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Victory not the only prize on the line in Styria
BMW will debut two new prototypes as safety cars, with Sunday’s winner getting to take one home

BMW have announced that they will debut two new cars at this weekend’s BMW M Grand Prix of Styria. The prototypes of the BMW M4 Coupe, and the new BMW M4 GT3, will see cars designed for the road and the racetrack presented side-by-side on Sunday.

It will be a first in a long history of MotoGP™, as the race winner will also be rewarded a high-performance BMW M4 car alongside their top step podium finish at the Red Bull Ring. The car is yet to come to market, and both versions were presented at the track in a camouflage look so as not to publicly reveal the final design.

“I am very pleased we are able to present both the new BMW M4 Coupe and the new BMW M4 GT3 together here. As title sponsor of the ‘BMW M Grand Prix of Styria’ and long-term partner of MotoGP organiser Dorna Sports, I cannot think of a better place to hold this special premiere,” says Markus Flasch, CEO of the BMW M GmbH, who himself completed the first laps on the Red Bull Ring in the BMW M4 Coupe.

“The BMW M4 Coupe and its motorsport counterpart BMW M4 GT3 are the icons of the BMW M GmbH and prime examples of the technology transfer from motorsport to series production – and back again. From the outset, both vehicles were developed parallel to each other, so they both have the same genes.”

For Philipp Eng, the person driving the BMW M4 GT3, the ride around the Austrian circuit was a welcome foretaste of the year ahead: “I can’t wait to take the BMW M4 GT3 onto the starting grid,” says the Austrian who will be participating in the DTM with the ZF BMW M4 DTM. “The BMW M4 GT3 will already take part in its first race next year and will be able to prove how it performs under competitive conditions. I am sure that it has what it takes to continue the long-standing and successful tradition of BMW M vehicles.”

From 2022 and following selected racing events in 2021, the BMW M4 GT3 will finally replace the BMW M6 GT3 as the top-of-the-range model in BMW’s customer sport offering. Since 2016, the BMW M6 GT3 has been part of the BMW M Motorsport vehicle portfolio, already winning the Spa-Franchorchamps 24 hours during its debut year, only to surpass this success with a double victory two years later.

For more information about BMW M GmbH and the involvement as the “Official Car of MotoGP”, see: www.bmw-m.com

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BMW: Premieres and big reward for the winner in Styria
The German manufacturer, title sponsor of the GP, will present the new Safety Car and the winner of the race will take the new and exclusive BMW M4
BMW, which will debut as title sponsor in the World Championship this weekend on the occasion of the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria, has announced that it will present new vehicles on the privileged catwalk of this weekend's BMW M Grand Prix of Styria. BMW will feature the new BMW M8 Gran Coupé Safety Car at the Red Bull Ring, while for the first time in MotoGP ™ history, the winner of the race will be rewarded with a high-performance BMW M car: a 2021 BMW M4.

The versions of both models will be shown this weekend at the Spielberg track, in a very special presentation for the German manufacturer. The new BMW M4 will be presented worldwide in another year, but at the Red Bull Ring it can already be seen in camouflage, stepping on the asphalt alongside its competition version, the also new BMW M4 GT3. CEO of BMW M GmbH, Markus Flasch, was very satisfied: "I am very pleased that we can present both the new BMW M4 Coupé and the new BMW M4 GT3 together here. As main sponsor of the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria and partner Consolidated from MotoGP ™ organizer Dorna Sports, I can't think of a better place to host this special premiere."

"The BMW M4 Coupé and its motorsport version, the BMW M4 GT3, are the icons of BMW M GmbH and the best examples of technology transfer from motorsport to series production and vice versa. From the outset, both vehicles were developed in parallel, so both have the same genes ", detailed Flasch about both models.

Starting in 2022 and after the racing events in 2021, the BMW M4 GT3 will finally replace the BMW M6 GT3 as the top-of-the-range model in BMW's sports offering for customers. Since 2016, the BMW M6 GT3 has been part of the BMW M Motorsport vehicle portfolio, which already won the 24 Hours of Spa-Franchorchamps in its debut year, surpassing this success with a double victory two years later.

At the Red Bull Ring we will also see the first of the new BMW M8 Gran Coupé MotoGP Safety Car. It is based on the BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 10.7 l / 100 km *; combined CO2 emissions: 244 g / km *). The current 2020 season is the 22nd BMW M as the Official MotoGP ™ Car. After ensuring the safety of World Championship races since 1999, the BMW M8 Gran Coupé MotoGP Safety Car will now be the spearhead of the entire safety vehicle fleet.

"Our aspiration is to make use of all our experience, our innovative technologies from motorsport and new ideas to ensure safety in MotoGP ™," said Markus Flasch himself. "The BMW M8 Gran Coupé MotoGP Safety Car is the latest example of this in the already long line of safety vehicles used. With its 625hp performance and many components developed with our motor sport participations, such as the chassis and the braking system, it is perfectly equipped for its functions on all circuits in the world, "he declared about the new model that debuts at the Red Bull Ring.

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