In April of 2011, Dorna Sports and BMW have reached an agreement to extend the German manufacturer's position as the Official Car to MotoGP until 2016.

In its part as Official Car of the MotoGP World Championship BMW M volition continue to provide a total of six Safe Cars, two Safety Bikes and nine VIP Village Shuttles at all European rounds, whilst for the overseas Grands Prix the 2 master Safe Cars and one Rubber Cycle will make the trip.

In 2011 the armada will be led by the new BMW i Series 1000 Coupe. The BMW Prophylactic Car is a one-off built by BMW Yard GmbH specifically for this race serial. Only the 250 kW/340 hp direct-six Grand TwinPower Turbo engine and the entire drivetrain were taken over unchanged from the product model.

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The BMW Safety Automobile comes with a carbon fibre-reinforced bonnet featuring additional big air vents, as well as polycarbonate side and rear windows. A special lightweight titanium race frazzle arrangement not simply saves weight but likewise delivers a captivating sound for the benefit of the spectators. Complementing the discreet spoiler lip on the kick hat in that location is now an adjustable rear wing to provide the requisite downforce. On the Safety Car the aerodynamically honed front end frock with its precisely defined air ducting, including Air Curtains, features an additional splitter integrated on the underside of the apron.

The interior of the BMW Rubber Automobile is a model of uncompromising purism. A rollover cage bolted backside the B-pillar, the absence of rear seats, two racing bucket seats with 6-bespeak safety belts, an Grand steering wheel in Alcantara and a burn down extinguisher are all standard in the Rubber Car.

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The suspension engineering of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe was specially adapted for the Safety Car. Its high-performance suspension system boasts an adjustable race rails ready-up that includes a sports-tuned chassis in which the dampers are independently adjustable for bump and rebound. The BMW Safety Auto runs on nineteen-inch mixed tyres measuring 255/35 at the front end and 285/thirty at the rear. Vehicle peak is variably selectable and the slant of the front and rear axle can exist altered to arrange the circuit topography. The braking organisation of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, already designed for extremely high demands, is replaced in the Prophylactic Auto with a vi-piston stock-still-calliper racing restriction system.

Today at Nurburgring, the 1M Safety Car led the way for the Thousand fans nowadays at the track.