MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

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MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

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BMW has been providing the MotoGP security fleet since 1999. We’ll show you which models have been converted into safety cars and safety bikes for the 2021 season…

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In order to keep up with the speed of the MotoGP machines, BMW is sending two M 1000 RR safety bikes into the race.

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The model bears the classic BMW colors, in which the racing version is also used in the Superbike World Championship.

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Only just in stores, already on the racetrack – the new BMW M4 will in future ensure safety in the two-wheel top class.

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In contrast to previous years, in which the safety cars were always painted in the classic BMW Motorsport colors, the M4 is sent out onto the track in a striking Sao Paulo Yellow.

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And because that is not yet noticeable enough, there is also the usual safety car chin-up, consisting of the large light bar on the roof and LED flashers in the front grille.

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A modified sports exhaust system provides the right sound.

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In the M4 safety car, the rear seat was also removed and a roll bar and 4-point sports belts were installed.

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Because one safety car is not enough, the MotoGP has given the M4 two more M models.

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For the M3 sedan, those responsible at BMW opted for a look in Frozen Gray Dark Metallic.

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The lettering and logos on the body are gold.

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Of course, the M3 also wants to delight fans on the track with its present exhaust sound.

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Compared to the series model, the safety cars also have an emergency power cut-off switch for overseas transport.

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The third new car in the safety car fleet is the BMW M5 CS.

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The tone Frozen Deep Green Metallic was selected from the M color palette, which shines slightly golden in the light.

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The rims and kidney grille also shine golden on the M5.

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Despite its 635 hp, the sedan will hardly be able to keep up with the MotoGP rockets.

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The V8 biturbo slumbers under a hood that is equipped with quick-release fasteners for use on the racetrack.

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MotoGP safety cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

MotoGP safety car & Safety bike 2021
BMW sets the tone in MotoGP

BMW does not take part in MotoGP, but provides the safety fleet for the MotoGP season 2021. This includes five safety cars, one medical car and two safety bikes.

03/09/2021

In motorcycle racing, BMW competes in the World Endurance Championship and the Superbike World Championship. BMW also plays an exclusive role in MotoGP. The Munich-based company has been providing security vehicles in the top two-wheeler racing class since 1999. And the Bavarian specialists have come up with something completely new for the 2021 season.

At the start of the season in Losail (Qatar) at the end of March, three fresh safety car models from the M-GmbH fleet will roll onto the slopes: the M5 CS, the M3 and the M4. At the start of Europe in Portimao (Portugal) in mid-April, the well-known BMW M8 Competition Coupe Safety Car, the BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe Safety Car and the BMW X5 M Medical Car will be used.

Superbikes slow down MotoGP missiles

To catch the fast MotoGP rockets, BMW is also sending two safety bikes into the race. Here, the Munich based on specially converted models of the type M 1000 RR. The racing version of the machine is used in the Superbike World Championship, among others. The basic version, which now ensures safety in MotoGP, is the first BMW two-wheeler to be awarded the M emblem.


MotoGP Safety Cars & Safety Bikes 2021 from BMW

While the safety cars have recently been painted in bright colors from the M color palette, the safety bike comes out on the slopes in the classic BMW look.

New look for the safety car fleet

While the safety bikes are painted in the classic BMW Motorsport colors – i.e. white with blue and red accents – the new safety car models have a completely different look. For the M3 (Frozen Gray Dark Metallic), the M4 (Sao Paulo Yellow) and the M5 (Frozen Deep Green Metallic), striking colors were selected from the M range.

Of course, the new safety cars also have some interesting technical modifications. The modifications include, among other things, light bars, front flashers, hoods with motorsport quick-release fasteners as well as power emergency stop switches for overseas transport

In the M4 safety car, the rear seat was also removed and a roll bar and 4-point sports belts were installed. In addition, the exhaust systems of the M3 and M4 safety cars have been modified so that the fans in the stands are offered something not only visually but also acoustically. In the gallery we show you the new BMW safety fleet for MotoGP with its special modifications.

Conclusion

BMW does not take part in MotoGP, but plays in the form of the Safety Car & Bike fleet still plays a major role.

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