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You Can Own a Piece of BMW M History, Assuming You Have Unlimited Money

The 1970s were a wild time in the automotive industry. New technologies, new thinking, and increasing competition meant automakers had to think outside the box to stand out. For BMW, that meant starting a factory-backed race team. The idea, spearheaded by the infamous Bob Lutz, resulted in BMW’s first M…

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How a Sebring win 50 years ago transformed BMW

50 years later, BMW Motorsport founder Jochen Neerpasch recalls the company’s most important victory and how it helped establish the brand in America

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This Is BMW's Most Expensive M4 Ever

A special edition of a special edition–that's one way to describe the 2025 BMW M4 CS Edition VR46. It's based on the M4 CS launched last year but with cosmetic changes to celebrate Valentino Rossi's 46th anniversary. While that may seem random, the nine-time motorcycle world champion nicknamed "The Doctor" is…

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Julie Mehretu is the latest artist to transform a BMW racing car into a dynamic artwork

This is the 20th BMW Art Car, a BMW M Hybrid V8 racecar that’ll take to the track at Le Mans with a livery created by artist Julie Mehretu

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BMW not concerned about Le Mans rookies in WEC Hypercar roster

BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos believes the credentials of event newcomers Raffaele Marciello, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde will negate their lack of experience in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15-16 June and says the WRT-run programme will have the “perfect combination”.

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC liveries

Gulf, Martini, JPS. Motorsport has plenty of great liveries and the most famous are usually found in Formula 1 or at Le Mans, but touring car racing also has plenty of iconic colour schemes.

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BMW changes wheel rims on M4 GT3 after cracks and accidents

BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos has revealed that it has ditched the problematic wheel rims supplied by Rimstock in favour of products from German auto parts maker BBS.

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Nelson Piquet – one of F1’s most formidable champions

After giving up on a promising tennis career, Piquet rose through the single-seater ranks following the advice of another Brazilian great, Emerson Fittipaldi, and came to Europe to follow his F1 dream.

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Formula E champion Dennis makes GTWCE Endurance return with Century BMW

The Briton has signed for Nathan Freke's squad as the 2023 British GT3 title-winning outfit enters the championship for the first time in the Bronze Cup. BMW Motorsport factory driver Dennis, who races an Andretti-Porsche in Formula E, will share the M4 GT3 with reigning British GT champion Darren Leung…

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Friday favourite: The BMW-powered weapon that broke F2 records

The March-BMW 782 recently featured in Autosport's top 10 BMW Motorsport cars. Such was its dominance in the hands of Bruno Giacomelli during the 1978 Formula 2 season that he won eight of the 12 races and scored eight pole positions - tallies never surpassed in the series' 18-year history.…

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Van der Linde, Rast to drive for Schubert BMW team in DTM

Sheldon van der Linde will defend his DTM title with Schubert Motorsport in 2023 following the series' switch to the ADAC platform, pairing up with treble champion Rene Rast.

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Van der Linde to defend DTM title with Schubert, Rast returns with BMW

Sheldon van der Linde will defend his DTM title with Schubert Motorsport in 2023 following the series' switch to the ADAC platform, pairing up with treble champion Rene Rast.

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The BMW that ended a 20-year wait for DTM glory

BMW’s return to the DTM in 2012 with the new M3 yielded its first championship since 1989. Bruno Spengler fondly remembers the car that sent the Bavarian marque to the top, and secured him the prize he’d been working towards for eight years.

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Friday favourite: The BMW that ended a 20-year wait for DTM glory

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Ranking the 10 greatest BMW Motorsport machines

BMW Motorsport has produced several landmark cars in its 50 years of competition across several different motorsport disciplines. But which are the greatest of all? Autosport picks out the top 10 and speaks to some of their fortunate drivers

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The ultimate BMW racing machines that resulted from a humbling failure

The 11 August issue of Autosport magazine celebrated BMW Motorsport's half century with a special package of features, which we're running online for the first time. To start the ball rolling, we look at the key machines and powerplants in its motorsport journey, dating back to 1973

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Ex-F1 driver Timo Glock announces departure from BMW

Former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock has announced that he will be leaving BMW Motorsport at the end of the 2022 season.

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Magazine: Hamilton's F1 2009 woes retrospective, BMW Motorsport at 50

Lewis Hamilton’s struggles with mediocre Formula 1 machinery in 2009 and 2022 are compared in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (11 August).

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Ten things to watch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed returns this weekend, with a usual stellar line-up of both cars and drivers. Here are the top 10 things to watch out for...

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