A place where legends are born
You can feel the vibrations in the air on the Isle of Man when the bikes race through the narrow streets on the small island. Every summer, the best of the best come together to test their limits at what is probably the most dangerous and fascinating race course in the world.
Here, on the Snaefell Mountain Course, man and machine become one in a symbiosis of speed, courage, and absolute precision. The Isle of Man TT is of the only places in the world where the motorsport is so intensive, so tangible, and so awe-inspiring.
A course with a long history
A course with a long history
Since 1907, the Isle of Man TT has offered a stage for anyone who is prepared to risk it all. The course, which spans over 60.7 kilometres, is a symbol of the ultimate challenge on two wheels. From the narrow streets of the village, up to the open, windswept mountain passes, this course challenges riders and their bikes alike to push themselves to their limits. It is a place where only the courageous can make history.
BMW Motorrad conquers the field of road racing
BMW Motorrad participated in the Isle of Man TT for the first time in the 1930s, and achieved a historical victory in 1939 when Georg “Schorsch” Meier won the Senior TT with a BMW compressor bike, the R 255. Meier was the first non-British rider to win the Senior TT with a non-British motorcycle. The R 255 became a legend, and a symbol for BMW Motorrad’s innovative technology and passion for racing.
From the 1950s to the turn of the millennium, BMW Motorrad kept demonstrating the performance and reliability of its bikes at the Isle of Man TT in an increasingly competitive field. For example, Helmut Dähne participated in 1976 with a BMW R 90 S. Dähne, who took part in the race a total of 26 times, took victory in the 1000-cc class in 1976 on the R 90 S with Hans-Otto Butenuth.
On the Snaefell Mountain Course, man and machine become one in a symbiosis of speed, courage, and absolute precision.
”A new era
The introduction of the BMW S 1000 RR in 2009 not only marked a new era for BMW Motorrad in the Superbike segment, it also marked the start of BMW Motorrad’s story of success on the Isle of Man.
In 2014, Michael Dunlop won three races in the 1000-cc class with the BMW S 1000 RR, exactly 75 years after Georg Meier. By 2019, Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson, and Peter Hickman had achieved a further ten victories for the RR on the Isle of Man.
In 2022, the BMW M 1000 RR celebrated its grand début, as Hickman scored a hat-trick in all three 1000-cc races: in the Superbike and Superstock races, and the prestigious Senior TT.
Hickman was able to continue this winning streak the following year with the new M RR. He won both of the Superstock races, celebrated his third victory overall in the Senior TT, and set some new lap records.
These included the Isle of Man TT lap record of 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) that has yet to be beaten, even to this day.
In 2024, the BMW Road Racers celebrated even more wins: Davey Todd won the Senior TT and the Superstock TT race, while Hickman was victorious in the Superbike TT race.
Anybody lucky enough to experience the Isle of Man TT in person will never forget this event. The smell of burnt rubber and hot tarmac, the thunderous echo of the engines that resonates through the narrow streets – these are the impressions that last forever. The BMW Motorrad bikes are at the middle of it all, racing through the island’s streets with unrivalled precision. Here, in the middle of the rough Irish Sea, they embody both the legacy and the future of motorsport.
