The BMW M5 Touring MotoGP™ Safety Car is the new spearhead of the Safety Car fleet. After making its debut at the 2025 Season Launch in Bangkok, leading the parade away at the start of the day and then enjoying some time on display in the Thai capital, the new Safety Car will soon join the BMW M5 MotoGP™ Safety Car to lead the safety fleet in the most exciting sport on earth.
The MotoGP™ Season Launch, staged in the newly developed One Bangkok complex, provided the perfect stage for the official unveiling of the new Safety Car. The event began with a parade led by the BMW M5 Touring MotoGP™ Safety Car. From there it was on to the spectacular stage show, streamed live to fans worldwide and free for everyone to attend on site.
BMW M has been the Official Car of MotoGP™ since 1999, supplying the series with a fleet of Safety Cars, Medical Cars, and Safety Bikes as part of this partnership. The new Safety Car is based on the BMW M5 Touring*, which was launched in November 2024. It is the third current BMW M model to feature an M HYBRID powertrain. Together, its two motors generate a peak output of 535 kW (727 hp) and a maximum torque of 1,000 Nm. To prepare it for racetrack use, the BMW M5 Touring MotoGP™ Safety Car has been modified accordingly.
The livery, like that of the BMW M5 MotoGP™ Safety Car, is inspired by the design of the BMW M Hybrid V8 race cars competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA series in North America. This connection perfectly embodies BMW M’s commitment to hybrid technology and its core philosophy: Born on the race track, made for the street.
The new BMW M5 Touring MotoGP™ Safety Car remains on display in Bangkok until the start of the 2025 MotoGP™ season before making its on-track debut at the first race weekend from 28th February to 2nd March in Buriram, Thailand.
For more information about BMW M GmbH and the involvement as the ‘Official Car of MotoGP™’ see: www.bmw-m.com.