Sports With two world championships, two factory teams, six factory riders, a new technology of the BMW M 1000 RR, and a gigantic racing family, BMW Motorrad Motorsport officially kicked off the 2025 season within the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the FIM Persistence World Championship (FIM EWC) with a season originate match in Berlin (GER). At BMW Motorrad Welt, positioned subsequent to the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin-Spandau, the teams and riders unveiled their new bikes for the upcoming season: the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Personnel with World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Impress (NED), as well to the BMW Motorrad World Persistence Personnel with Markus Reiterberger (GER), Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), new addition Steven Odendaal (RSA), and Hannes Soomer (EST).
“It’s not likely to kick off the season alongside with our total BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory family from each and each world championships, and to total so within one of the best negate, BMW Motorrad Welt. This is the save the heart of BMW Motorrad manufacturing beats, and it’s miles moreover the house of our racing engines,” said Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “We are serene within the heart of a busy iciness destroy, however the anticipation for the season grows with each and each passing day. In WorldSBK, we are in a position to peep the brand new BMW M 1000 RR carrying no 1, and after a success the title with Toprak final season, the purpose is, for sure, to change into World Champion over again. The an identical applies to the FIM EWC. We’ve stood on the championship podium several instances sooner than, and now we desire to succeed within the tip step. We are working extra special with our teams and riders to total these daring goals.”
In WorldSBK, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Personnel, led by Personnel Main Shaun Muir, will area the brand new M RR. World Champion Razgatlioglu is entering his 2nd 300 and sixty five days with the crew after an unparalleled debut season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport. For van der Impress, this marks his fifth season as a BMW Motorrad factory rider. The WorldSBK season kicks off with the first races on twenty 2nd and Twenty third February at Phillip Island (AUS).
The BMW Motorrad World Persistence Personnel, led by Werner Daemen, secured third negate overall within the 2024 FIM EWC standings. Reiterberger, a ragged of the crew, has been segment of the project since its debut season in 2019/20. For Guintoli and Soomer, it’s their 2nd season with the crew, whereas Odendaal joins as a new addition this 300 and sixty five days. The first inch, the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA), is scheduled for 19th to twentieth April.
Becoming a member of the stage live at the Season Open had been two smartly-identified participants of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport avenue racing family: Isle of Man winners Peter Hickman and Davey Todd (each and each GBR), who will inch collectively for FHO Racing BMW in world avenue races and the British Superbike Championship in 2025.
More quotes from the Season Open: Christian Gonschor (Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport): “I am very focused on the brand new season, and right this moment time’s match confirmed that your total BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Community are fully within the serve of this. We had each and each factory racing programmes right here, and there couldn’t had been a bigger manner to starting up up the 300 and sixty five days. The riders had been contented, the followers had been extremely happy, and we as technicians and engineers had been as smartly. The new BMW M 1000 RR is a great foundation for the future. The aim stays, as constantly, to succeed in success and to manner each and each inch with beefy focal point. Naturally, we purpose to shield the title in WorldSBK. We are in actuality those to beat, which items a scenario for any manufacturer as rivals grow stronger – but so will we. Within the Persistence World Championship, we moreover purpose to get the title, and I middle of attention on that in 2025, with the brand new bike, the brand new rider lineup, and the total crew kit, we’re very smartly positioned to reach persistence racing as smartly.”
Shaun Muir (Personnel Main ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Personnel): “It’s far colossal to be right here in Berlin. It has been twelve months since we trigger off the project with Toprak and Michael as a pairing. It’s far not likely to survey the brand new 2025 BMW M 1000 RR within the brand new paint plot. It’s looking in actuality ultimate. We are factual contented that it’s miles now January, pre-season testing starts in one week’s time after which we’re rapid off to Australia. The expectations are very high on sage of of the successes each and each Michael and Toprak had final 300 and sixty five days. We would desire to bag one step additional for sure to bag the producers’ and riders’ championship and moreover Michael within the tip three or four within the World Championship would possibly possibly perhaps possibly be sensational. The take a look at crew gain completed every thing which that you would be in a position to deem to offer us the tools to total the job and we’re enraged to head to the be conscious. It has been colossal to be right here, to survey the total followers, the sponsors and we’re looking ahead to starting up up the season.”
Werner Daemen (Personnel Supervisor BMW Motorrad World Persistence Personnel): “It became once a colossal season originate. BMW Motorrad Welt is an fantastic negate, and it’s constantly fantastic to be right here at the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin, the save our engines are constructed. It’s colossal to survey how the workers work right here and the blueprint in which genuine every thing is. I’m moreover very contented that we introduced ourselves with our new bike right here. We’ve started the 300 and sixty five days off colossal, and because the asserting goes, if one thing starts smartly, this will cease smartly. We can’t wait to bag the brand new season underway. We are smartly-willing with a sturdy bike and a colossal rider line-up that has already synced up completely someday of the first take a look at.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (#1 BMW M 1000 RR, WorldSBK): “It became once the 2nd time we did the originate in Berlin and it became once even better than final 300 and sixty five days. Each person became once in actuality contented on sage of now we came right here as World Champion. It became once thrilling. We can now head into the brand new season. Each person will peep the no 1 on my bike. In most cases I am contented. It appears to be like admire we’re willing to starting up up the season. I am hoping that we are in a position to cease somewhat about a success this 300 and sixty five days, especially alongside with Mickey. Thank you very vital to all americans for the enhance!”
Michael van der Impress (#60 BMW M 1000 RR, WorldSBK): “It became once nice to be right here after one 300 and sixty five days. In this final 300 and sixty five days, we would possibly possibly perhaps possibly peep that somewhat about a folk grew to change into followers of no longer factual Toprak but of BMW and our total WorldSBK project. It’s not likely to be right here, and it’s nice to starting up up the season that manner. Everything is asking not likely and now I factual deserve to inch the bike. We performed final season so extra special with the double podium, I middle of attention on right here is the save we ought to starting up up. I would prefer to bag as many podiums as which that you would be in a position to deem. I middle of attention on the supreme dream of all americans within the crew is to gain the riders’, the teams’ and for sure the producers’ championship. That will likely be a pleasant purpose and if we continue admire final 300 and sixty five days, it ought to be which that you would be in a position to deem.”
Markus Reiterberger (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “The days in Berlin had been not likely. Seeing the plant and moreover BMW Motorrad Welt is continually spirited. The crew presentation became once one thing special; there had been so many folk order, and it’s miles of colossal importance for us to be introduced alongside with the WorldSBK crew. That provides us an additional boost heading into the brand new season. It has additional strengthened our purpose of a success races and securing the title.“
Sylvain Guintoli (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been lovely fantastic right here in Berlin. It’s far first time right here and visiting the factory, seeing how the bikes are being constructed, the manner issues are organised, became once mindblowing. It has been colossal for us because the World Persistence project to be officially introduced with the WorldSBK effort. There is a terribly nice vibe referring to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport programme and it became once a pleasure to be right here. I enjoyed each and each 2nd and I will be succesful to’t look forward to the season to starting up up now on sage of with the brand new bike, the 2025 model, we’re assured that we gain a kit we are in a position to get races. I am looking ahead to the first inch.”
Steven Odendaal (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been a terribly warm welcome from the crew and your total BMW Motorrad Motorsport family. I in actuality enjoyed it. It’s far an fantastic environment and it has moreover been a colossal originate. It brought the total folk collectively and we had in actuality colossal time. I enjoyed seeing the BMW Motorrad plant as smartly. I seen the total diminutive print and the quality that goes into constructing this machine for us. So it became once very nice to satisfy the total guys who’re constructing our machines sooner than the season and I am mountainous willing for what’s to reach serve this 300 and sixty five days. Everything is asking in actuality ultimate and now it’s out time to total our segment heading within the correct course and affords it beefy gas.”
Hannes Soomer (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been a colossal match. I am proud to be segment of this family and proud to be right here. I am looking ahead to the season. My feature within the crew is to spice up these three guys to war for the World Championship. This means that I will cease what they need. From my selfish facet, I even gain basically the most skilled guys in World Persistence in my box so I will be taught as vital as which that you would be in a position to deem and hopefully step in one amongst their shoes in the end.”