the crew, whereas Odendaal joins as a brand new addition this yr. The primary race, the long-lasting 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA), is scheduled for nineteenth to twentieth April.

Steven Odendaal – BMW M 1000 RR FIM EWC

“It has been a very heat welcome from the crew and all the BMW Motorrad Motorsport household. I actually loved it. It’s a improbable surroundings and it has additionally been an ideal launch. It introduced all of the folks collectively and we had actually nice time. I loved seeing the BMW Motorrad plant as nicely. I noticed all the main points and the standard that goes into constructing this machine for us. So it was very good to fulfill all the blokes who’re constructing our machines earlier than the season and I’m tremendous prepared for what’s to return this yr. Every part is trying actually good and now it’s out time to do our half on monitor and provides it full fuel.”

Hannes Soomer – BMW M 1000 RR FIM EWC

“It has been an ideal occasion. I’m proud to be a part of this household and proud to be right here. I’m trying ahead to the season. My function within the crew is to assist these three guys to struggle for the World Championship. Which means that I’ll do what they want. From my egocentric aspect, I’ve essentially the most skilled guys in World Endurance in my field so I’ll be taught as a lot as doable and hopefully step in one in every of their footwear sooner or later.”

Becoming a member of the stage dwell on the Season Launch had been two well-known members of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport street racing household: Isle of Man winners Peter Hickman and Davey Todd (each GBR), who will race collectively for FHO Racing BMW in worldwide street races and the British Superbike Championship in 2025.

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