G90 M5 Sedan Introduced as MotoGP Winner’s Car for 2024 Season

BMW M Award successful MotoGP: The all-new BMW M5 is the 2024 winner’s car.

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August 16, 2024

Spielberg. The Red Bull Ring successful Spielberg, Austria, served arsenic the backdrop for the presumption of the winner’s car for the 2024 BMW M Award. On Thursday evening, BMW M GmbH unveiled the high-performance car that volition beryllium awarded to the fastest qualifier successful MotoGP astatine the extremity of this season. With the all-new BMW M5 (energy consumption, weighted, combined: 1,7 – 1,6 l/100 km [166.2 – 176.6 mpg imp] and 25,5 – 25,0 kWh/100 km according to WLTP; CO2 emissions, weighted, combined: 39 – 37 g/km according to WLTP; substance depletion with discharged battery: 10,3 – 10,2 l/100 km [27.4 – 27.7 mpg imp] according to WLTP; CO2 classes: weighted, combined B, with discharged artillery G) BMW M GmbH continues its implicit 20-year contented of honoring the achievements of the BMW M Award victor with a prize successful the signifier of a groundbreaking, innovative BMW M vehicle. The winners conveyance was unveiled during the Motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria by Dan Rossomondo, Chief Commercial Officer astatine MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports, and Axel Mittler, Marketing Manager MotoGP astatine BMW M GmbH.

The all-new BMW M5 combines the proven qualities that person made M the astir almighty missive successful the satellite with pioneering technologies. The legendary high-performance sedan BMW M5, with 40 years of past nether its belt, is entering its seventh exemplary procreation and powering into a caller era. The enforcement exemplary from BMW M GmbH present has an electrified thrust strategy for the archetypal time. A model-specific mentation of the M HYBRID strategy gives the caller BMW M5 maximum output of 535 kW/727 hp and highest strategy torque of 1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft). The operation of a high-revving V8 motor with M TwinPower Turbo exertion and an electrical motor, positive powerfulness transportation courtesy of an eight-speed M Steptronic transmission and M xDrive all-wheel drive, enables acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) successful 3.5 seconds. The caller BMW M5 made its satellite premiere successful July astatine the Festival of Speed successful Goodwood, UK, with its planetary marketplace motorboat acceptable to statesman successful November 2024.

“For much than 2 decades, BMW M GmbH has rewarded the victor of the BMW M Award with an astonishing automobile, and the M5 this twelvemonth is nary different,” said Dan Rossomondo aft the unveiling. “Beyond looking spectacular, it is afloat of groundbreaking technology, which perfectly embodies what MotoGP besides stands for: performance, passion, and innovation. The BMW M Award is simply a cardinal pillar of our decades-long partnership, a highly coveted prize among our riders, and a testament to however overmuch BMW M GmbH values their achievements connected the track. We are anxious to spot who volition beryllium the arrogant proprietor of the caller BMW M5 this year.”

“The all-new BMW M5, pursuing the BMW XM Label Red from the 2023 season, is the 2nd BMW M Award winner’s car with an electrified thrust system. It represents BMW M’s enthusiasm for aboriginal technologies,” added Axel Mittler. “The caller BMW M5 is the existent flagship of our exemplary lineup and lone had its satellite premiere a fewer weeks ago. We are precise excited to contiguous this brand-new high-performance exemplary arsenic the winners car successful the BMW M Award adjacent earlier its marketplace launch. It’s going to beryllium an breathtaking contention for this award, and we privation each the MotoGP riders the champion of luck.”

Following the presentation, the 2 MotoGP riders, Aleix Espargaró und Raúl Fernández, had the accidental to get a person look astatine the caller BMW M5 during laps astir the Red Bull Ring.

The caller BMW M5 is connected show successful the paddock during the Motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria. Another item is besides connected show: the caller BMW M5 Touring (energy consumption, weighted, combined: 2.0 l/100 km [141.2 mpg imp] and 30.7 kWh/ 100 km; CO2 emissions, weighted, combined: 46 g/ km; substance depletion with discharged battery: 10.9 l/100 km [25.9 mpg imp] successful the WLTP cycle; CO2 classes, weighted, combined: B, with discharged artillery G), which conscionable had its satellite premiere successful Pebble Beach, California, is besides being showcased successful Spielberg.

Since 2003, the BMW M Award has recognized the MotoGP rider with the champion qualifying results. Riders gain points for their qualifying positions astatine each Grand Prix weekend, mirroring the points strategy utilized successful the races. The rider who accumulates the astir points by the extremity of the play wins the coveted BMW M Award. The grounds holder for the BMW M Award is Marc Márquez, who won the accolade 7 times successful a enactment from 2013 to 2019. In the past 2 years, Francesco Bagnaia has claimed the prestigious prize.

For much accusation astir BMW M GmbH, the engagement arsenic the ‘Official Car of MotoGP’ since 1999, the BMW M5 Sedan and the BMW M5 Touring, see: www.bmw-m.com