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First ever qualifying 1-2 for BMW Motorrad in WorldSBK

October 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Magny-Cours. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team showed its class during Superpole qualification in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA), recording the first qualifying 1-2 for BMW Motorrad in WorldSBK. Eugene Laverty (IRL) […]

Progressive International Motorcycle Shows to Announce City Schedule

October 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After 5 years in the making, the Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows is venturing outdoors to create the most immersive powersports event yet – IMS Outdoors, a tour of events across the United States, launching in Summer 2021. […]

Final 2020 WorldSBK race this weekend

October 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The season ends in the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 this weekend (2nd to 4th October), when the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team will contest the seventh and penultimate race event of the year at […]

No luck for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team at 12 Hours of Estoril

September 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. One year ago, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team started its debut season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) at the Bol d’Or at Le Castellet (FRA). This weekend, the team’s first […]

3rd time in 33 years FIM Endurance World Championship adds 12 Hours of Estoril

September 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The debut season for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) draws to a conclusion this weekend. The ‘12 Hours of Estoril’ is the fourth and final […]

Final round of debut season for FIM EWC BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team

September 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The debut season for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) draws to a conclusion this weekend. The ‘12 Hours of Estoril’ is the fourth and final […]

Barcelona: Tide has turned with the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

September 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The first ever FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) weekend at Barcelona (ESP) with a strong performance in the second race. In race two on Sunday afternoon, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL) finished in […]

A first for the WorldSBK with race at Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona Results

September 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. A first for the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). The sixth event of the 2020 season saw the WorldSBK make a first visit to the ‘Circuit de Catalunya’ near Barcelona (ESP). The Saturday was […]

Major Impact for BMW WorldSBK at MotorLand Aragón

September 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Alcañiz. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team ended the double-header at MotorLand Aragón (ESP) with the Superpole race and race two on Sunday. The racetrack near Alcañiz hosted the fourth and fifth events of the FIM […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team ends difficult first Aragón weekend

August 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Alcañiz. After a disappointing Saturday at MotorLand Aragón (ESP), BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team worked hard overnight which saw them make some improvements. Despite the difficult starting position in Sunday’s race, this progress enabled them to […]

Crash ends BMW chance at 24 Heures Motos in Le Mans minutes from finish

August 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Le Mans. The “24 Heures Motos” in Le Mans (FRA) came to a dramatic, unfortunate end for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. After almost 24 hours of racing, the #37 BMW S 1000 RR retired […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team experiences a difficult Saturday in WorldSBK at MotorLand Aragón

August 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Alcañiz. It never rains but it pours – that just about sums up Saturday at MotorLand Aragón (ESP) for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. The circuit near Alcañiz is hosting the fourth round of the […]

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team starts 24 Heures Motos in 2nd

August 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Le Mans. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team has secured second place on the grid in an exciting, two-part qualifying for the “24 Heures Motos” in Le Mans (FRA). The average time of the fastest […]

Hot Dog! BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Tom Sykes and Michael van der Mark to race together

August 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Tom Sykes (GBR) are set to continue working together in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) in the 2021 season, when Sykes will line up on the BMW […]

BMW Introduces Industrial diamond Endurance X-Chain for Motorcycles

August 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. For more than 90 years, the maintenance-free, environmentally friendly and comfortable shaft drive has been one of BMW Motorrad’s immovable technical cornerstones. With the M Endurance chain, BMW Motorrad now offers a maintenance-free chain with […]

World’s Fastest Road Racer Joins 24 Heures Motos Le Mans for BMW

August 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team will receive support from a big name in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family at the “24 Heures Motos” in Le Mans (FRA). Peter Hickman (GBR) will be the […]

Another back-to-back WorldSBK race as BMW zooms to MotorLand Aragón

August 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is set for its next double-header in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). On each of the next two weekends, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL) will compete […]

2021 BMW R18 Blechmann Guide

August 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW R18 Blechmann : LIVE YOUR LIFE A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME. 2021 BMW R18 Blechmann Guide. A strong character needs a strong name. “Blechmann” is a name as strong as metal. It […]

After a 8 month break 24 Heures Motos Endurance Racing is Back!

August 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is ready for one of the classic races in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC): the ‘24 Heures Motos’ at Le Mans (FRA). The 24-hour race marks […]

BMW M Performance carbon fibre wheels for the S1000RR Are Amazing

August 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich, 19 August 2020. Carbon fibre – once developed for the aerospace industry, this high-strength and super-light material first established itself in racing and now also in BMW motorcycles. BMW Motorrad uses it wherever minimum weight […]

WorldSBK Riders Munich BMW Motorrad Drifts and Donuts

August 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Both riders for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Eugene Laverty (IRL) and Tom Sykes (GBR), are normally at home on race tracks around the world. Now they have had the opportunity to familiarise themselves […]

Sim Racing: BMW League of Legends eSports announce BMW Berlin Brawl

August 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The regular League of Legends (LoL) summer season was over, but BMW has another special highlight in store for fans of the Esports classic to round things off. At the BMW Berlin Brawl, the stars […]

WorldSBK Riders Munich BMW Motorrad and Olympics

August 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Both riders for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Eugene Laverty (IRL) and Tom Sykes (GBR), are normally at home on race tracks around the world. Now they have had the opportunity to familiarise themselves […]

WorldSBK Riders Munich BMW Motorrad and Elvis Presley

August 11, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Both riders for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Eugene Laverty (IRL) and Tom Sykes (GBR), are normally at home on race tracks around the world. Now they have had the opportunity to familiarise themselves […]

Turbulent WorldSBK Sunday at Portimão Racetrack

August 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. With the Superpole race and race two on Sunday, the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed the third round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 (WorldSBK) season at Portimão (POR). Tom Sykes (GBR) brought […]

BMW S1000 Engine Defect Keeps BMW from Top Finish at WorldSBK Jerez

August 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. Just one week after the race weekend at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is now competing with the BMW S 1000 RR at Portimão, Portugal. The ‘Autódromo Internacional do […]

Inspiration Friday: 0-60 Quarter Mile Living

August 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Acceleration. Adrenaline. Torque. Power. Smoke. Noise. Introducing the 2021 BMW R18 Dragster, Triumph Rocket 3 and Yamaha VMax. The legendary film star Vin Diesel once said “I live my life a 1/4 mile at a […]

2021 BMW R18 Dragster Guide

August 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW R18 Dragster : LIVE YOUR LIFE A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME. 2021 BMW R18 Dragster Guide. The renowned custom bike designer Roland Sands stripped down the BMW R 18 to create a […]

WorldSBK Interview: Great Fun on a motorbike at more than 300 km/h

August 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. The term ‘home race’ is used regularly in motorsport to describe an event taking place in the home country of a rider, team or manufacturer. However, when the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) visits […]

BMW Conference Call Quarterly: Future Technology and Insights

August 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning from my side as well! In the second quarter, as expected, the Corona crisis had a strong impact on our business. However, because we consequently took action to […]

BMW “Cautiously optimistic for second half of year”

August 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. At the halfway stage, the BMW Group remains on course towards achieving its targets for the full year. After implementing controlled cutbacks at many of its plants in March as a response to the foreseeable […]

Fiercely Competitive WorldSBK Finds BMW hitting false neutral

August 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Jerez de la Frontera. It was a day of mixed feelings for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP). The racetrack in the south of Spain hosted round two of the […]

From Front Row to 15th Place What Happened to BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in Saturday’s race at Jerez?

August 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Jerez de la Frontera. The five-month break is over; the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) resumed this weekend with round two of the season at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. In Saturday’s Superpole, the BMW […]

2021 BMW F900R Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW F900R : DYNAMIC, PROGRESSIVE, INTUITIVE. Introducing the 2021 BMW F900R. The pure and powerful design of the F 900 R simply demands to be challenged. This dynamic roadster gives you the opportunity to […]

2021 BMW F900XR Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW F900XR : HIGHER, FASTER, FURTHER. Introducing the 2021 BMW F900XR. XR stands for the uncompromising combination of athleticism and long-distance performance: Adrenaline for days, curve for curve. On the F 900 XR, you […]

2021 BMW S1000XR Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW S1000XR : THE CHALLENGE OF CURVES AND MILES. Introducing the 2021 BMW S1000XR. Make no concessions, demand it all. From yourself, but also from your machine. Always fighting for the racing line: every […]

2021 BMW S1000RR Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW S1000RR : THE SUPERBIKE OF SUPERLATIVES. Introducing the 2021 BMW S1000RR. Always pushing to the limit and in search of the ideal line, you’ve got 205 HP beneath you. Unbridled power pushes your […]

2021 BMW K1600 Grand America Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW K1600 Grand America : BEYOND THE HORIZON. Introducing the 2021 BMW K1600 Grand America. Go even further with the K 1600 Grand America. This fully-equipped touring bike gets you closer to the road […]

2021 BMW K1600B Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW K1600B : TAKE A RELAXED CRUISE ANYTIME. Introducing the 2021 BMW K1600B. If you’re hungry for asphalt and for new horizons, then the Bagger is the motorcycle for your journey. With its six […]

2021 BMW K1600GTL Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW K1600GTL : LUXURIOUS TRAVEL. FIRST-CLASS ARRIVAL. Introducing the 2021 BMW K1600GTL. Ride on and glide towards the horizon in style and elegance on this luxurious high-performance touring bike. The BMW K 1600 GTL […]

2021 BMW K1600GT Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW K1600GT : WANDERLUST ON TWO WHEELS.. Introducing the 2021 BMW K1600GT. This is what the world looks like from the saddle of the K 1600 GT: on the move, gaining impressions, experiencing new […]

2021 BMW R1250R Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW R1250R : MORE VERSATILE AND EXPRESSIVE AS EVER.. Introducing the 2021 BMW R1250R. The new R 1250 R is designed for a dynamic appearance. Equipped with the all-new Boxer engine – with a […]

2021 BMW R1250RS Guide

July 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW R1250RS : SPORT TOURING IN THE FAST LANE. Introducing the 2021 BMW R1250RS. Each tour is determined by two factors: time and distance. With the new BMW R 1250 RS you can get […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Riders Help Develop New Garage Seats

July 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The two riders in the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL), naturally spend a lot of time in the saddle of their BMW S 1000 RR. However, during tests […]

The waiting is over: WorldSBK action is coming thick and fast in Jerez and Portimão

July 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. For five months the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team has had to exercise great patience. Now the action is coming thick and fast. Since the season-opener at the end of February/start of March on Phillip […]

Best BMW Adventure Bikes Get Exciting Updates for 2021

July 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

More 2021 BMW models have arrived! The best selling adventure bikes get great technology and engine updates for more rider power and assistance. If you liked the BMW F750GS, BMW F850GS and BMW F850GS Adventure […]

2021 BMW F850GS Guide

July 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW F850GS : SPORTY CHARACTER. LUXURY FEEL. Introducing the 2021 BMW F850GS. The new BMW F 850 GS: In Racing red, Rallye style or as “40 Years GS Edition”, and with expanded standard equipment. […]

2021 BMW F750GS Guide

July 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW F750GS : MAKE A HIGH QUALITY IMPRESSION. Introducing the 2021 BMW F750GS. The new BMW F 750 GS: In Light white, sports style or as “40 Years GS Edition”, and with expanded standard […]

2021 BMW F850GS Adventure Guide

July 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2021 BMW F850GS Adventure : ADVENTURE AND TOURING? CHECK! Introducing the 2021 BMW F850GS Adventure. The new BMW F 850 GS Adventure: In Ice grey, Rallye style or as “40 Years GS Edition” and with […]

Inspiration Friday: The Best of Times & The Worst of Times

Inspiration Friday: It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times

July 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Chinese Curse, “May you Live in Interesting Times” and “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens) seem to sum up 2020 […]

Back Again with BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team at Le Mans

July 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Le Mans. A long wait eventually came to an end this week for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. The whole team met up at the racetrack for the first time for many months, as […]

Lake Como Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Event Postponed until 2021

July 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich – Cernobbio.The organisers of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and BMW Group Classic – have jointly come to the difficult decision to postpone the event planned for October […]

Sim Racing: BMW on the podium at virtual Spa-Francorchamps

July 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Whether in the DTM, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, or countless other championships: Week after week BMW teams and drivers around the world do battle for points, victories and […]

Inspiration Friday: Active Motorcycle Cruise Control

July 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2 years ago BMW introduced the self-driving motorcycle, now motorcycle tech has reached another new level! Move over Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, active motorcycle cruise control is here! Active, as in “self-drive” using […]

BMW M to title sponsor the MotoGP Grand Prix of Styria

July 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW M GmbH is taking the next step in the long-term partnership with MotoGP organiser Dorna Sports and will title sponsor a Grand Prix in the 2020 season for the first time. When the […]

BMW “enthusiasm for motorcycling despite the crisis is unbroken”

July 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. With the best ever sales result for the month of June, BMW Motorrad concludes the first half of 2020 and enters the second half of the year with confidence. Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of […]

208hp & 410lbs of Motorcycle Art

July 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Powerful, stylistic, technical and dynamic. Its not just a new 2021 bike we have 208hp & 410lbs of motorcycle art thundering down the road. Grab the throttle and life doesn’t pass by, it stops and […]

Sim Racing: BMW SIM 120 Cup Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

July 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

BMW teams and drivers are gradually returning to the racetrack after the break in action during the crisis. The schedules for race series all over the world have been amended, allowing members of the large […]

Motorcycle Sales the Brightest Spot in BMW Group 2nd quarter 2020 sales results

July 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Richmond Hill, ON. BMW Group Canada announced today Q2 2020 sales results for the BMW and MINI brands. Total Group sales for the quarter were 6,901 units, a 45.9% decrease from the second quarter of 2019. […]

Sim Racing: Customer racers join works driver and sim pros

July 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Tuesday, drivers from BMW M Customer Racing teams had the opportunity to take to the track with sim racing pros at the first BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Track Day on the iRacing platform, […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is back on the racetrack with the BMW S 1000 RR

July 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Lausitzring. It has been a long time since the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL) were last on a racetrack together. The season opener of the FIM Superbike World […]

Say What? BMW Introduces Cruise Control on a Motorcycles

June 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Relaxed cruising with active cruise control, without having to manually adapt to the driving speed of the vehicle in front – already available in cars now for many years, but not the standard in motorcycles […]

We will be taking sustainability to a whole new level

June 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. When it comes to sustainability, major corporations have a key role to play. The BMW Group acknowledged this fact long ago and outperforms industry rivals by far in terms of CO2 emissions per vehicle produced. […]

BMW Motorrad On the road, ready, go! With RENT A RIDE Expansion

June 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On the road, ready, go! With RENT A RIDE, BMW Motorrad offers spontaneous motorcycle riding pleasure via the rental platform RENTARIDE – individually plannable, with virtually new rental motorcycles and an exquisite and international […]

BMW Industrializes 3D printing methods to speed up production and development

June 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich / Oberschleissheim. The BMW Group has today officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The new centre brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof, along with research into new 3D printing […]

Next-generation Automated Driving Technology on Hold due to Economy

June 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich/Stuttgart. The BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz AG are putting their cooperation on development of next-generation technology for automated driving temporarily on hold. Following extensive review, the two companies have arrived at a mutual and amicable agreement […]