For the 2019/20 season, BMW Motorrad expanded its factory involvement to the FIM Endurance World Championship. In this highly competitive world championship, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team made a name for itself right from the start. In the 2025 season, the team led by Werner Daemen narrowly missed out on the world title in a dramatic finale. But that only fuels even more motivation for 2026! The regular riders on the #37 BMW M 1000 RR are Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, and Michael van der Mark, with Hannes Soomer serving as the fourth rider.
The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is one of the absolute top teams and title favourites in FIM EWC. The success comes as no surprise, as the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team boasts concentrated experience gained over decades of involvement in international motor racing.
Team Manager Werner Daemen was once a racer himself, reaching the podium in the World Endurance Championship. The Belgian rider also claimed the first international win for the BMW S 1000 RR, in the IDM race at the Salzburgring in 2009. After he retired from racing, Daemen became the full-time team principal at his MRP Racing organisation - celebrating wins in several championships. He and his team have so far secured nine titles with BMW in the IDM and the European Stock 1000 Championship. The extensive experience of Daemen and his team are the key to the successful performances in the FIM EWC.
Date of birth: 9th March 1994
Nationality: German
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team rider
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – FIM Superbike World Championship – FIM Asia Road Racing Championship
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – Champion in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) – FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place FIM Endurance World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship - Asia Road Racing Championship
14th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
16th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
3rd place in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) - Debut in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) - Debut in the FIM Superbike World Championship
6th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
8th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Date of birth: 26th October 1992
Nationality: Dutch
12rd place in the FIM Superbike World Championship - FIM EWC 8H Suzuka
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
17th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
15th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
5th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
4th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
3rd place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
4th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
7th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
World Champion in the FIM Supersport World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
4th place in the FIM Supersport World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
Champion in the European Superstock 600 Championship
Date of birth: 2nd March 1993
Nationality: South African
3rd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship - Champion in the Spanish Superbike Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship – FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship
3rd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner Bol d’Or
2nd place in the FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
Moto2 World Championship
3rd place in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Champion in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Date of birth: 17th February 1998
Nationality: Estonian
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
FIM Superbike World Championship – International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship – Champion in the European Supersport Cup
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
999 cc, four-cylinder four-stroke engine with four titanium valves per cylinder and variable intake camshaft control BMW ShiftCam, liquid-cooled, titanium rods, 2-ring pistons
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears, secondary drive via ///M Performance chain by Regina
> 225 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
Akrapovič
24 l
Champion Lubricants, wet sump
170 kg without fuel tank and its content
1.460 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
561 mm (718 mm incl. wings)
Upside-down telescopic Öhlins RVP25/30 front fork 2026 spec
Underslung BMW swing arm, full-floater linkage, Öhlins RVP50 shock absorber
Twin-disc Motomaster 320 mm, Nissin radial 6-piston callipers
Single-disc PVM 217 mm, Nissin 2-piston callipers
PVM forged wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Bridgestone race tyres
A large global racing family is ready for the 2026 season: BMW Motorrad Motorsport enters the new year with a comprehensive programme, strong teams, and top riders. The factory teams are the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). In customer racing, numerous teams will again compete worldwide in various championships in 2026, including three BMW Motorrad Motorsport Official Teams: Orange Cat Racing from the USA, 8TEN Racing from the UK, and AutoRace Ube Racing from Japan.
Bol d'Or
At the Bol d’Or at Le Castellet, BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced just how tough and dramatic endurance racing can be. At the 2025 season finale of the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the team was only 28 minutes away from securing what would have been BMW’s historic first title in the series. Running second in the race, Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli, and Steven Odendaal were on course for the world championship crown with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR.
Suzuka 8 Hours
The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team has taken a significant step forward in the battle for the title in the 2025 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). At the third of four rounds in the season, the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours, Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, and Michael van der Mark finished fifth aboard the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. As a result, the BMW factory team not only climbed to second place in the championship standings, but now heads into the season finale in September at Le Castellet just one point behind leaders YART.
8H Spa
Round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) took place at Spa-Francorchamps and the results for the BMW M 1000 RR were second place overall in the FIM EWC for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team as well as pole position and Superstock class victory for the Champion-MRP-Tecmas Team.
24h Le Mans
The 2025 season opener of the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) will go down as one of the most dramatic 24-hour races in history. From start to finish, persistent rain during the 24 Hours of Le Mans created extremely treacherous conditions. In this eventful endurance marathon, the BMW teams demonstrated the potential of the BMW M 1000 RR. The private team ERC Endurance #6 celebrated a podium finish with third place. The factory team, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (#37), was also among the top favourites and crossed the line in fourth place after 24 turbulent hours.
The #37 BMW M 1000 RR at Le Mans
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Date: 18th/19th April 2026
Circuit: Bugatti Circuit – Le Mans – France
Length: 4.185 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours
Date: 6th June 2026
Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Stavelot – Belgium
Length: 7.004 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 5th July 2026
Circuit: Suzuka Circuit – Suzuka – Japan
Length: 5.821 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 19th/20th September 2026
Circuit: Paul Ricard Circuit – Le Castellet – France
Length: 5.673 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours