Meet BMW M’s New MotoGP Safety Car Family, From The M3 To The M5 CS

BMW’s M Division has been the official safety car provider of the MotoGP since 1999, and for the 2021 season, they have prepped three new rides and a bike.

Sporting new attire and emergency lights are the 2021 M3 Sedan, M4 Coupe and M5 CS, joined by the first M model from BMW Motorrad, the M 1000 RR.

All of them will celebrate their debut on March 28 at the season opener in Qatar. The fleet won’t be completed until the Portugal Grand Prix that’s scheduled for April 18, when the M8 Competition Coupe and M8 Competition Gran Coupe safety cars, X5 M medical car and another M 1000 RR safety bike will join the fleet.

“Our three new safety cars are based on production models, which deliver outstanding performance and driving dynamics that make them ideally suited to appear in the MotoGP”, said BMW M’s CEO, Markus Flasch. “They will be joined by the new BMW M 1000 RR as the safety bike. The first M model on two wheels has been developed in motorsport and will meet the most exacting requirements on the racetrack. We are looking forward to the season-opener in Qatar and seeing our new fleet in action.”

Compared to the production versions, the three safety cars feature flashing front lights, light bars, motorsport quick-release bonnet latches and emergency power shutoffs. Moreover, the M3 Competition Sedan safety car is finished in Frozen Grey Dark Metallic, and the M4 Competition Coupe in Sao Paulo Yellow. Both of them have modified exhaust systems, and the rear seat was removed from the two-door model, which now has a roll bar and four-point harnesses instead.

The M5 CS safety car has a Frozen Deep Green Metallic paintwork and the bike, whose racing version will appear in the Superbike World Championship, boasts the official M colors.