Berlin. With two world championships, two manufacturing facility groups, six manufacturing facility riders, a brand new technology of the BMW M 1000 RR, and an enormous racing household, BMW Motorrad Motorsport formally kicked off the 2025 season within the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) with a season launch occasion in Berlin (GER). At BMW Motorrad Welt, situated subsequent to the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin-Spandau, the groups and riders unveiled their new bikes for the upcoming season: the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Group with World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Mark (NED), in addition to the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Group with Markus Reiterberger (GER), Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), new addition Steven Odendaal (RSA), and Hannes Soomer (EST).
“It’s implausible to kick off the season along with our total BMW Motorrad Motorsport manufacturing facility household from each world championships, and to take action within the excellent location, BMW Motorrad Welt. That is the place the center of BMW Motorrad manufacturing beats, and it’s also the house of our racing engines,” mentioned Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “We’re nonetheless in the midst of a busy winter break, however the anticipation for the season grows with every passing day. In WorldSBK, we are going to see the brand new BMW M 1000 RR carrying primary, and after profitable the title with Toprak final season, the objective is, in fact, to grow to be World Champion once more. The identical applies to the FIM EWC. We’ve stood on the championship podium a number of instances earlier than, and now we wish to attain the highest step. We’re working laborious with our groups and riders to attain these bold objectives.”
In WorldSBK, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Group, led by Group Principal Shaun Muir, will area the brand new M RR. World Champion Razgatlioglu is coming into his second 12 months with the group after an distinctive debut season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport. For van der Mark, this marks his fifth season as a BMW Motorrad manufacturing facility rider. The WorldSBK season kicks off with the primary races on twenty second and twenty third February at Phillip Island (AUS).
The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Group, led by Werner Daemen, secured third place total within the 2024 FIM EWC standings. Reiterberger, a veteran of the group, has been a part of the venture since its debut season in 2019/20. For Guintoli and Soomer, it’s their second season with the group, whereas Odendaal joins as a brand new addition this 12 months. The primary race, the long-lasting 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA), is scheduled for nineteenth to twentieth April.
Becoming a member of the stage dwell on the Season Launch had been two well-known members of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport highway racing household: Isle of Man winners Peter Hickman and Davey Todd (each GBR), who will race collectively for FHO Racing BMW in worldwide highway races and the British Superbike Championship in 2025.
Extra quotes from the Season Launch:
Christian Gonschor (Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport): “I’m very excited in regards to the new season, and right this moment’s occasion confirmed that your entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Group are totally behind this. We had each manufacturing facility racing programmes right here, and there couldn’t have been a greater approach to begin the 12 months. The riders had been blissful, the followers had been thrilled, and we as technicians and engineers had been as effectively. The brand new BMW M 1000 RR is an excellent basis for the long run. The objective stays, as all the time, to achieve success and to strategy each race with full focus. Naturally, we purpose to defend the title in WorldSBK. We are actually those to beat, which presents a problem for any producer as opponents develop stronger – however so will we. Within the Endurance World Championship, we additionally purpose to win the title, and I feel that in 2025, with the brand new bike, the brand new rider lineup, and the entire group package deal, we’re very effectively positioned to reach endurance racing as effectively.”
Shaun Muir (Group Principal ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Group): “It’s nice to be right here in Berlin. It has been twelve months since we set off the venture with Toprak and Michael as a pairing. It’s implausible to see the brand new 2025 BMW M 1000 RR within the new paint scheme. It’s wanting actually good. We’re simply blissful that it’s now January, pre-season testing begins in a single week’s time after which we’re rapidly off to Australia. The expectations are very excessive due to the successes each Michael and Toprak had final 12 months. We want to get one step additional for certain to get the producers’ and riders’ championship and likewise Michael within the prime three or 4 within the World Championship can be sensational. The check group have executed the whole lot attainable to present us the instruments to do the job and we’re excited to go to the observe. It has been nice to be right here, to see all of the followers, the sponsors and we’re wanting ahead to begin the season.”
Werner Daemen (Group Supervisor BMW Motorrad World Endurance Group): “It was an ideal season launch. BMW Motorrad Welt is a implausible location, and it’s all the time superb to be right here on the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin, the place our engines are constructed. It’s nice to see how the staff work right here and the way skilled the whole lot is. I’m additionally very blissful that we introduced ourselves with our new bike right here. We’ve began the 12 months off nice, and because the saying goes, if one thing begins effectively, it can finish effectively. We will’t wait to get the brand new season underway. We’re well-prepared with a robust bike and an ideal rider line-up that has already synced up completely in the course of the first check.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (#1 BMW M 1000 RR, WorldSBK): “It was the second time we did the launch in Berlin and it was even higher than final 12 months. Everybody was actually blissful as a result of now we got here right here as World Champion. It was thrilling. We are going to now head into the brand new season. Everybody will see the primary on my bike. Usually I’m blissful. It seems to be like we’re prepared to begin the season. I hope that we are able to obtain a variety of success this 12 months, particularly along with Mickey. Thanks very a lot to everybody for the help!”
Michael van der Mark (#60 BMW M 1000 RR, WorldSBK): “It was good to be right here after one 12 months. On this final 12 months, we might see that lots of people grew to become followers of not simply Toprak however of BMW and our total WorldSBK venture. It’s implausible to be right here, and it’s good to begin the season that approach. Every little thing is wanting implausible and now I simply wish to race the bike. We completed final season so sturdy with the double podium, I feel that is the place we should always begin. I wish to get as many podiums as attainable. I feel the last word dream of everybody within the group is to have the riders’, the groups’ and naturally the producers’ championship. That might be a pleasant objective and if we proceed like final 12 months, it must be attainable.”
Markus Reiterberger (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “The times in Berlin had been implausible. Seeing the plant and likewise BMW Motorrad Welt is all the time attention-grabbing. The group presentation was one thing particular; there have been so many individuals current, and it’s of nice significance for us to be launched along with the WorldSBK group. That offers us an additional enhance heading into the brand new season. It has additional strengthened our objective of profitable races and securing the title.“
Sylvain Guintoli (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been fairly superb right here in Berlin. It’s first time right here and visiting the manufacturing facility, seeing how the bikes are being constructed, the best way issues are organised, was mindblowing. It has been nice for us because the World Endurance venture to be formally introduced with the WorldSBK effort. There’s a very nice vibe in regards to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport programme and it was a pleasure to be right here. I loved each second and I can’t look forward to the season to begin now as a result of with the brand new bike, the 2025 mannequin, we’re assured that we have now a package deal we are able to win races. I’m wanting ahead to the primary race.”
Steven Odendaal (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been a extremely heat welcome from the group and your entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport household. I actually loved it. It’s a implausible setting and it has additionally been an ideal launch. It introduced all of the individuals collectively and we had actually nice time. I loved seeing the BMW Motorrad plant as effectively. I noticed all the main points and the standard that goes into constructing this machine for us. So it was very good to fulfill all the fellows who’re constructing our machines earlier than the season and I’m tremendous prepared for what’s to come back this 12 months. Every little thing is wanting actually good and now it’s out time to do our half on observe and provides it full fuel.”
Hannes Soomer (#37 BMW M 1000 RR, FIM EWC): “It has been an ideal occasion. I’m proud to be a part of this household and proud to be right here. I’m wanting ahead to the season. My function within the group is to help these three guys to combat for the World Championship. Which means I’ll do what they want. From my egocentric aspect, I’ve probably the most skilled guys in World Endurance in my field so I’ll study as a lot as attainable and hopefully step in considered one of their sneakers sooner or later.”
