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