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BMW mungkin menyertai MotoGP pada 2027, akui ketua baharu BMW Motorrad, Markus Flasch.

BMW adalah satu-satunya pengeluar utama Eropah yang tidak hadir di grid MotoGP dan terdapat persoalan yang tidak berkesudahan mengenainya. Bagaimanapun, berita itu bertepatan dengan cadangan perubahan menyeluruh Dorna pada 2027, termasuk mengembalikan kapasiti enjin maksimum kepada 800cc. Terdapat khabar angin yang menyatakan perbincangan BMW dan Dorna telah pun menghasilkan perjanjian yang dipersetujui.

Flasch, dalam temu bual dengan Motorrad menjelaskan bahawa dia adalah “penyokong mutlak sukan permotoran.” Ia merupakan petanda baik kerana dia pernah menjadi ketua bahagian M Sport sebelum menyertai jabatan motosikal pada November tahun lalu. Dia berkata dia juga melihat penglibatan masa depan BMW dalam perlumbaan selain WSBK, FIM World Endurance, dan siri IDM Jerman.

Dia menambah, “Ia sesuatu yang masuk akal untuk kami, dan itulah sebabnya kami melihatnya secara terperinci.

“Saya tidak menolak kemungkinannya.”

Malah, Dorna mengekalkan dua tempat grid untuk penyertaan pasukan pengilang selepas Suzuki menarik diri. Keputusan itu mengecewakan KTM yang mahukan tempat itu untuk 2024.

BMW juga telah mengumpulkan pasukan yang kuat dalam membangunkan program perlumbaan dua roda mereka. Bekas juara EWC dan WSBK (dan bekas pelumba uji MotoGP Suzuki) Sylvain Guintoli mengetuai pasukan program pembangunan EWC dan WSBK. Pemenang podium MotoGP Bradley Smith turut menjadi penunggang ujian.

Juara WSBK 2021 Toprak Razgatlioglu selaku pelumba kilang BMW juga telah membuahkan keputusan teratas serta-merta, dengan mencatat dua kemenangan dan dua podium daripada enam perlumbaan (termasuk Superpole) dalam dua pusingan setakat ini.

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BMW may join MotoGP in 2027, admitted the new head of BMW Motorrad, Markus Flasch.

They are the only major European manufacturer who are missing from the MotoGP field and there have been never-ending questions about their absence. However, the news coincides with Dorna’s proposed sweeping changes across the series, including returning the maximum engine capacity to 800cc. There have rumours to state as far as BMW and Dorna’s discussions have already resulted in a agreed deal.

Flasch, in an interview with Motorrad made it clear that he is an “absolute advocate of motorsport.” It bodes well for someone who was the head of the M Sport division before joining the motorcycle department in November last year. He says he also sees BMW’s future involvement in racing other than WSBK, FIM World Endurance, and German IDM series.

He added, “It has to make sense for us, that’s clear, and that’s why we are taking a detailed look at it.

“I would not rule it out.”

In fact, Dorna is keeping two grid spots open for an additional factory entry after Suzuki pulled out, to the consternation of KTM who had wanted that spot for 2024.

BMW has also already assembled a strong team in developing their two-wheeled racing programs. Former EWC and WSBK champion (and former Suzuki MotoGP test rider) Sylvain Guintoli  heads the EWC team and WSBK development programme. While MotoGP podium finisher Bradley Smith is contracted as the other test rider.

2021 WSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu as BMW’s factory rider has yielded immediate top results too, scoring two wins and two podiums from six races (including Superpole) in two rounds thus far.

Could this finally be the news BMW fans have been waiting for? Watch this space!

BMW Motorrad made a comeback to WorldSBK for the first time since they left it back in 2013 with their latest 2019 BMW S 1000 RR and a couple of very talented riders, Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger. With this newly recharged fire burning for racing, will the brand’s budget spill over into MotoGP? According to the big guns at BMW, not really. (more…)

  • BMW Motorrad dengan jelas telah menyatakan bahawa mereka tidak berminat untuk bertanding dalam tahap tertinggi perlumbaan litar iaitu MotoGP.
  • Pengunduran mereka dari WorldSBK pada 2013 dikatakan sebagai persiapan bagi menyertai MotoGP tetapi mereka telah menjelaskan bahawa mereka sedang menumpukan perhatian kepada pembangunan motosikal jalanan mereka pada masa itu.
  • BMW Motorrad kini sedang dalam siri WorldSBK dengan Althea BMW Racing Team dengan Raffaele De Rossa dan Jordi Torres mengemudi jentera BMW S1000RR mereka.

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BMW Motorrad has clearly stated that they have no interest in competing in the highest level of circuit racing that is MotoGP.

Their exit from WorldSBK back in 2013 was rumoured as a preparation to join MotoGP but they clarified that they were refocusing on developing their road bikes at the time.

BMW Motorrad is currently racing in WorldSBK with the Althea BMW Racing Team together with their riders, Raffaele De Rosa and Jordi Torres piloting their BMW S1000RR.

With more and more factory teams partaking in the world’s highest level of circuit racing that is MotoGP, some folks are starting to wonder if there will be more manufacturers willing to give a shot at racing fame as well as showcasing they physical prowess when it comes to developing superb racing machines. (more…)

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