BMW admit “we are in contact with Dorna” as MotoGP entry rumours intensify

Wꦯould BMW make a☂n impact if they enter MotoGP in 2027?

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK, 23 March
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK, 23 March

Rumours linking BMW with an entry into MotoGP are hotting up after new comments from the boss at the giant m♕anufactur♔er.

Ma𓂃rkus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad, had already kept the door ajar to MotoGP.

A🦋fter watching Toprak Razgatlioglu deliver BMW’s f🐭irst WorldSBK victory since their comeback as a factory team last weekend in Barcelona, he has again commented on a possible MotoGP future.

“2027 could be the perܫfect time to ge💝t involved in MotoGP as this is when a new regulation will be introduced,” Flasch is quoted by .

The possibility exists that every manufacturer would start again in 2027, creating a level playing field, so arguably the best moment for a newcomer to arrive and immediately be c💜ompetitive.

𝓡Flasch continued: "We are in contact with Dorna and we are talking abo♚ut the regulations.

“It is part of our evaluation.

“The 2027 season would be an 🦂obvious time to start.

“But that does not pressure us to make a decisio𝓀n.”

BM🐽W previously rejected the chance to rep𝔍lace Suzuki on the MotoGP grid.

But Flasch’s arrival into the senior job at BMW hꦫas seemingly caused a rethink.

He said: "The key to a decisiﷺon is to convince people of 🉐the idea.

“A strategic analysis😼 is necessary. Financing is just one aspect. Branding is 🍬another.

“If the analysis is convincing and has internal ⛄support, the decision ▨does not depend on who is the CEO of BMW Motorrad.”

He detai൲led the potential reasons to enter MotoGP: "The most important aspect is the brand.

“MotoGP is about the brand and the global reach. That is why 👍companies participate.

“🌠Technology transfer is another aspect, but it is only the second most important point.”

Flasch insists that his personal love for MotoGP is not the only factor behindও BMW’s consideration.

“It's no secret that I have a great passi🍎on for MotoGP," he said.

"But we are not going to make decisions juꦐst becaus🥃e the CEO has a certain passion.

"Our task is to be successful in World Superbike.

“At the same time, we are analysing where WSBK is heading and wh💜ether it makes sense for us to🤡 take a step forward."

Would BMW’s WSBK project continue if they move into MಞotoGP in 2027?

"It's too early to say anything about it," Flasch sai✅d.

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