Munich. The BMW M Motorsport works driver line-up for the 2025 season is complete. A total of 22 top-class drivers from twelve nations will compete globally as BMW M works drivers in the BMW M Hybrid V8 and the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Kevin Magnussen (DEN), Kelvin van der Linde (RSA), and Ugo de Wilde (BEL) are three new additions to the team .
The 22 BMW M works drivers, including the nine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi (ITA), once again represent a wide range of characters, nationalities, and age groups. The Americans make up the largest group with five drivers, followed by Germany with four, and Belgium with three. Additionally, there are two South Africans, and one driver each from Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland. Ugo de Wilde, at 22 years old, is the youngest works driver and one of five born in 2000 or later. Ten drivers are under 30 years old. Bill Auberlen (USA) is the oldest driver at 56 years. Maxime Martin (BEL), Bruno Spengler (CAN), and Nick Yelloly (GBR) left BMW M Motorsport after the 2024 season.
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “We are competing in an intensive 2025 racing season with a sportingly first-class, versatile, and highly motivated line-up of BMW M works drivers. I am particularly pleased that we have such a high proportion of young drivers. This proves that we offer a good future perspective. We have an extensive racing programme and high expectations. Accordingly, each of our works drivers is incredibly valuable to us. An important change compared to the previous season is that we have defined a group of eight specialists for the BMW M Hybrid V8 who will compete in FIA WEC and IWSC. Our new BMW M4 GT3 EVO offers many opportunities for deployment worldwide for the entire squad.”
BMW M works drivers 2025 (in alphabetical order).
Name
Nationality
Date of Birth
BMW driver since
Bill Auberlen
USA
12.10.1968
1996
Connor De Phillippi
USA
25.12.1992
2018
Ugo de Wilde
BEL
20.11.2002
2025
Philipp Eng
AUT
28.02.1990
2016
Augusto Farfus
BRA
03.09.1983
2007
Robby Foley
USA
20.07.1996
2021
Robin Frijns
NED
07.08.1991
2023
Dan Harper
GBR
08.12.2000
2020
Max Hesse
GER
23.07.2001
2020
Jens Klingmann
GER
16.07.1990
2014
Jesse Krohn
FIN
03.09.1990
2014
Kevin Magnussen
DEN
05.10.1992
2025
Raffaele Marciello
SUI
17.12.1994
2024
René Rast
GER
26.10.1986
2023
Valentino Rossi
ITA
16.02.1979
2023
Madison Snow
USA
26.12.1995
2022
Kelvin van der Linde
RSA
20.06.1996
2025
Sheldon van der Linde
RSA
13.05.1999
2019
Dries Vanthoor
BEL
20.04.1998
2023
Neil Verhagen
USA
18.02.2001
2020
Charles Weerts
BEL
01.03.2001
2023
Marco Wittmann
GER
24.11.1989
2012