Despite having raced only once this year due to injuries, Michael van der Mark has secured a new contract with BMW for the 2023 WorldSBK season.
Five-time race winner van der Mark joined BMW at the start of the 2021 WSBK season after a long stint at Yamaha, scoring its first victory in eight years in a wet Superpole race at Portimao.
With this announcement, BMW has locked in its works rider line-up for next year, with new 2022 teammate“I am very happy in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family and pleased about the extension of our collaboration,” said van der Mark. “Personally, I want to get back on my BMW M1000RR as quickly as possible. I miss everything – the team, the bike, racing. However, all that matters is what the doctors say, and I am following their recommendations.
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