Valencia. The finale of the 2023 MotoGP™ season in the Spanish city of Valencia showcased the BMW XM Label Red twice on Saturday. First, the winner of the 2023 BMW M Award, Francesco Bagnaia, was presented with the top-of-the-range variant of the first BMW M high-performance car with an electric drive system. Later, the new BMW XM Label Red Safety Car for the 2024 MotoGP™ season was unveiled by BMW M GmbH.

BMW M Award: The most powerful BMW M car for the fastest qualifier.

BMW M GmbH celebrated the 25th year as the “Official Car of MotoGP™” by presenting the BMW XM Label Red as the prize car for the BMW M Award. It combines a performance-enhanced M HYBRID system and individual design accents. Francesco Bagnaia, the Ducati rider, claimed the 2023 BMW M Award for the second time in a row, after consistently securing top results in qualifying throughout the season. With seven pole positions and eight front row starts, Bagnaia accumulated 369 points in the BMW M Award, 93 more than his closest rival Jorge Martín.

Bagnaia expressed his excitement for winning the award again and thanked BMW M for the recognition. He also promised to strive for another win next year.

High-performance for the racetrack: the BMW XM Label Red Safety Car.

The BMW XM Label Red will make its debut as the new MotoGP™ Safety Car in the upcoming 2024 season, marking the first time an electric high-performance car will lead the field in motorcycle racing. The BMW XM Label Red Safety Car was officially unveiled at the Valencia season finale and will be seen on the track for the first time at the opening round of the 2024 season in Qatar in March.

The CEO of Dorna Sports, Carmelo Ezpeleta, and CEO of BMW M, Franciscus van Meel, expressed their anticipation for the new safety car, emphasizing its powerful drive system and exceptional driving dynamics for MotoGP™ safety purposes.

The new BMW XM Label Red MotoGP™ Safety Car features a V8 engine, an e-motor integrated in the 8-speed M Steptronic gearbox, and various safety car elements, including additional flashing lights, safety car roof bar, front splitter, Recaro seats, six-point racing harness, and a fire extinguisher.

For more information about BMW M GmbH and the involvement as the ‘Official Car of MotoGP™’, see: www.bmw-m.com

* BMW XM Label Red: combined fuel consumption: 2.0 – 1.6 l/ 100 km; combined electricity consumption: 33.5 – 32.5 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 45 – 35 g/km in the WLTP cycle; figures for the NEDC cycle: –