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Final preparations for the 2024 FIM EWC: BMW Motorrad Motorsport on the Pre-Test for the 24 hours of Le Mans.

Le Mans. At BMW Motorrad Motorsport, the countdown to the beginning of the 2024 season within the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) is underway. With the two-day Pre-Test at Le Mans (FRA) this week, the ultimate section of preparations for the season opener has begun. It will happen from 18th to twenty first April on the identical venue, that includes the racing traditional 24 Heures Motos. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, which is able to compete in 2024 with Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and new addition Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), labored on fine-tuning the #37 BMW M 1000 RR for the 2024 season throughout the take a look at.

While the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team with Reiterberger, Mikhalchik and Guintoli competes within the highest class, Formula EWC, for total victories and the title, the Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing Team enters its second full season within the FIM EWC’s Superstock class. Like final 12 months, Kenny Foray (FRA), Jan Bühn (GER), and Loïc Arbel (FRA) will alternate on the #9 BMW M 1000 RR. Also current on the take a look at at Le Mans was BMW’s new addition Hannes Soomer. The 26-year-old Estonian will help each groups because the fourth rider within the upcoming season.

Additionally, two extra BMW groups from the Superstock class ready for the season opener on the take a look at. The Japanese Team Etoile is utilizing the #25 BMW M 1000 RR and Team T2C Racing from France is competing with the beginning quantity 2.

Reactions to the Pre-Test at Le Mans.

Werner Daemen, Team Manager BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: “In the end, I think we can be very happy with the test. We know what to do for race week. For sure, not everything was perfect but it looks like we have found a good way. All three riders did a very good job so I think we are well prepared for the race in two weeks’ time and I have a good feeling.”

Sylvain Guintoli: “It was a positive test. We got a lot of work done and had all the conditions that we could get. We had rain and then dry and then rain again, so we did a lot of testing in the wet as well which was good. The pace was good in wet and dry for everybody so it’s looking good and we managed to find some interesting solutions for the setup which was the idea of these two days. We’re happy with the progress and now I’m very much looking forward to the race in two weeks’ time. Hopefully we can fight for the win; that’s the objective.”

Ilya Mikhalchik: “The test was quite tricky with the weather conditions but in the wet, we did not have a bad feeling and then in the end we had a few hours in dry conditions. That also went pretty well but we still have some work to do for the race weekend to further improve the bike. That will be our focus in the next two weeks. We are ready to fight again and will try to bring our bike to the top.”

Markus Reiterberger: “We finished the test in third place, and all three of us were within four-tenths of a second. Unfortunately, I encountered some traffic on my fast lap and couldn’t quite show my best but we are quite satisfied. We sorted out a lot and tried things during this test which is important for the race. It was also positive that we made good progress in the rain. All three of us were at or near the front in all conditions. Of course, we all need to keep working hard to achieve our goals because there’s always room for improvement. We have now identified everything, understood the new package for 2024, and the new team composition, and know which direction we need to work in to be at the front in two weeks. Many thanks to the team, and now we keep pushing!”

News

2024 BTCC race season to be streamed dwell through TikTok

The 2024 season of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) will probably be streamed dwell through TikTok, in a transfer designed to carry the UK’s standard occasion to a brand new, youthful viewers.

ITV Sport, the media outlet chargeable for the protection, has mentioned that that is the primary time a serious organisation like itself has livestreamed an whole competitors throughout the social media platform.

Every race is about to be proven in full through ITV Sport’s TikTok account.

The transfer to social media additionally means the BTCC will probably be broadcasted dwell around the globe for the primary time in its 66-year historical past and is claimed to be “one of the most significant [decisions] in the history of the BTCC”. 

All races and occasions will moreover be lined on the present ITV community, together with ITV4 tv and ITVX streaming.

Highlights and catch-up programmes for the tin-top championship may even be accessible throughout the tv community.

The full broadcasting schedule is about to be revealed within the coming weeks. You can discover the total race calendar here.

BTCC chief government Alan Gow mentioned: “This is a very groundbreaking transfer for the BTCC. I’m extremely proud that we would be the first main motorsport championship on the planet to have its whole race season streamed dwell on TikTok.

“It’s the true cherry on the highest of our ongoing and huge UK protection, which is dwell and free on ITV4 and ITVX.

“Most importantly, this settlement will introduce the BTCC to an enormous new and fully completely different demographic – a youthful and extra numerous viewers, which is precisely what we, and in reality all of motorsport, wish to obtain.

“This may be very large information for the BTCC, our groups and our companions as we cement the way forward for the UK’s most prestigious motorsport championship.”

The opening ceremony for the 2024 season will happen at Donington Park on 16 April, alongside the ultimate pre-season check forward of the aggressive marketing campaign starting on the 27 April.

Prior to the season’s launch at Donington’s National circuit, the primary check day will happen at Brands Hatch (Indy) in Kent on 3 April, with the following scheduled for one week later (10 April) at Croft in North Yorkshire.

BMW

2024 WorldSBK: BMW Motorrad Motorsport goals to construct on the promising begin at Barcelona.

Barcelona. Following the season opener in Australia, the FIM Superbike World Championship has returned to Europe. Next weekend (twenty second to twenty fourth March), BMW Motorrad Motorsport is gearing up for the second racing occasion of the 12 months on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (ESP). There, the 4 manufacturing facility riders and the 2 groups, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Bonovo motion BMW Racing Team, purpose to proceed the constructive momentum from Phillip Island (AUS).

In February, Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) clinched his first podium as a BMW Motorrad WorldSBK manufacturing facility rider by ending third within the Superpole Race there. The BMW M 1000 RR was within the main group in each session, and Michael van der Mark (NED), Garrett Gerloff (USA) and Scott Redding (GBR) ensured that every one manufacturing facility riders had been represented within the prime ten within the races.

To put together for the Barcelona racing weekend, each groups, together with the 4 riders, performed a two-day check on the similar venue final week. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team was additionally current to help the 2 groups of their preparations.

 

Quotes forward of the Barcelona spherical.

Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “The results from the season opener in Australia give us a lot of momentum heading into the second race weekend in Barcelona. Of course, Phillip Island is a very unique track, and now the deck is being reshuffled. However, also the insights from the Barcelona test last week have left us feeling optimistic. There we were able to see the pace of our BMW M 1000 RR again. Now, the challenge is to convert this into corresponding results during the race weekend. Qualifying forms the crucial foundation for the races, and our goal is to secure strong starting positions with all four riders. If the race pace also is strong, this is the base for successful races in this extremely competitive field. In the past, Barcelona hasn’t necessarily been one of the tracks that suit us best, but we have worked hard and approach the weekend with confidence.”

Garrett Gerloff (#31 BMW M 1000 RR, Bonovo motion BMW Racing Team): “I’m really looking forward to this weekend in Barcelona. It’s a track that I really enjoy and where I’ve had success in the past so I can’t wait to get there and seeing if we can have a really good weekend. The BMW M 1000 RR felt good at the test and there are still a couple of things that I want to improve but all in all I think we have a strong package and I’m looking forward to starting the weekend.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu (#54 BMW M 1000 RR, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “I think it will not be an easy race weekend for me because we need further improve tyre life but the test was also very positive, we also worked on race pace and that was very good. We are still not at really 100 per cent but I am learning the bike every day and we are improving. My general feeling is not bad. This race weekend will be very important for me. I try to make it to the podium and my big target is to win the race because I never won at Catalunya before. I hope we will win this weekend, I will try to do my best.”

Scott Redding (#45 BMW M 1000 RR, Bonovo motion BMW Racing Team): “The Barcelona weekend will be an interesting one. We know that it’s not one of our stronger circuits on the calendar. Obviously having a test last week we were able to work on the bike set-up, trying to improve our weak points which is always good. Everyone is working super hard to do the best that we can. The race weekend is always different so we need to see with track conditions and weather. Hopefully we can have some better results than at Phillip Island, trying to get back on track and keep improving.”

Michael van der Mark (#60 BMW M 1000 RR, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “It’s nice to go out on track and have another race weekend. It’s good that we had a test there last week and I think we are quite ready for the race weekend. We have a good base, we just have to work on details. Barcelona circuit is a fantastic race track. I think one of the key things to work on is to get a full race distance out of the tyres, mainly the front. It will be interesting but I’m looking forward to it. I had a good feeling at the test and also in Australia, we have seen how strong we can be. I can’t wait to race again and to fight for the best positions.”

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Team Mexico wins the BMW Golf Cup World Final – ‘Eagles for Education’ raises € 49,000.

Munich/George. The BMW Golf Cup World Final for the 2023 season at Fancourt Resort in South Africa drew to a detailed with a go to from {golfing} legend Gary Player (RSA) and plenty of causes to rejoice. Victory within the nationwide competitors went to the crew from Mexico (303 factors), forward of Team Vietnam (278) and Team Italy (276). Over the course of the match, the gamers carded 49 eagles. This allowed the BMW Group to assist UNICEF* with € 49,000, raised on the World Final alone, for use on instructional programmes in disaster areas.

“Congratulations to the Mexican team and the individual winners at the BMW Golf Cup World Final, who came out on top against international opposition at this high-class tournament,” stated Peter van Binsbergen, CEO BMW Group South Africa. “Furthermore, everyone who has experienced this unforgettable week is really a winner. A palpable sense of community has developed across all the cultures and nationalities, fuelled by the shared joy of golf and the delight generated by such a fantastic host country. The fact that the BMW Group is also able to donate € 49,000 to UNICEF is the icing on the cake.”

The BMW Group and UNICEF* are collaborating within the partnership ‘BRIDGE. Educating young people for tomorrow, today’, focussing on instructional tasks in STEM (science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic) in international locations, which have programme wants and a BMW Group presence. They embrace Brazil, India, Mexico and Thailand, in addition to South Africa.

Within the framework of ‘BRIDGE’, the BMW Group additionally has the chance elevate funds to assist UNICEF’s work in emergencies and protracted crises. The United Nation’s International Children’s Fund makes use of these sources to assist youngsters to develop expertise to deal with trauma and to supply them with a secure surroundings wherein to proceed their studying. The quantity raised by ‘Eagles For Education’ on the BMW Golf Cup World Final can be used to assist instructional programmes of this sort in disaster areas.

In addition to the nationwide competitions, particular person champions have been additionally topped on the BMW Golf Cup World Final within the Men’s A (as much as HCP 12), Men’s B (HCP 13-28) and Ladies (HCP as much as 28) lessons. The titles went to Macarena Aceval Acosta (MEX, 105, Ladies), Ching Hua Tsai (111, TPE, Men’s A), and Marco Solzi (ITA, 105, Men’s B).

The trophies have been introduced to the winners on the closing Gala Dinner by South African golf legend Gary Player, who couldn’t go up the chance to go to the BMW Golf Cup World Final. This was one thing of a house outing for the 88-year-old winner of 18 majors, because the three spectacular golf programs at Fancourt Resort – The Links, Montagu and Outeniqua – are his designs.

“It is a great pleasure for me to be involved in the World Final – and not just because this fantastic and established competition is taking place in my country and because Fancourt will always be a special place for me,” stated Player. “The BMW Golf Cup brings out the best in our beautiful game: ambition and high-class competition, but also respect for one another, the forging of friendships and the sharing of joyful moments. And finally, ‘Eagles for Education’ is ensuring that we don’t forget the most vulnerable – the children. Supporting them has always been especially important to me and my late wife Vivian.”

Despite his age, it’s nonetheless clear to see that Player is without doubt one of the greatest and most charismatic golfers within the historical past of the game. The delighted members and their visitors have been capable of admire him at shut hand, because the ‘Black Knight’ invited them to an unique golf clinic on the Friday – an expertise that these current will keep in mind for a very long time, together with the numerous fascinating insights into the wealthy tradition and pure wealth of South Africa and the heat of the locals.

*UNICEF doesn’t endorse any firm, model, services or products.

Technology

What Happened To The GoalSetter App From Shark Tank Season 10?

Tanya Van Court seems on Season 10 of “Shark Tank” to obtain a $200,000 funding for 4% fairness of her monetary literacy and banking app GoalSetter. She shares a wealth of statistics and data with the panel of movie star buyers, explaining the success price of children who be taught to avoid wasting early on. “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban was intrigued, having wished to open a financial savings account for his personal children. The firm itself is at the moment in one of many high Fintech accelerator packages within the United States, connecting it with one of many nation’s three main shopper banks. 

GoalSetter earns cash by charging $1 per transaction with an extra $0.05 transaction price. Additionally, the corporate is given 1% of property from its partnered banks underneath administration. Currently, GoalSetter has introduced in $40,000, which the Sharks would not thoughts a lot had the enterprise not already raised effectively over $21 million. Van Court provides that buying prospects has been particularly tough on condition that customers are not sure if they’re liable to information breaches. 

While most of the buyers respect Van Court’s mission, they do not see it as a at the moment investable enterprise given the variety of challenges alongside her path. Kevin O’Leary exhibits curiosity, liking how banks share their property with the corporate. Nevertheless, he acknowledges the hurdles forward and needs a 25% fairness stake. The entrepreneur tries countering with 8%, however O’Leary does not budge. In the tip, she turns down his provide and exits the tank with no deal. 

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BMW M Motorsport and LEGO® rejoice ardour for racing with a brand new mannequin set.

Munich. With a brand new season in motor sport simply across the nook,the collaboration between BMW M Motorsport and toymaker LEGO® has produced a brand new Speed Champions set that’s destined to seize the creativeness. The new arrival will gasoline pleasure amongst youthful motor sport followers from 9 years of age, in addition to laying on an genuine build-and-play expertise for extra mature collectors. With 676 items in whole, this detailed set allows builders to recreate not one however two present competitors racing vehicles from BMW M Motorsport: the BMW M Hybrid V8 and the BMW M4 GT3. These two racers will entrance BMW M Motorsport’s bid for glory at occasions together with the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 15/16 June 2024.

The new miniature members of the Speed Champions sequence stand out as fastidiously constructed replicas of the unique vehicles. Authentic design options embody the attribute BMW M Motorsport paintwork, outstanding diffuser components, visually hanging exhaust tailpipes and crowd pleasing spoilers, in addition to an inside crafted with high quality consideration to element. Plus, the roofs of the 2 miniatures could be taken off to permit the racing driver figures provided as a part of the set to be inserted into their respective cockpits. The stage is ready for thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing in youngsters’ bedrooms far and extensive.

Detailed replicas for racing followers younger and outdated.

Driven by the imaginative and prescient of reproducing iconic racing vehicles with LEGO® bricks, the LEGO® Speed Champions sequence has been bringing smiles to the faces of automotive followers and collectors of all ages for nearly ten years now. The new mannequin set bringing collectively the BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M4 GT3 matches in with this custom and allows extra goal teams to expertise the attract of motor sport and the engineering experience of BMW M.

The newest addition to the LEGO® Speed Champions sequence will stir the racing ardour of its builders as they go about developing the vehicles. Once completed, these two exceptionally beguiling fashions will enrich each collectors’ show instances and beginning grids for thrilling bed room races. The BMW M Hybrid V8 / BMW M4 GT3 set will go on sale on 4 March 2024 at a advisable retail worth of €49.99. It could be bought from BMW sellers within the European Union, the UK and from the BMW on-line store life-style.bmw.com and from LEGO®.

BMW M Motorsport: again on the large stage.

BMW M Motorsport is celebrating a long-awaited comeback to worldwide prototype racing with the BMW M Hybrid V8. The electrified V8 racer handed its first check of power final season within the prestigious GTP class of the IMSA sequence, and this 12 months it’ll additionally compete within the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC). Exactly 25 years on from the BMW V12 LMR famously claiming total victory at Le Mans, the launch of the BMW M Hybrid V8 on the legendary endurance basic opens a brand new chapter within the BMW model’s prototype racing historical past.

BMW M Team WRT can be getting into the BMW M4 GT3 within the FIA WEC races over the upcoming season. This means BMW M Motorsport can even be represented in one other class on the 24 Hours of Le Mans: While the 2 BMW M Hybrid V8 vehicles will do battle within the hypercar class at Le Mans, a pair of BMW M4 GT3 racers will line up within the LMGT3 class.

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FIA WEC in Qatar: Challenging season opener for BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Team WRT.

Doha. BMW M Motorsport commenced the 2024 season within the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Qatar 1812 km on the Lusail International Circuit close to Doha (UAE). In the Hypercar class, BMW M Team WRT enters two BMW M Hybrid V8s. However, the debut race of the prototype within the FIA WEC introduced challenges, and each automobiles completed outdoors the highest ten after practically ten hours of racing. In distinction, the #46 BMW M4 GT3 narrowly missed the rostrum within the new LMGT3 class by just a few seconds.

The #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 concluded the season opener in twelfth place. BMW M works drivers Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), René Rast (GER), and Robin Frijns (NED) took turns behind the wheel. Their teammates Dries Vanthoor (BEL), Raffaele Marciello (SUI), and Marco Wittmann (GER) completed in sixteenth place within the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 after the automobile required a short restore within the pitbox about an hour earlier than the tip.

The Team WRT #46 BMW M4 GT3, pushed by BMW M works drivers Valentino Rossi (ITA) and Maxime Martin (BEL), together with Ahmad Al Harthy (OMA), fought for the rostrum within the new LMGT3 class till the tip. Ultimately, the trio completed in fourth place, just some seconds behind the highest three. The #31 BMW M4 GT3 reached the end line in sixth place in school. In that automobile, BMW M works driver Augusto Farfus (BRA) shared the cockpit with Sean Gelael (INA) and Darren Leung (GBR).

The second of a complete of eight races within the FIA WEC 2024, the 6 Hours of Imola (ITA), will happen on twenty first April.

 

Reactions to the Qatar season opener:

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “We have returned to the FIA WEC with BMW M Motorsport, and it was our first race together with BMW M Team WRT in this world championship. It certainly was not the season opener we all had wished for. I think that in the Hypercar class it quickly became apparent that we couldn’t show the necessary pace in the race. This needs to be carefully analysed now and the necessary steps must be taken to extract the maximum. In the LMGT3 class, we could still hope until the end to reach the podium with car #46. It didn’t quite happen, but we’ll try again in the next race. A solid result here satisfies us because we scored points with both cars. This is crucial in such a championship, especially in a race like in Qatar, where there are more points at stake. Very positively, in our first race together with BMW M Team WRT in FIA WEC, all procedures worked very well. We must now build on this because we aim to win races and championships.”

Vincent Vosse (BMW M Team WRT Team Principal): “It was a tough weekend. In the Hypercar class, finishing P12 and P16 is not really what we were looking for but we got a lot of data and now we have plenty of work to do. It seems like Porsche has done a brilliant job during the winter and they achieved an incredible outcome this weekend. In LMGT3 we had a solid race, with both cars and both line-ups. We had a strong race, without any mistakes, but we did not have the tools to fight for a better position. The guys in the pitlane did a really good job for their first race in FIA WEC. Finishing P4 and P6 is a good result but it’s not what we are looking for so we still have some work to do to improve.”

Sheldon van der Linde (#20 BMW M Hybrid V8, twelfth place Hypercar): “The first race of the WEC season is done. It was quite disappointing for the whole team to just miss the points in P12 with a completely clean race from outside and no real mistakes on execution. On the other hand, we have a lot more races to improve this year, with seven more events so I hope we can make some big steps on the car. We are learning a lot with BMW M Team WRT on our side and I believe that we have one of the best teams and will make significant steps. A big thanks to everyone for the hard work these last few weeks for this first race in FIA WEC and without these guys we wouldn’t be here so thank you so much.”

Raffaele Marciello (#15 BMW M Hybrid V8, sixteenth place Hypercar): “It was definitely a tough race. We learnt a lot during this weekend and we will keep learning. We will analyse everything, and we will try to do better at Imola because I believe that we have the potential to be better and that’s why we are here.”

Valentino Rossi (#46 BMW M4 GT3, 4th place LMGT3): “It’s a good start to the season as finishing P4 is quite good but it’s a shame to be so close to the podium and to not step onto it. It was a perfect race for us with no mistakes, no track limits. The guys did an amazing job in the pits as well and we just missed a little bit of speed to make it to the podium.”

 

Augusto Farfus (#31 BMW M4 GT3, sixth place LMGT3): “I think we did what we could. Unfortunately, we had that issue in the pit stop with the refuelling, which cost us some time. At least we finished, getting P6 pretty much trouble-free. Now we go from there.”

Motorsport

This Secret Ford F-150 Lightning Will Climb Pikes Peak

During Ford’s big party in Charlotte to kick off the 2024 racing season, firm CEO Jim Farley revealed a brand new “EV demonstrator” would deal with Pikes Peak. Details on that car weren’t talked about, and for probably the most half, they nonetheless aren’t talked about. However, we no less than know it is going to be an F-150 Lightning. But it will not something you may see on the native Ford dealership.

Ford shared a single teaser picture on social media on Friday, exhibiting the entrance of a car hiding underneath covers. It’s low, large, and there is a wild wing on the again just like the one on the bonkers electrical SuperVan. In truth, if Ford did not particularly say this was an F-150 Lightning, our minds would leap on to some SuperVan iteration past the present 4.2 mannequin. But this can be a truck, and clearly, Ford is making use of among the classes discovered from its supremely quick van.


BMW

DTM: Schubert Motorsport to discipline three BMW M4 GT3s in 2024 – Three DTM champions to compete in the identical workforce.

Munich. BMW M Motorsport is consolidating its forces for the 2024 DTM season. Schubert Motorsport will discipline three BMW M4 GT3s, with DTM champions René Rast (GER), Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), and Marco Wittmann (GER) on the wheel. Wittmann joins the 2022 championship successful workforce, making a trio embellished with six drivers’ titles to characterize BMW M Motorsport colors at Schubert Motorsport within the upcoming season.

 

Comments on the line-up:

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “The DTM continues to play a very important role in our extensive racing programme for the 2024 season. We underline our commitment with a top-class line-up that boasts a total of seven DTM titles: one team title for Schubert Motorsport, three drivers’ titles for René Rast, two drivers’ titles for Marco Wittmann, and one drivers’ title for Sheldon van der Linde. By concentrating our BMW M works drivers on one team, we are pooling our strengths and creating optimal conditions to be able to play an important role in the title fight again.”

Björn Lellmann (Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport): “Three champions united in a championship team – we are going into the 2024 DTM season with a very strong set-up. In this fiercely contested championship with seven brands and a starting field of top-class international drivers and teams, our goal is to have a clear say in the title fight this year as well. We have proved that the BMW M4 GT3 is a winning and championship worthy car, and the exceptional skills of our three BMW M works drivers as well as Schubert Motorsport are beyond question. We are looking forward to the start of the first races at the end of April at Oschersleben.”

Torsten Schubert (Team Principal Schubert Motorsport): “We are looking forward to going into a season with three such prominent drivers. We want to be successful as a team and, if possible, compete for the championship with as many drivers as possible. But of course, a necessary portion of racing luck is also needed so that we can be at the front in the end. It will be a challenge, but one we are happy to face.”

René Rast (#33 BMW M4 GT3): “I know the DTM very well and feel at home in this racing series. Therefore, I am very happy to be part of it again in 2024. In my first year with the BMW M4 GT3, I learned a lot. My results were already very good in 2023, and I finished fifth in the championship even though I had to miss a race weekend. Now I want to build on my successes and be further ahead in the overall standings at the end of the season.”

Sheldon van der Linde (#31 BMW M4 GT3): “I am now going into my third year with Schubert Motorsport, and during this very successful time, they have become like a second family to me. With Marco Wittmann, we gain even more experience, which can only be good for the team. The three of us will certainly have exciting duels with each other. I think we have all the ingredients to have another strong season.”

Marco Wittmann (#11 BMW M4 GT3): “I am really looking forward to another year in the DTM in a new constellation for me as part of the Schubert team. They have caused a stir in the DTM in the past two years, especially with the title win in 2022. I hope that I can achieve further successes for the team together with René Rast and Sheldon van der Linde. For me personally, the move to Schubert Motorsport means that, after two difficult seasons, things will hopefully be on the up again. I am highly motivated to give my all for the team and BMW M Motorsport.”

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With a brand new addition to the crew, BMW M Motorsport embarks on an formidable 2024 Automotive Gaming season.

Munich. BMW M Motorsport is coming into the 2024 Automotive Gaming season with three BMW M groups. This yr, the drivers will once more compete for titles in essentially the most prestigious and top-class racing sequence within the digital motorsport world on quite a few related platforms. While BS+COMPETITION and Team Redline are already heading into their fourth season alongside BMW, a brand new crew, MOUZ, is making its debut as a part of the BMW M Motorsport household. 

 

The Esports crew MOUSESPORTS (MOUZ), based in Berlin (GER) in 2002, is without doubt one of the most profitable gaming organisations on this planet and now enriches the versatile digital BMW M Motorsport line-up. The inside introduction of MOUZ came about at first of the yr. In early February, BMW M Motorsport invited its three BMW M groups to a Media Day on the coronary heart of BMW in Munich (GER).

In a convergence of various worlds throughout the BMW cosmos, along with the media manufacturing of photograph and video materials, the drivers and crew officers, within the presence of BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler (CAN), got a tour of the BMW M Motorsport headquarters and the BMW Group’s mum or dad plant in Munich, the capital of Bavaria. However, the main target of the occasion was on enjoyable, in addition to the assembly and mutual alternate throughout the BMW M Motorsport household.

BMW M Power Tour in collaboration with iRacing.

A brand new thrilling challenge has emerged from the profitable collaboration between BMW M Motorsport and the simulation platform iRacing, the BMW M Power Tour. The sequence is aimed on the massive and passionate iRacing neighborhood.

Starting in mid-March, over ten weeks, there will likely be common racing occasions from Tuesday to Thursday that includes varied BMW M racing automobiles from the iRacing portfolio. This contains not solely the present flagship fashions, the BMW M Hybrid V8 and the BMW M4 GT3, but in addition historic icons just like the BMW Z4 GT3.

Comments on the 2024 digital racing programme of BMW M Motorsport:

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “We are pleased to be able to start the new automotive gaming season this year with a strong programme. This underlines the high importance that virtual racing continues to enjoy as a solid pillar alongside our global motorsport commitments. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for all the teams and drivers!”

 

Timo Brückner (Project Lead BMW M Motorsport Automotive Gaming): “The fact that we were able to further strengthen our already strong line-up of teams with our long-standing partners Redline and BS+COMPETITION by adding the new BMW M Team MOUZ makes us proud and lets us look forward to the new season with great anticipation and confidence. Together, we want to fight for victories and championships in the biggest and most exciting racing series of the virtual motorsport world in 2024.”

 

Florian Haasper (Team Principal BMW M Team BS+COMPETITION): “Our partnership with BMW M Motorsport is already entering its fourth year in 2024. It is in the DNA of BS+COMPETITION to represent the legendary colours of BMW M in the most important virtual races in the world – and on many different platforms such as iRacing, Rennsport, Assetto Corsa Competizione, or Gran Turismo. Together we work not only to be successful on the track. Together with BMW M Motorsport, BS+COMPETITION wants to reach new target groups, excite them for racing, and captivate them with exciting storytelling. The Zebras are ready for another successful Esports year!”

 

Atze Kerkhof (Director BMW M Team Redline): “Over the years, we have built a fantastic relationship with BMW M Motorsport, and we feel honored and excited to start the 2024 season with this partnership. With many exciting races on the calendar and a refined team composition, we aim for nothing less than victories. 2024 will be another crucial year for virtual racing, and we are grateful to be able to dive into this phase together with BMW M Motorsport.”

 

René Lannte (COO BMW M Team MOUZ): “With BMW M Motorsport, we have found the ideal partner for our ambitions in virtual racing. For years, BMW M Motorsport has been engaging in various ways in the field of virtual motorsport and knows how to connect the real and digital worlds. This commitment has had a significant influence on the rapid development of the genre. Together, BMW M Motorsport and MOUZ want to present the topic of automotive gaming to a broader audience, stage exciting stories around the stars of virtual motorsport, and show development opportunities around the topic of automotive gaming. With almost 22 years of pioneering work, MOUZ has shaped the world of Esports, and therefore the progressive attitude and passion of BMW M Motorsport in virtual racing quickly convinced us. Thanks to our similar mindsets, we are confident that we can advance automotive gaming sustainably. Our partnership will enable us to transfer the excitement and enthusiasm of real motorsport into the digital world. We are M – We are MOUZ.”

 

Tony Gardner (President of iRacing.com): “We are thrilled to team up with BMW M Motorsport again for the BMW M Power Tour in 2024. As part of its commitment to virtual racing and Esports as a whole, BMW M Motorsport has long been one of the partners who have supported us most committedly. We are excited to see how the sim racers will embrace the new approach of the BMW M Power Tour, where a different BMW M Motorsport model is in the spotlight each week.”

 

Race calendar BMW M Power Tour.

 

12-14 March: BMW M Hybrid V8, Sebring International Raceway

19-21 March: BMW M4 GT4, Nürburgring Grand Prix

26-28 March: BMW Z4 GT3, Okayama International Circuit

2-4 April: BMW M8 GTE, Red Bull Ring

9/11 April: BMW M Hybrid V8, Suzuka GP

16-18 April: BMW M4 GT3, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

23-25 April: BMW Z4 GT3, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben

30 April – 2 May: BMW M8 GTE, Brands Hatch GP

7-9 May: BMW M Hybrid V8, Laguna Seca Raceway

14-16 May: BMW M4 GT3, Misano World Circuit

21-23 May: BMW M4 GT4, Nürburgring Nordschleife

28-30 May: BMW M Hybrid V8, Circuit des 24 Heures