motorsport

Unstable climate at one of the most famous motorsport MotoGP venues in Europe

May 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team travelled to one of the most famous motorsport venues in Europe for the fifth round of 2021 MotoGP. For twenty-two years Le Mans has staged motorcycle Grand Prix racing and […]

WorldSBK BMW Motorrad Motorsport at Barcelona

Apr 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. BMW Motorrad Motorsport spent two days testing at ‘Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’ in Spain, in preparation for the 2021 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After a private test at Jerez de la […]

Final WorldSBK races of the 2020 season at Circuito do Estoril

Oct 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is ready for the season finale. This coming weekend (16th to 18th October) sees the eighth and final round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 in Estoril, Portugal. After the double […]

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

Aug 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 […]

Sim Racing: Enter to Win as BMW Motorsport launches design competition

Jul 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Whether in the real world or on the virtual racetrack, motorsport fans feel the same: Appearances are important. With the BMW M4 GT4 ‘Livery Contest’, BMW Motorsport is launching a new design competition in […]

Inspiration Friday: The Motorcycle That Inspired Riders to Win 26 WorldSBK Races

May 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

There is no replacement for displacement and Honda capitalized on this in 1999 with their first big V-Twin 1000cc racer. It had such easy, deliverable power. It was such an easy bike to ride compared […]

NASCAR to Formula: Mental Strength Training Classes Produce World-class Racers

May 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Mental strength is playing an increasingly important role in motorsport. It’s not enough to simply drive fast if you want to be a world-class racing driver. Being able to deliver a top performance under […]

RIDE 4 Video Game Schools Riders to Graduate from MotoGP and MXGP to Road Bikes

May 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor, Milestone’s main partner for the highly anticipated RIDE 4 video game, is an iconic motorcycle brand with a deep heritage and a successful racing history. Its key values – innovation, excitement, confidence, emotion […]

Sim racing vs Real Motor Racing the BMW Engineer Becomes the Student

May 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. During his time as a racing driver, Jeroen den Boer (NED) used to drive BMW Motorsport GT3 cars. As head engineer, he now looks after the race outings of the BMW M6 GT3 and […]

Sim Racing: Virtual Formula E: BMW i Andretti Motorsport ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge

Apr 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. This Saturday, BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Maximilian Günther (GER) and Alexander Sims (GBR) will compete in the opening round of the ‘ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge’. Last weekend’s dress rehearsal for […]

Sim Racing: Maximilian Günther wins the opening event of the Formula E season

Apr 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Maximilian Günther (GER) has celebrated the first win of a sim racing career that is still in its infancy. The BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver won the opening event of the digital Formula E […]

BMW Motorrad Race Trophy: No overall ranking for the 2020 season

Apr 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The global corona situation is also having an impact on the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. There will be no overall ranking for the 2020 season for BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s customer racing competition. This is […]

Saturday Race 2 Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO

Apr 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. On Saturday, BMW Motorsport will field a large contingent of BMW drivers in race two of this sesson’s Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO. A total of eight virtual BMW Z4 GT3s are […]

Sim Racer Jimmy Broadbent talks about the boom in Sim Racing

Apr 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Jimmy Broadbent (GBR) is probably the most influential influencer in the booming sim racing sector at the moment. His YouTube channel has around 425,000 subscribers and during this current difficult time, in which no […]

Exclusive Look into 2020 WorldSBK with BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders

Feb 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Phillip Island. The 2020 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) gets underway on Phillip Island, Australia, this weekend. For the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, this will be their second season in the elite class of near-production […]