FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
For the 2019/20 season, BMW Motorrad expanded its works projects to include the FIM Endurance World Championship. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team has immediately made a name for itself in this high-class world championship. In 2025, Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli and new addition Steven Odendaal share duties as regular riders on Werner Daemen's team's #37 BMW M 1000 RR, Hannes Soomer is the fourth rider again.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
From the very first race in the FIM EWC, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team caused a stir with some successes and lap records. In its second season, the team celebrated a first win at Most and claimed runners-up spot in the World Championship. In 2022, the Werner Daemen team led celebrated its first win in a 24-hour race - appropriately at its home race, the 24H SPA EWC Motos at Spa-Francorchamps. It was also the first win at a 24-hour race for a European manufacturer in decades. In the 2023 season, the team finished all three 24-hour races on the podium and concluded the year in third position of the overall World Championship standings. This success story comes as no surprise, as the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team boasts concentrated experience gained over decades of involvement in international motor racing.
Team Manager Werner Daemen was once a racer himself, reaching the podium in the World Endurance Championship. The Belgian rider also claimed the first international win for the BMW S 1000 RR, in the IDM race at the Salzburgring in 2009. After he retired from racing, Daemen became the full-time team principal at his MRP Racing organisation - celebrating wins in several championships. He and his team have so far secured nine titles with BMW in the IDM and the European Stock 1000 Championship. The extensive experience of Daemen and his team are the key to the successful performances in the FIM EWC.
Markus Reiterberger
Date of birth: 9th March 1994
Nationality: German
Career
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – FIM Superbike World Championship – FIM Asia Road Racing Championship
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – Champion in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) – FIM Endurance World Championship
2nd place FIM Endurance World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship - Asia Road Racing Championship
14th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
16th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
3rd place in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) - Debut in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Champion in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) - Debut in the FIM Superbike World Championship
6th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
8th place FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Sylvain Guintoli
Date of birth: 24th June 1982
Nationality: French
Career
3rd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team rider
2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner Bol d’Or
2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner 24h Le Mans
World Champion in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner 24h Le Mans & Bol d’Or
MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP test rider
MotoGP World Championship
Superbike World Championship, British Superbike Championship & MotoGP test rider
11th place in the Superbike World Championship
6th place in the Superbike World Championship
World Champion in the Superbike World Championship
3rd place in the Superbike World Championship
7th place in the Superbike World Championship
6th place in the Superbike World Championship
7th place in the Superbike World Championship, winner Qatar 8 Hours
British Superbike Championship & Superbike World Championship
MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP World Championship
500cc World Championship test rider & wild card rider
250cc World Championship
Steven Odendaal
Date of birth: 2nd March 1993
Nationality: South African
Career
FIM Endurance World Championship – FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship
3rd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship, winner Bol d’Or
2nd place in the FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
Moto2 World Championship
3rd place in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Champion in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship – Champion in the South African Super600 Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Hannes Soomer
Date of birth: 17th February 1998
Nationality: Estonian
Career
3rd place FIM Endurance World Championship – International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
FIM Superbike World Championship – International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM)
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship – Champion in the European Supersport Cup
FIM Supersport World Championship
FIM Supersport World Championship
#37 BMW M 1000 RR for the FIM EWC
Technical data (2024 season)
999 cc, four-cylinder four-stroke engine with four titanium valves per cylinder and variable intake camshaft control BMW ShiftCam, liquid-cooled, titanium rods, 2-ring pistons
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears
> 215 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
24 l
Wet sump
168 kg without tank
1.450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
538 mm
ZF Upside-down telescopic CFK fork with pressurised damping system
Underslung BMW swing arm, full-floater central spring ZF twin tube monoshock
Twin-disc Motomaster 320 mm, Nissin radial 6-piston callipers
Single-disc Motomaster 220 mm, Nissin 2-piston callipers
PVM cast aluminium wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Dunlop
BMW MOTORRAD FIM EWC NEWS
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Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, Sylvain Guintoli, Hannes Soomer
Familiar names and a strong new addition as the rider lineup for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team for the 2025 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) is set. South African Steven Odendaal will join the regular riders Markus Reiterberger and Sylvain Guintoli. Estonian Hannes Soomer will also be ready again as the fourth rider for the 2025 season.
P3 in the World Championship for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team
At the season finale of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the 24-hour Bol d’Or race at Le Castellet, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced all the highs and setbacks that endurance racing can offer. Starting from pole position, Ilya Mikhalchik, Markus Reiterberger, and Hannes Soomer were running at the front for a long time, even taking the lead at points. In the tough second half of the race, the entire team showed great fighting spirit. After 24 dramatic racing hours, in which many teams faced difficulties, the #37 BMW M 1000 RR crossed the finish line in fifth place (fourth in the EWC class). This result allowed the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team to maintain its spot on the World Championship podium, finishing the season in third overall.
Successful day of racing at Suzuka
The BMW M 1000 RR has passed the endurance test, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport was more successful at the Suzuka 8 Hours within the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) than ever before. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team fought its way to an outstanding fifth place with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR in a field full of strong Japanese teams. With this, BMW Motorrad factory riders Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli, and Ilya Mikhalchik secured the team’s best result to date at this endurance classic. In the championship standings, the team improved to third place. In the Superstock class, the privateer BMW teams TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413 BMW and Team Étoile achieved a 1-2 result for the BMW M 1000 RR.
The famous Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at the Ardennes rollercoaster at Spa-Francorchamps. The team, with riders Markus Reiterberger, Sylvain Guintoli, and Ilya Mikhalchik, was in a promising fight for the podium with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR. However, after four hours of racing, the team had to retire prematurely at the 8h Spa Motos. The race in Belgium marked the second round of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). At the season opener at Le Mans in April, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team secured second place on the podium.
The #37 BMW M 1000 RR at Le Mans
You can find all other news about the FIM Endurance World Championship, the FIM Superbike World Championship and many more topics around BWM Motorrad Motorsport in the "News" section on our website.
2025 FIM EWC
Date: 19th/20th April 2025
Circuit: Bugatti Circuit – Le Mans – France
Length: 4.185 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours
Date: 7th June 2025
Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Stavelot – Belgium
Length: 7.004 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 3rd August 2025
Circuit: Suzuka Circuit – Suzuka – Japan
Length: 5.821 km
Duration of the race: 8 hours
Date: 20th/21st September 2025
Circuit: Paul Ricard Circuit – Le Castellet – France
Length: 5.673 km
Duration of the race: 24 hours
