FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
For the 2019/20 season, BMW Motorrad expanded its works projects to include the FIM Endurance World Championship. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team has immediately made a name for itself in this high-class world championship. In 2024, Markus Reiterberger, Ilya Mikhalchik and new addition Sylvain Guintoli shared duties as regular riders on Werner Daemen's team's #37 BMW M 1000 RR, Hannes Soomer was the fourth rider. The Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing Team from France contested its second season in the Superstock class of the FIM EWC in 2024.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
From the very first race in the FIM EWC, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team caused a stir with some successes and lap records. In its second season, the team celebrated a first win at Most and claimed runners-up spot in the World Championship. In 2022, the Werner Daemen team led celebrated its first win in a 24-hour race - appropriately at its home race, the 24H SPA EWC Motos at Spa-Francorchamps. It was also the first win at a 24-hour race for a European manufacturer in decades. In the 2023 season, the team finished all three 24-hour races on the podium and concluded the year in third position of the overall World Championship standings. This success story 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.
Steven Casaer also plays a key role in the team as Technical Director. He also has a racing background and has been enjoying endurance racing success for many years with his company EMC37. The number 37 for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Teams can also be traced back to him. He sported the number 37 when he was racing, carried the number into the name of his company - and since the start of the FIM EWC project, 37 has been the number assigned to the BMW works team. Just like Daemen and Casaer, many other team members have been an integral part of the FIM EWC for many years.
Since the start of the factory commitment in the FIM EWC, Markus Reiterberger and Ilya Mikhalchik have been the regular riders on the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. In the 2024 season, experienced rider Sylvain Guintoli, 2014 Superbike World Champion and 2021 FIM EWC World Champion, joined the team. Estonian Hannes Soomer served as the fourth rider. The team achieved, among other things, second place on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished the season in third place in the World Championship standings.
Markus Reiterberger
Date of birth: 9th March 1994
Nationality: German
Markus ‘Reiti’ Reiterberger was still an up-and-coming youngster in 2011, when he competed in his first races on the international stage with BMW. Together with BMW and Werner Daemen’s team, he celebrated numerous successes in the following years and the Bavarian rider is now an experienced champion. In 2018, Reiterberger became European champion in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship. He has claimed the title in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) on four occasions: 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2022. In the 2023 season, he was crowned champion in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. He also completed the entire FIM Superbike World Championship season with BMW in 2016 and 2019. Reiterberger has been the regular rider for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team since its debut season in 2019/20, contributing to success with his speed and extensive BMW experience.
Career
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
Ilya Mikhalchik
Date of birth: 17th August 1996
Nationality: Ukrainian
Ilya Mikhalchik impresses with his speed, his determination and his meticulous work – and he has quickly attracted attention in international motor racing. In 2018, he completed his first season with BMW, securing the title in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) at the first attempt with Werner Daemen’s team. He was crowned IDM champion also in 2019, 2021 and 2024. His great results in the FIM Superbike World Championship caused a stir when he appeared in place of the injured Michael van der Mark on the BMW M 1000 RR. Just like Reiterberger, Mikhalchik has been applying his speed and ability in the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team since 2019/20.
Career
Champion in the International German Championship (IDM) – 3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship – FIM Superbike World Championship –Spanish Superbike Championship
Champion in the International German Championship (IDM) – 2nd place FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place in the International German Championship (IDM) - FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion in the International German Championship (IDM) – Debut in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion in the International German Championship (IDM)
9th place in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship
15th place in the FIM Supersport World Championship
Sylvain Guintoli
Date of birth: 24th June 1982
Nationality: French
In the 2024 season, Sylvain Guintoli, as a new addition, brings his wealth of experience to the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. Few other riders possess as much expertise in various areas of international racing. The Frenchman has already clinched two World Championship titles: 2014 in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and 2021 in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). Guintoli began his international career in the 250cc World Championship, later transitioning to MotoGP before enjoying successful years in WorldSBK. He gained his initial experience in endurance racing back in 2010. Since then, he has not only secured the 2021 World Championship title but also victories in the prestigious endurance classics. As a BMW Motorrad factory rider, Guintoli is also an integral part of the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team for the ongoing development of the BMW M 1000 RR.
Career
3rd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team rider
2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner Bol d’Or
2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner 24h Le Mans
World Champion in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner 24h Le Mans & Bol d’Or
MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP test rider
MotoGP World Championship
Superbike World Championship, British Superbike Championship & MotoGP test rider
11th place in the Superbike World Championship
6th place in the Superbike World Championship
World Champion in the Superbike World Championship
3rd place in the Superbike World Championship
7th place in the Superbike World Championship
6th place in the Superbike World Championship
7th place in the Superbike World Championship, winner Qatar 8 Hours
British Superbike Championship & Superbike World Championship
MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP World Championship
500cc World Championship test rider & wild card rider
250cc World Championship
#37 BMW M 1000 RR for the FIM EWC (2024)
The fact that the BMW M 1000 RR is also a true winning bike in the FIM Endurance World Championship has already been impressively proven by the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. But development never stands still. And so, for the 2024 season, the #37 BMW M 1000 RR has been further optimised in many areas.
This season sees the use of a new swingarm developed in-house by BMW Motorrad Motorsport. The update to the ECU software includes new funktionalities, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport has also made optimisations in the areas of loom, power unit package, and triple clamps. The fuel tank has also been revised. Furthermore, the quick-change systems for the front and rear wheels, crucial during endurance racing pit stops, have been further improved.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport works with strong technical partners in FIM EWC. One of the innovations for long-distance racing has been developed in collaboration with ZF, the carbon telescopic front fork. ZF and BMW Motorrad Motorsport are the first to use carbon for a fork in endurance racing. For the 2024 season, the front fork has been revised again. Additionally, the central rear shock absorber was developed by partner ZF specifically for the #37 BMW M 1000 RR.
The bike’s forged wheels, which are made of high-strength aluminium, are tailor-made by partner PVM. This collaboration began in the FIM Superbike World Championship and was expanded to the FIM EWC last season. A proven partner in the exhaust system area is Slovenian specialist Akrapovič, who has also made updates for 2024. Nissin, partner in regards of the brake system, provides optimised brake calipers for the new season.
Dunlop has been a strong tyre partner of the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team since the start of the project. Working closely together, they continuously design the best tyre and set-up solutions. For the 2024 season, there is a new tyre specification. All oils and lubricants for the #37 BMW M 1000 RR come from partner Champion Lubricants. Champion develops the products in its own research and development centre and tests them under the most extreme conditions, both on and off the racetrack, for the perfect use in the BMW M 1000 RR.
Technical data (2024 season)
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
> 215 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
24 l
Wet sump
168 kg without tank
1.450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
538 mm
ZF Upside-down telescopic CFK fork with pressurised damping system
Underslung BMW swing arm, full-floater central spring ZF twin tube monoshock
Twin-disc Motomaster 320 mm, Nissin radial 6-piston callipers
Single-disc Motomaster 220 mm, Nissin 2-piston callipers
PVM cast aluminium wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Dunlop
Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing Team
A new project debuted in the Superstock class of FIM EWC in the 2023 season, the Tecmas-MRP-BMW-Racing Team. This is a collaboration between the French Tecmas Racing Team, Werner Daemen’s company Motorcycle Racing Parts and BMW Motorrad Motorsport. The Tecmas Racing Team has enjoyed success in the French Superbike Championship (FBSK) for years, and has previously started in the EWC class at selected FIM EWC races. They now competed in their first season as a permanent team in the Superstock class.
Their debut race last year could not have been better: at the season opener, the 24h Le Mans, the team and riders Kenny Foray, Jan Bühn and Loïc Arbel claimed their first victory in the Superstock class. In 2024, the Tecmas-MRP-BMW-Racing Team contested its second season with the #9 BMW M 1000 RR. Foray, Bühn and Arbel were in action again, with Hannes Soomer joining as fourth rider.
#9 BMW M 1000 RR SUPERSTOCK (2024)
Technical data (2024 season)
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
> 215 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
24 l
Wet sump
168 kg without tank
1.450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
538 mm
Öhlins Cartridge
Öhlins Shock Absorber
Twin-disc Motomaster 320 mm, Nissin Radial 4-piston callipers
Single-disc Original BMW 220 mm, Nissin 2-piston fix callipers
Original BMW M aluminium wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Dunlop
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P3 in the World Championship for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
At the season finale of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the 24-hour Bol d’Or race at Le Castellet, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced all the highs and setbacks that endurance racing can offer. Starting from pole position, Ilya Mikhalchik, Markus Reiterberger, and Hannes Soomer were running at the front for a long time, even taking the lead at points. In the tough second half of the race, the entire team showed great fighting spirit. After 24 dramatic racing hours, in which many teams faced difficulties, the #37 BMW M 1000 RR crossed the finish line in fifth place (fourth in the EWC class). This result allowed the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team to maintain its spot on the World Championship podium, finishing the season in third overall.
Successful day of racing at Suzuka
The BMW M 1000 RR has passed the endurance test, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport was more successful at the Suzuka 8 Hours within the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) than ever before. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team fought its way to an outstanding fifth place with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR in a field full of strong Japanese teams. With this, BMW Motorrad factory riders Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli, and Ilya Mikhalchik secured the team’s best result to date at this endurance classic. In the championship standings, the team improved to third place. In the Superstock class, the privateer BMW teams TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413 BMW and Team Étoile achieved a 1-2 result for the BMW M 1000 RR.
The famous Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at the Ardennes rollercoaster at Spa-Francorchamps. The team, with riders Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli, and Ilya Mikhalchik, was in a promising fight for the podium with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. However, after four hours of racing, the team had to retire prematurely at the 8h Spa Motos. The race in Belgium marked the second round of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). At the season opener at Le Mans in April, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team secured second place on the podium.
On the Le Mans podium
Two World Championship events with the BMW M 1000 RR in one weekend – and much celebration at BMW Motorrad Motorsport on a truly ‘Super Weekend’. At the third round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Assen, Toprak Razgatlioglu and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team celebrated a sensational victory in the second main race on Sunday after finishing second on Saturday. In the FIM Endurance World Championship, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team started the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Le Mans 24 Heures Motos.
The #37 BMW M 1000 RR at Le Mans
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2025 FIM EWC
Date: 19th/20th April 2025
Circuit: Bugatti Circuit – Le Mans – France
Length: 4.185 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours
Date: 7th June 2025
Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Stavelot – Belgium
Length: 7.004 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 3rd August 2025
Circuit: Suzuka Circuit – Suzuka – Japan
Length: 5.821 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 20th/21st September 2025
Circuit: Paul Ricard Circuit – Le Castellet – France
Length: 5.673 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours
