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Francesco Bagnaia wins the M Award 2024 – including a BMW M5.

The Italian came out on top in a thrilling head-to-head against Spain’s Jorge Martín, with the decision coming down to the season’s final qualifying session at Barcelona. This is Bagnaia’s third consecutive BMW M Award win.

18 November 2024

BMW M5 Sedan [1] :
Fuel consumption weighted combined in l/100km   1.9; with depleted battery: 10.7
CO2 emissions weighted combined in g/km   43
Energy consumption weighted combined in kWh/100 km   26.8
CO2 class   B; with depleted battery: G
Electric range in km   63

This year's winner of the BMW M Award has been decided - and this time around Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín made it particularly exciting. Before the decisive final qualifying, Bagnaia trailed Martín by just two points in the BMW M Award standings. By securing pole position in the final session, he earned the points necessary to claim victory in this unique competition. Among his accomplishments this season, Bagnaia achieved pole position six times and collected a total of 369 BMW M Award points, ten more than Martín.

Bagnaia was presented the award, a new BMW M5 Sedan, by Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP™ rights-holder Dorna Sports, and Sylvia Neubauer, Vice President of Customer, Brand, and Sales at BMW M GmbH.

Handover of the BMW M Award 2024 by Sylvia Neubauer from BMW M to Francesco Bagnaia, this year's winner.
We are delighted to present the BMW M Award to Pecco Bagnaia for the third time and warmly congratulate him on his strong performances this season.
Sylvia Neubauer, Vice President of Customer, Brand and Sales BMW M GmbH
Francesco Bagnaia
Many thanks to BMW M GmbH, which has awarded this prize to the top MotoGP qualifier for over 20 years. It’s an important acknowledgment of our achievements on the track.
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP™ rider

Main prize: the BMW M5.

BMW M5 Sedan

After last season’s BMW XM, the new BMW M5 is the second BMW M Award winner’s car with electrified drive, emphasising BMW M’s commitment to future-focused innovations. The extremely powerful M HYBRID system, a combination of high-revving V8 engine and electric motor, leads to a new experience of M typical dynamics in the high-performance sedan.

Experience more

About the M Award.

In the BMW M Award, points are awarded in each MotoGP™ qualifying round according to race scoring. Record holder for the BMW M Award is Marc Márquez, who won the title seven times in a row from 2013 to 2019. Bagnaia secured the coveted prize in 2022, 2023, and now 2024. He joins a prestigious list of past winners, including Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Fabio Quartararo, Sete Gibernau, and Nicky Hayden.

BMW M - PARTNER OF THE MOTOGP™.

BMW M - PARTNER OF THE MOTOGP™.

Experience the extremes.

BMW M5 Sedan [1] :
Fuel consumption weighted combined in l/100km   1.9; with depleted battery: 10.7
CO2 emissions weighted combined in g/km   43
Energy consumption weighted combined in kWh/100 km   26.8
CO2 class   B; with depleted battery: G
Electric range in km   63

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[1] Performance data of petrol engines apply to vehicles using RON 98 fuel. Fuel consumption data apply to vehicles using reference fuels in accordance with EU Regulation 715/2007. Unleaded RON 91 and higher with a maximum ethanol content of 10% (E10) may also be used. BMW recommends RON 95 fuel. For high-performance automobiles, BMW recommends RON 98 fuel.

Range depends on various factors, in particular: individual driving style, route characteristics, outside temperature, heating/air conditioning, pre-conditioning.

For plug-in hybrid: Electric drive depending on battery charging level.

For plug-in hybrid: At temperatures below freezing, the fully electric drive system is only available after a few kilometres of driving, once the battery has heated to operational temperature.

For plug-in hybrid: Composed of combustion engine drive and electric drive. Electric drive depending on battery charging level.

For models with Boost function: Temporary uprating <10 seconds in excess of specified nominal value.

The models illustrated include optional equipment. Due to regular software updates, screen designs in the communication may differ from the actual screen design in your car.

All vehicles, equipment, combination possibilities and varieties shown here are examples and can differ in your country. In no way do they constitute a binding offer by the BMW M GmbH. Visit your local BMW website or see your authorised BMW M Retailer for accurate details on the offers in your country.

Official data for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, power consumption and electric range was determined in accordance with the prescribed measuring procedure and corresponds to European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the applicable version. For ranges, data determined as per WLTP takes into account any optional equipment (available on the German market in this case). For vehicles that have been newly type approved since 1 January 2021, only the official data according to WLTP exists. For more information about NEDC and WLTP measuring procedures visit www.bmw.com/wltp

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