OUR DRIVERS

Eleven riders, seven nations, one goal:
With precision, passion and fighting spirit.

In the 2024 season, eleven BMW M Motorsport works drivers from seven nations will be competing for ROWE RACING on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (NBR) and in the GT World Challenge Europe (GTWCE). Victories in the major 24-hour classics at the Nürburgring, Spa and Daytona are on their list of achievements, as are title wins in the DTM, IMSA and the FIA GT World Cup.

DRIVERS 2024

Nick Yelloly

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    03.12.1990
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Stafford (GBR)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory at 24h Nürburgring 2020,
    2nd place at 8h Indianapolis 2020, Victory at 24h Spa 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE

Marco Wittmann

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    24.11.1989
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Fürth (GER)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    DTM champion 2014 & 2016,
    2nd place at 24h Nürburgring 2021,
    3rd place at 24h Daytona 2021, Victory at 24h Spa 2023, 2nd Place at 24h Nürburgring 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE, NBR

Philipp Eng

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    28.02.1990
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Salzburg (AUT)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory at 24h Daytona 2019, v
    ictory at 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2016 & 2018, Victory at 24h Spa 2023, 2nd Place at 24h Nürburgring 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE

Augusto Farfus

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    03.09.1983
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Curitiba (BRA)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory at 24h Daytona 2019 & 2020,
    Intercontinental GT Champion 2020,
    victory at FIA GT World Cup Macau 2018,
    victory at 24h Nürburgring 2010
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE & NBR

Sheldon van der Linde

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    13.05.1999
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Johannesburg (RSA)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    DTM Champion 2022,
    Victory at 9h Kyalami 2020,
    3rd place at 24h Nürburgring 2020,
    2nd place at 24h Nürburgring 2021, 2nd Place at 24h Nürburgring 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    NBR

Dries Vanthoor

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    20.04.1998
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Hasselt (BEL)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory at 24h Nürburgring 2019 & 2022, GTWC Europe Sprint Cup champion 2020, 2021 & 2022, GTWC Europe overall champion 2021, Victory at 24h Dubai 2022, Victory at Bathurst 12H 2018, class win at 24h Le Mans 2017, 2nd Place at 24h Nürburgring 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    NBR

Maxime Martin

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    20.03.1986
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Uccle (BEL)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory at 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2016,
    class win at 24h Le Mans 2020,
    2nd place 24h Nürburgring 2013 and 201521,
    Victory at 24h Dubai 2022,
    Victory at Bathurst 12H 2018,
    class win at 24h Le Mans 2017
  • RACE SERIES
    NBR

Robin Frijns

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    07.08.1991
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Maastricht (NED)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Victory 24h Nürburgring 2022, FIA WEC Champion (LMP2) 2021, Victory 24h Le Mans (LMP2) 2021, Victory 12H Bathurst 2018, Formula BMW European Champion 2010
  • RACE SERIES
    NBR

Raffaele Marciello

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    17.12.1994
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Zürich (SUI)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    Overall winner Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe 2022 and 2023, winner 24h Spa-Francorchamps 2022, drivers' title winner ADAC GT Masters 2022, winner FIA GT World Cup in Macau 2019 and 2023
  • RACE SERIES
    NBR

Dan Harper

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    08.12.2000
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Hillsborough (GBR)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    1 GT4 class win at 24h Nürburgring, 2 overall wins in Nürburgring Endurance Series
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE

Max Hesse

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    23.07.2001
  • PLACE OF BIRTH
    Wernau (GER)
  • MAJOR SUCCESSES
    1 GT4 class win at 24h Nürburgring,
    2 overall wins in Nürburgring Endurance Series
  • RACE SERIES
    GTWCE

HALL OF FAME

EARL BAMBER (NZL)

2019

PHILIPP ENG (AUT)

seit 2022

MAXIME MARTIN (BEL)

2016-2017

TIMO BERNHARD (GER)

2019

AUGUSTO FARFUS (BRA)

since 2022

ALEXANDER SIMS (GBR)

2016-2018, 2020

NICK CATSBURG (NED)

since 2016

ANTONIO FELIX DA COSTA

(POR)

2017

BRUNO SPENGLER (CAN)

2017

ROMAIN DUMAS (FRA)

2019

TIMO GLOCK (GER)

2021

NICK TANDY (GBR)

2020

MARTIN TOMCZYK (GER)

2018, 2020

LAURENS VANTHOOR (BEL)

2020

MARCO WITTMANN (GER)

since 2022

NICK YELLOLY (GBR)

since 2018

HALL OF FAME

JAIME ALGUERSUARI (ESP)

2014

JEROEN BLEEKEMOLEN

(NED)

2020

STEF DUSSELDORP (NED)

2015-2016, 2020

JULIEN ANDLAUER (FRA)

2020

TOM BLOMQVIST (GBR)

2017-2018, 2020

MARO ENGEL (GER)

2014-2015

KLAUS BACHLER (AUT)

2020

MATT CAMPBELL (AUS)

2019

PHILIPP

FROMMENWILER (CHE)

2015

MARC BASSENG (GER)

2017

RICKY COLLARD (GBR)

2018

RICHARD GÖRANSSON

(SWE)

2014

KLAUS GRAF (GER)

2012-2016

KENNETH HEYER (GER)

2015

CHRISTIAN HOHENADEL

(GER)

2013-2015

ROB HUFF (GBR)

2015

THOMAS JÄGER (GER)

2012-2015

MATTHIEU JAMINET (FRA)

2019

CHRISTIAN KROGNES (NOR)

2015

JESSE KROHN (FIN)

2017-2019

LUCAS LUHR (GER)

2016

MIKKEL JENSEN (DEN)

2019

DANI JUNCADELLA (ESP)

2015

JENS KLINGMANN (GER)

2018

FREDERIC MAKOWIECKI

(FRA)

2019

SVEN MÜLLER (GER)

2019

DENNIS OLSEN (NOR)

2019

MARKUS PALTTALA (FIN)

2016–2017

PATRICK PILET (FRA)

2019

ROLAND REHFELD (GER)

2012-2013

DOMINIK SCHWAGER (GER)

2011

DIRK WERNER (GER)

2016, 2019-2020

RICHARD WESTBROOK (GBR)

2016–2018

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