BMW M Motorsport News, 20th May 2026.

Björn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport:

“Of course, the major highlight of the past few weeks was the incredibly exciting 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. On the one hand, there was the BMW M3 Touring 24H, which captured the hearts of the fans instantly. The enthusiasm it generated was hugely rewarding for all of us at BMW M Motorsport. However, the 24 hours on the Nordschleife are above all defined by the many customer teams competing in their respective classes with passion and dedication. Congratulations to all the class winners from the BMW M Motorsport family! It was also fantastic to have the members of the BMW M Racing Academy with us at the Ring. I believe they were able to gain great insights into this very special race. And although the Nordschleife was the main focus, our customer racing teams were once again successful on various continents, celebrating further victories and podium finishes. We are now looking forward to the next exciting race events!”

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24h Nürburgring: Seven class victories for the BMW M Motorsport teams .

The 24 Hours of Nürburgring (GER) was a spectacular event. From BMW M Motorsport’s perspective, the sensational fifth place overall and simultaneous victory in the SPX class for the BMW M3 Touring 24H stood out in particular. However, the endurance racing classic delivered even more positive news, as a total of seven BMW M Motorsport teams finished on the top step of the podium in their respective classes. Here is the list of winners:

SPX class: BMW M3 Touring 24H, BMW M Motorsport, Jens Klingmann (GER), Connor De Phillippi, Neil Verhagen (both USA), Ugo de Wilde (BEL)

SP10 class: BMW M4 GT4 EVO, Riller & Schnauck powered by Cerny Motorsport, Peter Cate (GBR), Joshua Bednarski (FRA), Tom Schütze (GER), Jeroen Bleekemolen (NED)

BMW class: BMW M2 Racing, SRS Team Sorg Rennsport, Maximilian Hill, Max Schlichenmeier, Darian Donkel (all GER), Tim Peeters (BEL)

BMW M240i class: BMW M240i Racing, Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels, Sven Markert, Benjamin Albers, Yannick Fübrich (all GER), Santiago Baztarrica (ARG)

BMW 325i class: BMW 325i, Pistorius by EiFelkind Racing, Oliver Frisse, Christopher Gruber, Henning Hausmeier (all GER), Markus Fischer (AUT)

VT2 Hecka class: BMW 330i, Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels, Philipp Stahlschmidt, Philipp Leisen, Daniel Zils, „Sub7BTG“ (all GER)

SP4 class: BMW 325CI, Oepen Motors Automobilsport, Ingo Oepen, Christian Koger, Henrik Launhardt (all GER)

All results at a glance

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BMW M Racing Academy: “Class of 2026” visits the 24h Nürburgring .

The 24h Nürburgring was also a major highlight for the “Class of 2026” of the BMW M Racing Academy. Josh Green (USA), Ryder Quinn (AUS), and Thomi Rackl (GER) attended the event as part of the BMW M Motorsport development programme for talented customer racing drivers and experienced the massive event featuring 159 cars and 352,000 spectators up close for the first time. The trio joined the briefing sessions of the BMW M3 Touring 24H crew, gaining exclusive insights from both the drivers’ and engineers’ perspectives. BMW M Racing Academy mentors Jens Klingmann and Max Hesse (GER) gave the “Class of 2026” an inside look into their racing routines and demonstrated the level of effort required behind a BMW M Motorsport factory-supported race programme. Green, Quinn, and Rackl were also integrated into the marketing programme. They gave interviews and explained to guests at the BMW M Clubhouse what takes place at a race command stand during the event.

“It was an awesome experience”, Quinn said. “The event is fuelled by passion and has so much character. I really got to appreciate all the hard work that goes into competing at the weekend; so mentally and physically taxing for not only the drivers but the engineers, mechanics and everyone else who make the weekend possible. Having the opportunity to sit in on the debriefs and strategy meetings with Schubert Motorsport gave me the chance to learn from some of the most professional people in world of motorsport. Seeing firsthand how the drivers communicate with engineers, and the level of detail and process behind every discussion, was incredibly valuable. It was a great experience and there are definitely aspects I’ll be taking away and implementing into my own performance and preparation back home in Australia.”

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M News compact: More victories and podium finishes.

Italian GT Championship (8th-10th May): In the endurance race at Mugello (ITA), Team Spirit Racing celebrated second place overall as well as second place in the GT3PR category. Sharing driving duties in the #23 BMW M4 GT3 EVO were Danish drivers Mathias Villadsen and Jan Magnussen.

All results at a glance 

GT World Challenge America (8th-10th May): Celebrations for Turner Motorsport in Sebring (USA): Justin Rothberg and Robby Foley (both USA) claimed overall victory in the #29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, also securing P1 in the PRO class.

All results at a glance

GT4 America (8th-10th May): Plenty of trophies at Sebring (USA): Auto Technic Racing secured second place overall as well as in the Silver category with the #51 BMW M4 GT4 EVO. Random Vandals Racing also reached the overall podium with the #94 BMW M4 GT4 EVO – twice finishing P3 overall and thereby winning the Pro-Am category in both races. In the Am class, BimmerWorld and ACI Motorsports claimed class victories. Additional podium finishes in various categories were also achieved by Random Vandals Racing and BimmerWorld.

All results at a glance

GT America (8th-10th May): Craig Lumsden (USA) secured one victory and one second-place finish in the GT4 class at Sebring (USA) with the #610 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from Flying Lizard Motorsports.

All results at a glance

GT4 Australia (8th-10th May): In the first of the two races at The Bend (AUS), Jay Murray (AUS) achieved third place overall and in the Silver class with the #7 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from McElrea Racing. In race two, BMW M Racing Academy member Ryder Quinn (AUS) and teammate Daniel Jilesen (AUS) won the Silver-Am class in the #3 BMW M4 GT4 from Thunder Buddies / Black Diamond.

All results at a glance

GT World Challenge Asia (1st-3rd May): At Mandalika (INA), Brian Lee (TPE) and Maxime Oosten (NED) stepped onto the podium in the Silver-Am class. They finished third in race two with the #10 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Team KRC.

All results at a glance