BMW M Motorsport has revealed its full list of factory drivers ahead of the 2022 motorsport season.
In total, the Munich manufacturer has selected 19 drivers to be part of its works line-up. These drivers will race the new M4 GT3 in various series around the world and will also play a vital role in the development of the BMW M LMDh.
No new names have been announced as part of the line-up, with all 19 drivers having driven for BMW previously. Two drivers have notably left the works squad: Martin Tomczyk and Max Günther.
Tomczyk has called time on his racing career and is pursuing new professional challenges, while Günther is competing for Nissan in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
In alphabetical order, BMW’s list of 2022 works drivers:
- Nick Catsburg (NED)
- Jake Dennis (GBR)
- Connor de Phillippi (USA)
- Stef Dusseldorp (NED)
- John Edwards (USA)
- Philipp Eng (AUT)
- Augusto Farfus (BRA)
- Timo Glock (GER)
- Daniel Harper (GBR) – BMW Junior Team member
- Max Hesse (GER) – BMW Junior Team member
- Erik Johansson (SWE)
- Jens Klingmann (GER)
- Jesse Krohn (FIN)
- Alexander Sims (GBR)
- Bruno Spengler (CAN)
- Sheldon van der Linde (RSA)
- Neil Verhagen (USA) – BMW Junior Team member
- Marco Wittmann (GER)
- Nick Yelloly (GBR)
“2022 is a year of numerous new challenges for BMW M Motorsport – so it was all the more important for us to count on experience, class and continuity when selecting the BMW M works drivers,” said Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH.
“In the season ahead, the new BMW M4 GT3 will go up against top-quality opposition in the world’s greatest GT races for the first time. Development and testing of our BMW M LMDh is proceeding apace, with the aim of battling for overall wins at the major classic races in the IMSA series from 2023.”
“For this important project, we need drivers who really know BMW M Motorsport, the cars, the engineers, the race series and circuits, and who can concentrate fully on regularly squeezing the best possible performance from the overall package. We are convinced that we are ready for the 2022 season with our line-up.”
