BMW in the premier class of production-based motorcycle racing: the factory’s involvement in the FIM Superbike World Championship WorldSBK has been crowned with double titles. In 2024 and 2025, we celebrated the world championship title with Toprak Razgatlioglu! We are now ready to start a new chapter with Danilo Petrucci and Miguel Oliveira in the 2026 season.
The ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is a collaboration between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and British Shaun Muir Racing and has been competing as BMW factory 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. The highlights of this project so far have been the two world championship title wins in 2024 and 2025. Now all is set for a great future with DP9 and MO88!
Date of birth: 24th October 1990
Birthplace: Terni (ITA)
Nationality: Italian
Number: 9
Crew chief: Marcus Eschenbacher (GER)
5th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, best Independent Rider
5th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, best Independent Rider
7th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, MotoGP World Championship
Dakar Rally (1 stage win), MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP World Championship
2nd place in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Champion in the Italian Superstock 1000 Championship
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Champion in the Superstock 1000 European Junior Championship
Date of birth: 4th January 1995
Birthplace: Almada (POR)
Nationality: Portuguese
Number: 88
Crew chief: Andrew Pitt (AUS)
MotoGP World Championship, 5 wins
2nd place in the Moto2 World Championship
3rd place in the Moto2 World Championship
Moto2 World Championship
2nd place in the Moto3 World Championship
Moto3 World Championship
125cc World Championship
2nd place in the Spanish 125cc Championship
999 cc, four-cylinder four-stroke engine with four titanium valves per cylinder, liquid-cooled, titanium rods, 2-ring pistons
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears, secondary drive via ///M Performance chain by Regina
> 233 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
Nordoel E-Fuel with 40% non-fossil content (regulatory requirement from 2024)
Akrapovič
~21 l (not limited per regulations in 2025)
47 kg/h (per 2025 regulations)
Ravenol lubicrants, wet sump
168 kg
1,450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
561 mm (718 mm incl. wings)
Upside-down telescopic Öhlins RVP25/30 front fork
Underslung BMW swing arm, full-floater linkage, Öhlins RVP50 shock absorber
Twin-disc Brembo 338 mm, Brembo 4-piston radial callipers
Single-disc Brembo 218 mm, Brembo 4-piston radial callipers
PVM forged wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Pirelli Super Corsa
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.
The new chapter of BMW Motorrad Motorsport in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is gaining momentum: this week, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed its first laps of the year with its two new riders, Miguel Oliveira and Danilo Petrucci. Two test days were scheduled as part of the 2026 season preparations at the Andalusian circuit in Jerez de la Frontera. However, adverse weather conditions led to delays and reduced track time. The season preparations will continue next week in Portimão.
Mission title defense accomplished: Toprak Razgatlioglu is once again the World Champion in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) for 2025! With third place in the second main race of the dramatic season finale in Jerez de la Frontera, ‘El Turco’ secured the crown. This marks his second consecutive World Championship title as a BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory rider with the BMW M 1000 RR of the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team – and the third WorldSBK title of his career (2021, 2024, 2025).
The factory duo for BMW Motorrad Motorsport in the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is complete. After signing Italian rider Danilo Petrucci, his teammate for the 2026 season has now also been confirmed: it is Miguel Oliveira from Portugal. The 30-year-old will switch from MotoGP, where he has competed for seven years, to BMW Motorrad Motorsport in WorldSBK, and will race with the BMW M 1000 RR of the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team.
The BMW Motorrad Motorsport family in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) will welcome a new addition in 2026. Italian rider Danilo Petrucci will join the BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory rider line-up in WorldSBK. The 34-year-old fan favourite will compete next year aboard the BMW M 1000 RR for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. He will succeed World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, who is set to move to MotoGP for the upcoming season.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport in WorldSBK
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Date: 20th to 22nd February 2026
Circuit: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit – Ventnor – Australia
Length: 4.445 km
Date: 27th to 29th March 2026
Circuit: Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – Portimão – Portugal
Length: 4.592 km
Date: 17th to 19th April 2026
Circuit: TT Assen Circuit – Assen – Netherlands
Length: 4.542 km
Date: 1st to 3rd May 2026
Circuit: Balaton Park Circuit – Balatonfőkajár – Hungary
Length: 4.115 km
Date: 15th to 17th May 2026
Circuit: Autodrom Most – Most – Czech Republic
Length: 4.212 km
Date: 29th to 31st May 2026
Circuit: MotorLand Aragón – Alcañiz – Spain
Length: 5.077 km
Date: 12th to 14th June 2026
Circuit: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – Misano Adriatico – Italy
Length: 4.226 km
Date: 10th to 12th July 2026
Circuit: Donington Park Circuit – Castle Donington – Great Britain
Length: 4.023 km
Date: 4th to 6th September 2026
Circuit: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours – Magny-Cours – France
Length: 4.411 km
Date: 25th to 27th September 2026
Circuit: Cremona Circuit – Cremona – Italy
Length: 3.768 km
Date: 9th to 11th October 2026
Circuit: Circuito Estoril – Estoril – Portugal
Length: 4.182 km
Date: 16th to 18th October 2026
Circuit: Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto – Jerez de la Frontera – Spain
Length: 4.423 km