BMW M Motorsport News, 2nd June 2026.

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

"The past two weeks have once again brought outstanding results with both the BMW M4 GT3 EVO and the BMW M4 GT4 EVO. Congratulations to Ceccato Racing and FK Performance Motorsport on their impressive victories in the Italian GT and the ADAC GT Masters! What impresses me most is the large number of cars in both race series. Five BMW M4 GT3 EVOs in Italy, four in the ADAC GT Masters – this shows how sought-after our products are. With the BMW M4 GT4 EVO, our teams are fighting hard to achieve top results in the leading racing series of this category. That does work out very often this season, but not always. The competition in the GT4 category is simply enormous. I will continue to keep my fingers crossed for all BMW M Motorsport teams and drivers in the coming weeks."

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Italian GT (22nd-24th May): Victories and championship leadership in the Sprint Cup.

Two out of four season events in the Sprint Cup of the Italian GT Championship have been completed, and the BMW M Motorsport teams have clearly left their mark on the first half of the season. With two wins and a second place in the four races so far, BMW M works driver Jens Klingmann (GER) leads the drivers’ standings with 55 points. During the weekend of 22nd to 24th May, the 2023 and 2024 Sprint Champion won the Sunday race at Vallelunga (ITA) in the #7 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of BMW Italia Ceccato Racing together with his works driver colleague Max Hesse (GER). On Saturday, the duo dropped out of the points due to a tyre failure shortly before the end. “Despite the bad luck on Saturday, which cost us some points, I am overall very satisfied with the Vallelunga weekend. The victory on Sunday allowed us to strengthen our lead in the championship,” said Klingmann. “Overall, the first half of the Sprint Cup season was very good. The goal for the rest of the year is clear: after a year’s break, we want to bring the title back to BMW M Motorsport and Ceccato Racing.”

BMW Italia Ceccato Racing also performed excellently in the Pro-Am classification. Anthony McIntosh (USA) and Parker Thompson (CAN) enjoyed a perfect weekend in the #8 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, winning their class in both races – the ideal preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA), where they will compete together with BMW M works driver Dan Harper (GBR) and Team WRT for victory in the LMGT3 class in less than two weeks. On Saturday, the duo completed the Vallelunga race with third place on the overall podium.

Pedro Ebrahim (BRA) and Jasin Ferati (SUI) also celebrated on the podium. On Sunday, they finished second overall in the #55 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Nova Race. In Saturday’s race, the duo finished sixth – directly behind Giuseppe Forenzi (ITA) and Ian Rodriguez (GUA) in the #77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Faems Team. On Sunday, the duo finished eighth. A fifth BMW M4 GT3 EVO was fielded by Team Gino Motorsport with Mathias Villadsen (DEN) at the wheel. He finished 13th in both races.

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ADAC GT Masters (22nd-24th May): Strong Zandvoort weekend.

The BMW M Motorsport teams FK Performance Motorsport and Schubert Motorsport put on a great show for the fans at the second event of the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort (NED). In the end, there was a win, a pole position, and three further podium finishes. The winners of the weekend were Leyton Fourie (RSA) and Tim Zimmermann (GER) in the #11 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of FK Performance Motorsport. They won the first race and fought their way to second place on Sunday despite success ballast. In the championship, they are second with 67 points. “We knew our race pace would be good here,” said Fourie. “Our difficult weekend at the Red Bull Ring was a tough experience, but I never doubted us or the team and knew we would come back strong at Zandvoort. I am very happy with the result and want to thank the team for the great car.” Fabio Rauer (GER) and Storm Gjerdrum (NOR) finished third on Sunday in the sister car #10.

Schubert Motorsport had a very good Saturday race. First, Sandro Holzem (GER) in the #56 BMW M4 GT3 EVO secured his first pole position in the series. In the race, he and his twin brother Juliano (GER) finished second. “I am very happy that we got the pole,” said Sandro Holzem. “It was a fantastic lap and the car was extremely good, the team did a great job.” The Sunday race ended with the Holzem brothers in ninth place.

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M News compact: More victories and podium finishes.

GT4 European Series (28th-31st May): Victor Bouveng and Joakim Walde (both SWE) once again celebrated two class podiums at the second round of the GT4 European Series at Monza (ITA). Both on Saturday and Sunday, the duo from Team Schubert Motorsport finished second in the Pro-Am category. This allowed Bouveng and Walde in the #98 BMW M4 GT4 EVO to confidently defend the overall lead in the Pro-Am drivers’ standings. In the first race, Paolo and Davide Meloni (both SMR) from Team W&D Racing Team completed the double podium for the BMW M Motorsport teams by finishing third.

All results at a glance.

British GT Championship (22nd-24th May): Jack Collins and Branden Templeton (both GBR) won the second round of the British GT Championship in the GT4 category. The British duo triumphed at Oulton Park (GBR) in the #24 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from Team Century Motorsport.

All results at a glance.

BTCC (23rd-24th May): Charles Rainford (GBR, Team WSR) won the first race of the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton (GBR) in the #99 BMW 330e M Sport. His teammate Daryl De Leon (GBR) finished third on the podium in both the first and third races.

All results at a glance.