BMW M2 MotoGP Safety Car (2023)

BMW M2 MotoGP Safety Car

BMW M is celebrating its 25th season as Official Car of MotoGP™ as the Grande Prémio de Portugal kicks off on March 24-26. The BMW M has had a close partnership with MotoGP™ rights holder Dorna Sports since 1999. To mark this anniversary season, the new BMW M2 MotoGP™ safety car, based on the new BMW M2, will debut at the event. The new BMW M2 made its world premiere in October and has a combined fuel consumption of 9.8 – 9.6 l/100 km and combined CO2 emissions of 222 – 218 g/km.

“We are delighted to be joining BMW M in celebrating the 25th anniversary season of our partnership in 2023,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports. “In BMW M we have had a strong partner at our side for a quarter of a century; a partner with whom we have enjoyed superb collaboration in many different areas. We are very proud of this long-standing partnership that is never at a standstill, it gives plenty of fresh momentum each year. With the most innovative technologies, BMW M is taking care of safety in our sport for the 25th year now, and is a firm fixture in the MotoGP paddock with a wide range of activities. Here’s to a fantastic anniversary season in 2023!”

“2023 is our 25th season as Official Car of MotoGP – a long-standing, close partnership like this is special in international racing,” added Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH. “We would like to thank Dorna Sports for the great trust they have placed in us for a quarter of a century now. Since 1999 we have been striving to incorporate our values such as innovation, technology, emotion, and passion into our partnership with Dorna Sports as well. Our new BMW M2 MotoGP safety car is just one example of this. With it we are continuing our tradition of putting the latest BMW M high-performance automobiles at the service of MotoGP safety. Be it the safety car fleet, the BMW M Award, or our many other activities in the top level of motorcycle racing – we are proud that Fascination M has become an important part of the MotoGP.”

The new BMW M2 is a high-performance sports car that packs a punch with its compact design and 460 hp TwinPower turbo in-line 6-cylinder engine. It has been specially outfitted with safety car features, including a roll bar, RECARO seats, racing harness, fire extinguisher, and safety car roof bar with front light. M Performance parts like the exhaust system, chassis, carbon wing mirror covers, diffusor, and rear wing have also been added. The BMW M2 MotoGP™ safety car sports the standard BMW M safety car livery. Along with the BMW M2 MotoGP™ safety car, the 2023 safety car fleet includes other BMW M safety, medical, and official cars, as well as BMW M 1000 RR safety bikes.