FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is a collaboration between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and British Shaun Muir Racing and has been competing as BMW works team in WorldSBK since 2019. As BMW Motorrad Motorsport, the squad around Team Principal Shaun Muir has a wealth of experience in racing and in the FIM Superbike World Championship – perfect partners in the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Michael van der Mark and Scott Redding form the rider line-up again in 2023.

The Bonovo action BMW Racing Team is contesting its third WorldSBK season in 2023. The German team is led by owner Jürgen Röder and manager Michael Galinski. Former BMW works rider Eugene Laverty is now also a part of the team management. In the 2023 season, the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team's two BMW M 1000 RRs are ridden by two well-known WorldSBK riders: Loris Baz and new addition Garrett Gerloff.

With the further development of the BMW M 1000 RR, M RR for short, BMW Motorrad is setting a new milestone in the field of superbikes homologated for racing. The increased potential of the new M RR results, above all, from the colossal advancement in the aerodynamics. In particular, a newly designed fairing made of exposed visible carbon fibre with a higher windscreen increases the top speed significantly in conjunction with optimised airflow around the rider. For the first time, this fairing also comes with a particularly light, yet very rigid, front fairing support made of carbon fibre.

In the course of this aerodynamic development, the M winglets were also completely revised. They now generate significantly more aerodynamic downforce - both in an upright riding position and when banking. The rider gains even more confidence with regard to the front wheel so he can achieve even greater lean angles or higher cornering speeds at the same lean angle as well as profiting from a reduced wheelie tendency. At the same time, the rider benefits from a massively increased top speed.

Another central point in optimising the entire aerodynamics was the area of the front wheel. For the first time in the history of BMW Motorrad, brake cooling air ducts made of visible carbon fibre are used - also referred to as brake ducts in short. They are integrated into the new front mudguard, which has been optimised for improved airflow around the fork legs and brake calipers. The M Aero Wheel Covers, which are also made of visible carbon fibre, lower air resistance even further - especially at speeds above 250 km/h. A newly designed rear section makes the current M RR look even lighter, sportier and more dynamic.

The new BMW M 1000 RR production model already provides a perfect basis for motor racing. It has been further modified, as far as the regulations permit, for its outings in the FIM Superbike World Championship.