Munich. After ten years together, BMW M Motorsport and Martin
Tomczyk (GER) are heading in different directions at the end of the
season. The current BMW M works driver will be taking on new
challenges next year. He joined BMW M Motorsport as reigning DTM
champion in late 2011, played a leading role in BMW’s DTM comeback
in 2012, and went on to become an influential character and a
brilliant representative of the BMW brand in the years that followed.
“Martin Tomczyk was a terrific ambassador for BMW M Motorsport on and
off the racetrack, and for that I would like to extend my heartfelt
thanks to him,” said Mike Krack, head of BMW M Motorsport. “Be it in
the DTM, endurance racing, the IMSA series or FIA WEC, Martin
represented BMW M Motorsport in the highest categories and grew to
become one of the faces of the brand. Although we are heading in
different directions now, we all enjoy looking back on our time
together. I wish him all the best for the future!”
Tomczyk said: “It goes without saying that it is a shame that my time
with BMW M Motorsport is coming to an end after ten years. As a
Bavarian, driving for a Bavarian manufacturer has always been a real
honour. I had a great time, I drove fantastic race cars in some of the
biggest races in the world and celebrated a few successes. Many thanks
to everyone who joined me on this journey! Now I’m looking forward to
a new challenge.”
BMW M Motorsport and Tomczyk started their journey together at the
end of 2011 when he joined as the newly crowned DTM champion to take
on a leading role in the brand’s DTM comeback the following year. At
the wheel of the BMW M3 DTM he finished on the podium three times and
finished eighth in the driver standings in 2012. He represented BMW M
Motorsport in the touring car series until 2016. After a season in the
IMSA series, Tomczyk contested the FIA WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans
(FRA) in a BMW M8 GTE in 2018 and 2019. He celebrated his biggest
successes at the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 at the endurance classic at
the Nürburgring (GER), where he finished on the podium in third place
in 2020 and in second place in 2021.