Season Launch with the BMW World Championship Factory Teams in Berlin

With two world championships, two factory teams, six factory riders, a new generation of the BMW M 1000 RR, and a big racing family, BMW Motorrad Motorsport officially kicked off the 2025 season in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) with a season launch event in Berlin (GER). At BMW Motorrad Welt, located next 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 Team with World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Mark (NED), as well as the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team with Markus Reiterberger (GER), Sylvain Guintoli (FRA), new addition Steven Odendaal (RSA), and Hannes Soomer (EST).

“It’s fantastic to kick off the season together with our entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory family from both world championships, and to do so in the perfect location, BMW Motorrad Welt. This is where the heart of BMW Motorrad production beats, and it is also the home of our racing engines,” said Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “We are still in the middle of a busy winter break, but the anticipation for the season grows with each passing day. In WorldSBK, we will see the new BMW M 1000 RR carrying number one, and after winning the title with Toprak last season, the goal is, of course, to become World Champion again. The same applies to the FIM EWC. We’ve stood on the championship podium several times before, and now we want to reach the top step. We are working hard with our teams and riders to achieve these ambitious goals.”

In WorldSBK, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, led by Team Principal Shaun Muir, will field the new M RR. World Champion Razgatlioglu is entering his second year with the team after an exceptional debut season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport. For van der Mark, this marks his fifth season as a BMW Motorrad factory rider. The WorldSBK season kicks off with the first races on 22nd and 23rd February at Phillip Island (AUS).

The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, led by Werner Daemen, secured third place overall in the 2024 FIM EWC standings. Reiterberger, a veteran of the team, has been part of the project since its debut season in 2019/20. For Guintoli and Soomer, it’s their second season with the team, while Odendaal joins as a new addition this year. The first race, the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA), is scheduled for 19th to 20th April.

Joining the stage live at the Season Launch were two well-known members of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport road racing family: Isle of Man winners Peter Hickman and Davey Todd (both GBR), who will race together for FHO Racing BMW in international road races and the British Superbike Championship in 2025.