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 Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States. While the cars do not mov ...

sports car racing Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built prototypes or grand tourers based on road-going models. Broadly speaking, sports car racing is ...

, motorcycle racing and Formula E. The current organisation is a result of a restructure in April 2021, bringing together the

BMW M BMW M GmbH, formerly known as BMW Motorsport GmbH, is a subsidiary of BMW AG that manufactures high-performance cars. BMW M ("M" for "motorsport") was initially created to facilitate BMW's racing program, which was very successful in the 1960 ...

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

LMDh (Endurance sportscar)

* BMW M Team RLL * Team WRT

GT racing (sportscar)

GT3

* Bimmerworld Racing * BMW Junior Team * BMW M Team RLL * BMW Team Studie * Ceccato Motors *

Century Motorsport Century Motorsport is a professional motor racing team based in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, in the United Kingdom. They currently participate in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, the British GT Championship, the Ginetta GT5 Challenge Championship, G ...

* JR Motorsport * Paul Miller Racing * ROWE Racing *

Schubert Motorsport Schubert Motorsport is a private motorsport team founded and owned by team principal and European Autocross champion Torsten Schubert, and headquartered in Oschersleben, Germany (near the Motorsport Arena). The team has operated as a BMW priv ...

* ST Racing * Turner Motorsport * Walkenhorst Motorsport * Team WRT

GT4

* Auto Technic Racing * Bimmerworld Racing *

Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport is a Turkish auto racing team that has competed in the World Touring Car Championship. The team was founded in 2008 to compete in the World Touring Car Championship with driver and team principal Ibrahim Okyay. A secon ...

* Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing * Fast Track Racing * FK Performance Motorsport * Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport * Inspire Racing * JJ Motorspor *

Project 1 Project 1 Motorsport, formerly known as tolimit Motorsport, is a German auto racing team founded by Hans-Bernd Kamps and Jörg Michaels in 1993 to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and later the Porsche Supercup. Based in Lohne, the te ...

* Random Vandals Racing * Rooster Hall Racing *

* Stephen Cameron Racing * Team Avia Sorg Rennsport * Turner Motorsport * Walkenhorst Motorsport * W&D Racing Team

DTM

Team RMG Team RMG better known as BMW Team RMG, is a German racing team founded in late 2010 by Stefan Reinhold, in order to race in the DTM in 2012, also coinciding with BMW return to the championship after 20 Years of absence from the championship, d ...

- also responsible for M's test and development efforts in GT. See

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB- FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The s ...

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 The BMW M Hybrid V8 is a sports prototype racing car designed by BMW M and built by Dallara. It is designed to the Le Mans Daytona h regulations, and will debut in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship at the season-opening 24 Hours of Daytona. ...

Factory drivers

2023 factory drivers

Alphabetical order. Full season details TBC. Herta has been confirmed as the third driver at the

Rolex 24 The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout ...

. Spengler will also serve as BMW SIM Racing Ambassador and BMW Group Classic Ambassador.

Notable former factory drivers

* Nicky Catsburg *

Stef Dusseldorp Stef Dusseldorp (born 27 September 1989 in Winterswijk, Gelderland) is a Dutch racing driver. He started a career in formula cars in 2007, having competed in series such as Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (5th in 2008) and the German F ...

* Alexander Sims

References

External links

BMW Motorsport Official website
German auto racing teams European Le Mans Series teams German racecar constructors {{motorsport-stub FIA World Endurance Championship teams American Le Mans Series teams British Touring Car Championship teams 24 Hours of Le Mans teams