“We would like to thank Mike Krack for his passion and dedication across the motor sport portfolio of BMW and BMW M,” says Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH. “He has demonstrated his wholehearted commitment to motor sport in various roles within our company. As Head of BMW M Motorsport, he took some important decisions over the past year aimed at securing a successful future for our motor sport projects. He has now been given the chance to fulfil a career dream and we do not want to stand in his way. We would like to wish Mike every success in his future endeavours.”

“This was not an easy decision for me,” says Krack. “I have spent a large portion of my professional life at BMW, and have grown incredibly fond of the brand and my colleagues over all these great years. I would like to say thank you for everything we have achieved together through the many different projects. However, it has always been a dream of mine to return to Formula 1 one day – and now I have been given the chance to do that. I would like to thank BMW M GmbH for supporting me along this path and enabling a smooth handover to my successor. I wish Andreas Roos luck and am in no doubt that BMW M Motorsport will be successful under his leadership.”

BMW M GmbH, celebrating its 50th birthday this year, is involved in a wide range of international motor sport. The new BMW M4 GT3 is contesting its debut season in GT racing and will line up in numerous race series. In addition, BMW M Motorsport teams around the world are competing with a selection of other BMW M racing cars. Plus, development is underway of the BMW M LMDh, with which the “most powerful letter in the world” will be represented in the top category of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – the newly created LMDh class – from the 2023 season.