Road Racing
Road racing is one of the oldest forms of motorcycle racing and is closely interwoven with the history of BMW Motorrad. As early as 1924, BMW celebrated its first title in the German Championship. BMW rider Georg Meier set another milestone in 1939, becoming the first non-British rider on a non-British bike to win the famous Senior TT on the Isle of Man. To this day, road racing has continued to thrill fans with spectacular races on demanding road courses around the world. And BMW riders are continuously among the favourites in every race.
BMW in international road racing
Road racing is motorsport on public roads, making it a particular challenge. Although the roads are closed to traffic for the races, they still have walls, crash barriers and trees right by the side of the road. This makes every race a nerve-racking experience.
Just the names of the main international events gets the pulse of every fan racing: the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 or the Macau Grand Prix. BMW Motorrad Motorsport has been working closely together with numerous successful road racing teams, helping them to achieve incredible successes.
Isle of Man TT
Triumphs and records
BMW riders have set a remarkable record in road racing over the years. The most recent run of successes began in 2014 – 75 years after Georg Meier’s historic victory – when Michael Dunlop won all three races in the 1,000 ccm class at the Isle of Man TT on the BMW S 1000 RR. By 2019, ten more victories on the Isle of Man had been notched up by Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson and Peter Hickman.
In 2022, the BMW M 1000 RR celebrated a spectacular TT debut, As Peter Hickman won all three 1,000 ccm races and set new records. He continued his successful run in 2023, winning both Superstock races and the Senior TT. He also set a new absolute TT lap speed record of 136.358 mph. In 2024, Hickman achieved a triple triumph for BMW together with Davey Todd and Josh Brookes.
2025 and 2026 saw the BMW racers continue their success story on the Isle of Man. But this is not the only road racing event in which they dominate. Peter Hickman has regularly been crowned the “Fastest Road Racer in the World” at the Ulster Grand Prix and has won the Macau Grand Prix four times. BMW celebrated a triple victory in Macau in November 2025 with Todd, Hickman and Erno Kostamo.
On the Snaefell Mountain Course, man and machine become one in a symbiosis of speed, courage, and absolute precision.
A place where legends are born
The Isle of Man. Just the name gives both riders and spectators goosebumps, gets the pulse racing and grabs their attention. The air begins to vibrate as the riders race down the tight roads just centimetres away from walls and fences.
The M 1000 RR Limited Edition TT
The iconic British Racing Green paintwork with a matt finish already conjures up the long-standing racing traditions of the Isle of Man TT. The M RR Limited Edition Isle of Man TT pays homage to one of the most demanding and legendary road races in the world, and to the superbike that achieved the fastest lap there.
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