Fifth win for Marc Márquez: Spanish MotoGP rider continues winning streak in the BMW M Award.

  • Record extended: Marc Márquez is the fastest qualifier in the
    MotoGPTM for the fifth time in a row.
  • The 2017 winner’s car: the exclusive BMW M4 CS in San Marino Blue Metallic.
  • Winner’s car presented at the MotoGP season finale in Valencia.

 

Valencia. The record holder continued his winning streak in the BMW M
Award: Marc Márquez was the fastest qualifier in the
MotoGPTM once again in 2017, which saw him clinch the
coveted award for the fifth time in a row. The Spaniard won the BMW M
Award this season with a total of 343 points and a considerable
advantage of 86 points over his closest rival Maverick ViñalesThis
year, Márquez was rewarded for his qualifying performances with the
new BMW M4 CS (combined fuel consumption: 8.4 l/100 km; combined CO2
emissions: 197 g/km*). The official award ceremony took place on
Saturday as part of the MotoGP finale in Valencia, Spain. This year’s
winner’s car was presented to Márquez by Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of
MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports, and Frank van Meel, President of BMW M GmbH.

Márquez races from record to record in the BMW M Award. In 2013, he
became the first rookie ever to win this prestigious competition.
Márquez repeated the success in 2014, and in 2015 became the first
rider to win three back-to-back BMW M Awards. His fourth straight win
in 2016 made him the sole record holder and this year he continued his
historic success streak.

This sees Márquez add a BMW M4 CS in San Marino Blue Metallic to his
collection of BMW M Award winner’s cars. The high-performance car is
powered by a M TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder engine, which
generates 460 hp and 600 Nm of torque and allows outstanding
performance across the full range of engine speeds (combined fuel
consumption: 8.4 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 197 g/km*). In
addition, the car is equipped with a host of other high-performance
components including the Active M differential and a particularly
athletic designed M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic. Other
highlight features of this year’s winner’s car are the exclusive alloy
wheels inspired by motorsport and the innovative OLED rear lights. The
athletic appearance of the BMW M4 CS continues inside the car – from
the lightweight M sport seats in anthracite-coloured Alcantara leather
to the M Alcantara steering wheel and many more exquisite details.

“I know just how much the BMW M Award is coveted among us MotoGP
riders and that is why I am particularly proud to have won it for the
fifth time in a row,” said Márquez at the award ceremony in Valencia.
“BMW M GmbH comes up with something special every year, and I’m really
excited to be able to call the BMW M4 CS my own now. Incidentally,
after five wins, my motivation is unwavering and my clear goal for
next year is to win the BMW M Award for the sixth time!”

“The BMW Award has long been a firm and important part of the MotoGP,
and we are delighted to be celebrating a milestone this year, with the
15th award,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports.
“The long tradition of the BMW M Award also proves just how close and
strong our partnership with BMW M GmbH is. It is fantastic that BMW M
GmbH honours the performances of the best qualifier with such
exclusive high-performance automobiles, as they did this year with the
BMW M4 CS. Marc Márquez’s winning streak in the BMW M Award is quite
spectacular – congratulations on another outstanding performance.”

“You can only take your hat off to Marc Márquez: he has been the
fastest qualifier in the MotoGP since 2013, making him unbeaten in the
BMW M Award. Congratulations on the fifth win in a row,” said Frank
van Meel, President of BMW M GmbH. “I’m sure that he will experience
sheer driving pleasure with the new BMW M4 CS – just as he did with
his four winner’s cars from previous years. We are proud of this
little milestone that we are celebrating today: the 15th
presentation of the BMW M Award. It is very important to us to honour
the performances of the MotoGP riders over the course of the season,
and we are delighted that this award has been so prized by the entire
MotoGP family for many years.”

As a long-standing partner of Dorna Sports, this season saw BMW M
GmbH present the BMW M Award for the 15th time. Just like
the points system for the races, riders at each Grand Prix weekend are
awarded points relative to their positions in qualifying. The rider
with the most points at the end of the season wins the BMW M Award in
form of an exclusive BMW M car. Marc Márquez is the record holder with
five wins in a row. Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner both have three
BMW M Awards to their name. Jorge Lorenzo has earned the coveted title
of top qualifier twice so far. Sete Gibernau and Nicky Hayden have
both won once.

Further information on BMW M GmbH is available online at:


www.bmw-m.com

 

*Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures are provisional, based on
the EU test cycle and may vary depending on the tyre format specified.

BMW M GmbH. BMW M GmbH is a 100 per cent subsidiary
of BMW AG. With its products and services in the business areas of BMW
M Automobiles and BMW M Performance Automobiles, BMW Individual, M
Sports Options and Packages, as well as BMW Group Driving Experience,
it is geared towards customers with particularly high aspirations in
terms of the performance, exclusivity and individual style of their
vehicle. Based in Munich, the company was founded in 1972 as BMW
Motorsport GmbH. Since then, the letter M has become synonymous all
over the world for success in motor racing and for the fascination of
high-performance sports cars for road use.