{"id":83129,"date":"2025-08-08T09:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83129"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:22:13","slug":"bmw-rules-out-joining-motogp-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83129","title":{"rendered":"BMW Rules Out Joining MotoGP In 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

We usually talk about MotoGP in the context of BMW\u2019s Safety Cars, but rarely about bikes. That\u2019s because the Motorrad side has never entered the racing series with a factory-backed team. The head of the two-wheeled division admitted in an interview with Australian Motorcycle News<\/em> that it has been on the company\u2019s mind \u201cfor a long time.\u201d However, a final decision on whether to join has yet to be made.<\/p>\n

CEO Markus Flasch told AMCN<\/em> that even if BMW Motorrad decided to commit to MotoGP<\/a>, it would be too late to compete in 2027 when the new regulations take effect: \u201cWe\u2019ll make the strategic decision first, and then we\u2019ll define the technical path which we\u2019ll follow. 2027 is definitely not feasible for us to join in then.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cstrategic decision\u201d remark suggests development hasn\u2019t even started, so the earliest possible entry would be 2028. Flasch hinted that BMW Motorrad will wrap up its evaluation soon: \u201cPlease give us some more months and we\u2019ll come out with an answer!\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining MotoGP would boost Motorrad\u2019s visibility far more than its Safety Car<\/a> involvement, ideally translating into higher sales. Speaking of which, BMW\u2019s two-wheeled division had an excellent 2024, with shipments reaching record levels of more than 210,000 motorcycles and scooters. However, 2025 isn\u2019t looking as strong, with demand down 6.3% in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n

The closest BMW has ever come to entering MotoGP was in the mid-2000s when it teased the bike pictured above. The company claimed the 990-cc prototype benefited from Formula 1 know-how. The three-cylinder engine was actually derived from the naturally aspirated 2.4-liter V8 \u201cP86\u201d used during the BMW Sauber era.<\/p>\n

However, the project never materialized. Motorsport Magazine<\/em> quotes former MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams, who tested the bike, saying it was a nightmare to control: \u201cThe bike would just light itself up and never hold a stable exit and pump itself into oblivion. There was so much rubber on the track!\u201d<\/p>\n

BMW certainly doesn\u2019t want to repeat past mistakes, so it\u2019s taking a cautious approach to a potential MotoGP entry. The same hesitance applies to a possible Formula 1 return<\/a>, with the company refusing to commit either way.<\/p>\n

Source<\/em>: Australian Motorcycle News<\/a>, Motorsport Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We usually talk about MotoGP in the context of BMW\u2019s Safety Cars, but rarely about bikes. That\u2019s because the Motorrad side has never entered the racing series with a factory-backed team. The head of the two-wheeled division admitted in an interview with Australian Motorcycle News that it has been on the company\u2019s mind \u201cfor a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}