BMW M Motorsport sees the arrival of a new factory driver in its ranks for the 2025 season. The propeller brand has just recruited Ugo de Wilde.
Aged 21, the Belgian arrives from Lamborghini where he was followed by the Italian manufacturer. The winner of the 2023 young driver detection program cut his teeth in competition in single-seaters before branching off towards GT and prototype. We saw it successively in LMP2, GT3 and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe.
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With this contract as an official BMW M Motorsport driver, Ugo de Wilde is touching his dream of driving for a manufacturer.
“I am incredibly happy and proud to be part of the official BMW M driver teamsaid Ugo de Wilde. It’s a childhood dream come true for me. I have worked hard since my youth to become a professional pilot. I am very grateful to a great brand like BMW M Motorsport for giving me this opportunity. I also thank everyone who helped me reach this point in my career. I hope this is just the beginning. I will do my best to justify the trust placed in me. We have already had very good tests with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. I immediately felt comfortable with the handling of the car and was very well received. »
The program for the new official BMW M Motorsport driver will be announced at a later date.
“I am delighted that we have been able to recruit a promising young talent like Ugo de Wilde to our factory driver teamwelcomes Andreas Roos, boss of BMW M Motorsport. His performance in his debut season in the highly competitive GT World Challenge Europe was impressive. We are convinced that he will be a valuable asset to our team for the 2025 season. With this commitment, we are expanding the already large circle of “young shoots” in our team of professional drivers. We have a superb blend of youth and experience, which makes our team both high-level and future-proof.”
