Articles tagged with 'motorsport' | AMERICAS

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 6, 2026… BMW M Motorsport and BMW of North America congratulate Bill Auberlen, Brian Redman, and Hans-Joachim Stuck on their induction into the IMSA Hall of Fame. The three celebrated drivers, whose achievements are …

+++ #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 fights for victory until the final lap at Petit Le Mans – Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon van der Linde, and Robin Frijns celebrate second place +++ BMW M Team WRT ends debut season in the IMSA Series with one victory and four …

+++ Dries Vanthoor and Sheldon van der Linde break the spell: first IMSA season win for the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 +++ IIMSA debut victory for BMW M Team WRT and Sheldon van der Linde +++ Turner Motorsport wins in the GTD class, celebrating its first …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – August 3, 2026 . . .With three race weekends remaining, Sean Dylan Kelly, Jayson Uribe, OrangeCat Racing and the BMW M 1000 RR depart MotoAmerica Superbikes at Mid-Ohio with another excellent result, further extending their lead …

+++ BMW M Hybrid V8 shows strong pace at Road America and leads the race before technical issues stop both cars +++ Brake issues force the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 to retire, while a cooling problem drops the sister car back to seventh place +++ Turner …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 13, 2026 . . .The OrangeCat Racing Team, Sean Dylan Kelly, Jayson Uribe and the BMW M 1000 RR continued their charge for the 2026 MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike Championship by adding two more podium finishes at this …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 28, 2026 . . . In a last lap thriller that defines MotoAmerica Superbike racing, Sean Dylan Kelly, and his No. 40 OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, pulled off a spectacular pass at the end of Race 2, to take their 2nd win and …

+++ After four consecutive races, BMW M Team WRT’s podium streak comes to an end with fourth place at Watkins Glen for the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 +++ Sheldon van der Linde and Dries Vanthoor had to concede the battle for third place only shortly before …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 1, 2026 . . . The third round of the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike Championship was hosted at Road America, the 4.048-mile circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - a very fast circuit where straight line speeds can exceed 190 …

+++ Strong comeback drive by Philipp Eng and Marco Wittmann in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 ends in third place +++ Second podium of the season after finishing third in Daytona +++ IMPC: Turner Motorsport triumphs with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO +++

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 16, 2026 – MINI USA and the John Cooper Works Race team are preparing for the next competition in the 2026 American Rally Association (ARA) National Championship. The 2026 “Kubota Olympus Rally” will take place on April …

+++ The #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 of BMW M Team WRT took sixth position in the second IMSA race of the season +++ Early incident dropped BMW M Team WRT’s #25 car down the order +++ Turner Motorsport secured fifth place in the GTD category, while Paul …

+++ "You dreamed it, we built it": BMW M Motorsport is turning the concept for a racing version of the BMW M3 Touring, originally presented as an April Fools’ joke in 2025, into reality +++ The BMW M3 Touring 24H will hit the track as a spectacular …

+++ ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: the BMW M 1000 RR race bikes of Miguel Oliveira and Danilo Petrucci in new colours for the 2026 WorldSBK season. +++ BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: Michael van der Mark, Markus Reiterberger, and Steven …

+++ Sensational debut for BMW M Team WRT in the GTP class of the IMSA Series: #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 finishes third +++ First podium for the BMW M Hybrid V8 at the 24 Hours of Daytona +++ Victory for Paul Miller Racing! Connor De Phillippi, Neil …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 9, 2025 . . . BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad USA are proud to announce that OrangeCat Racing becomes an official BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike racing season.

Since its founding in 1972, BMW Motorsport has supplied a bevy of race-ready cars to customers worldwide, but few of those cars were suitable for racing in North America. On this continent, sanctioning bodies tend to impose their own, often …

+++ BMW M Team WRT uses the BMW M Hybrid V8 for the first time in the IMSA series during the sanctioned test at Daytona +++ Striking update: the new headlights of the BMW M Hybrid V8 make their debut during nighttime +++ Iconic Yellow Lights …

+++ Berkay Besler, Nerea Martí, Matt Million, and Niels Tröger benefit from intensive support by BMW M Motorsport +++ Close mentoring from BMW M works drivers Jens Klingmann, Max Hesse, and Robby Foley, as well as Dirk Adorf +++ Successful first …

Kelvin van der Linde crowned IGTC Drivers’ Champion +++ BMW M Motorsport wins the IGTC Manufacturers’ Championship for the first time +++ Team WRT celebrates third consecutive victory at the Indianapolis 8 Hour +++

+++ Dan Harper, Max Hesse, and Connor De Phillippi win the 10-hour race at Road Atlanta in the #48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO +++ Harper and Hesse secure the drivers' title in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup thanks to their victory in their IMSA debut season …

+++ BMW M Team RLL finishes fourth and sixth with the BMW M Hybrid V8 after a turbulent race +++ Paul Miller Racing celebrates another podium in the GTD-PRO class +++ Dan Harper secures pole position for the #48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for the first time +++

+++ Spectacular final sprint secures second place for the #46 BMW M4 GT3 EVO +++ In the Texas rain the BMW M Hybrid V8 fails to meet expectations +++ Technical issues force the #20 Shell BMW M Hybrid V8 to retire early – #15 sister car finishes in …

To compete successfully at the top levels of motorsport, you need more than well-developed machinery. You also need well-developed drivers. When BMW re-entered Formula One in 2000, its need for young talent became acute. Having focused on …

+++ Philipp Eng and Dries Vanthoor win ahead of Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann – First victory of the season for the BMW M Hybrid V8 +++ Neil Verhagen and Madison Snow triumph in the #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Paul Miller Racing in the GTD PRO …

+++ Dan Harper and Max Hesse triumph in the #48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Paul Miller Racing in the GTD PRO class +++ It is the first victory for the two BMW M works drivers in North America and the first triumph of the BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the IMSA series …

The BMW M Team RLL #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 finishes fifth in the street race in +++Detroit after 100 minutes of racing +++ After two third-place finishes at Long Beach and Laguna Seca, the BMW M Hybrid V8 misses the podium for the first time in a sprint …

The impressive streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) continued at Laguna Seca. Dries Vanthoor in the BMW M Team RLL #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 once again was the fastest man in qualifying. He claimed his and teammate Philipp Eng’s …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 1, 2025 --- BMW of North America, LLC announced today that Samantha Tan, the 27-year-old Asian-Canadian driver and co-owner of Samantha Tan (ST) Racing, will continue to support BMW M in 2025 and 2026 as BMW M Motorsport …

In terms of qualifying speed, the BMW M Hybrid V8 remains the benchmark in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) season after three races. Dries Vanthoor (BEL) completed the pole position hat-trick at the street circuit in Long Beach …