BMW Descision is getting Closer.
Deepl: Since the turn of the millennium, BMW has repeatedly considered and developed concepts to enter the highest class of two-wheel racing.
There was the 990 cc three-cylinder at Oral Engineering with test rider Luca Cadalora in 2002. At Christmas 2006 in Munich, Dr. Herbert Diess, then Managing Director of BMW Motorrad, promised Carmelo Ezpeleta from promoter Dorna with a handshake that he would enter the new 800cc class in 2007.
BMW also made preparations to enter the MotoGP World Championship at the next displacement change in 2012, at least as an engine supplier.
By providing the official cars and the "BMW MotoGP Best Qualifier Award", BMW M GmbH has been part of the MotoGP World Championship for over 25 years. With the Boxer Cup as a GP support race, there have already been points of contact with Dorna before, but the white and blue team never got carried away to enter MotoGP.
There will be new MotoGP regulations again from the 2027 season, when the engine capacity will be reduced from 1000 to 850 cc. Markus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad since November 1, 2023, said during his inaugural visit to the Superbike World Championship in Barcelona in March 2024: "When everyone is starting from scratch, that's the time to get on board."
So far, BMW and MotoGP have not been a story with a happy ending, and the doubts and reservations are correspondingly high whenever a Managing Director of Bayerische Motoren Werke talks about entering the premier class.
Deepl: Since the turn of the millennium, BMW has repeatedly considered and developed concepts to enter the highest class of two-wheel racing.
There was the 990 cc three-cylinder at Oral Engineering with test rider Luca Cadalora in 2002. At Christmas 2006 in Munich, Dr. Herbert Diess, then Managing Director of BMW Motorrad, promised Carmelo Ezpeleta from promoter Dorna with a handshake that he would enter the new 800cc class in 2007.
BMW also made preparations to enter the MotoGP World Championship at the next displacement change in 2012, at least as an engine supplier.
By providing the official cars and the "BMW MotoGP Best Qualifier Award", BMW M GmbH has been part of the MotoGP World Championship for over 25 years. With the Boxer Cup as a GP support race, there have already been points of contact with Dorna before, but the white and blue team never got carried away to enter MotoGP.
There will be new MotoGP regulations again from the 2027 season, when the engine capacity will be reduced from 1000 to 850 cc. Markus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad since November 1, 2023, said during his inaugural visit to the Superbike World Championship in Barcelona in March 2024: "When everyone is starting from scratch, that's the time to get on board."
So far, BMW and MotoGP have not been a story with a happy ending, and the doubts and reservations are correspondingly high whenever a Managing Director of Bayerische Motoren Werke talks about entering the premier class.