BMW Motorsport has announced plans to significantly expand its involvement with sim racing in 2021. 

The motorsport division of the German car manufacturer has teamed up with G2 Esports, Team Redline, Williams Esports, and BS+COMPETITION – all of which will compete with BMW cars and represent the brand through 2021. 

In addition to continuing to grow its BMW SIM Cup formats (across iRacing, rFactor 2, and Assetto Corsa Competizione), the company is also launching the BMW Motorsports SIM Academy, the BMW SIM World Tour event circuit, and will be introducing more officially licensed cars across various major sim racing platforms. 

Discussing plans Head of BMW Motorsport Sim Racing, Rudolf Dittrich, said:

“At BMW Motorsport, we have learned a lot this year and are determined to put what we have learned into practice, with regard to our 2021 programme. The area of hardware development will also focus on technological innovations and new developments next year.

“Our BMW SIM Cups will once again play an important role, but in an adapted form. Our cooperations with four of the best sim racing teams in the world, and our new academy, see us continue our approach of promoting sim racing as part of the community through mutual dialogue. Together, we will continue to fuel the growth in this exciting Esports sector. The BMW Motorsport sim racing programme provides the ideal basis for this.”

The BMW SIM World Tour is scheduled to start in April 2021 in Austria, though plans could be subject to change due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. 

AYO.NEWS says:

Though it’s undeniable that the COVID crisis forced sim racing into the spotlight this year, it’s great to see BMW Motorsport continue to grow its involvement, even as real-world motorsports start to get back to a kind of normal. Indeed, with sim racing having proven perhaps the most accessible of all esports for fans and professional athletes alike, we’re sure BMW won’t be the only major motorsports operator to remain enthusiastic about the space. 

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