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Miguel Oliveira Continues with ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team for 2027

Miguel Oliveira will stay with the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team for the 2027 WorldSBK season after a debut campaign that already produced four podium finishes.

Podium finishes in 2026 debut season
4
Years in MotoGP before joining WorldSBK
7
Race events missed due to shoulder injury
2
Portimão race weekend podium finishes
3

What Happened

Miguel Oliveira will continue racing for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in 2027 and beyond, BMW Motorrad Motorsport announced on 3 September. The Portuguese rider will contest his second FIM Superbike World Championship season aboard the BMW M 1000 RR. Oliveira joined BMW and WorldSBK in 2026 after seven years in MotoGP and has recorded four podium finishes in his debut factory season.

Oliveira's WorldSBK journey

  1. 2026

    Joins BMW Motorrad Motorsport and WorldSBK after seven years in MotoGP

  2. May–June 2026

    Misses two race events with a shoulder injury from a crash at Balaton Park Circuit

  3. 2027

    Planned second WorldSBK season on the BMW M 1000 RR

Oliveira missed two race events in May and June after sustaining a serious shoulder injury in a crash at Hungary's Balaton Park Circuit. Since then, he has been working intensively with BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the team on his comeback and return to the podium. The manufacturer says this close collaboration will now continue on a long-term basis.

“We enjoyed a very successful start to the 2026 season together, and already at his second race weekend on the BMW M 1000 RR in Portimão, he finished on the podium in all three races.”
— Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport
“We've laid the foundations this season, but I believe the best is still ahead of us.”
— Miguel Oliveira

Why this matters

The extension gives BMW Motorrad's factory superbike team stability and a proven podium finisher for 2027 after Oliveira's quick adaptation following his move from MotoGP. His four podiums in a season interrupted by injury show the team's confidence in his potential, and the long-term deal allows rider and team to build on the foundations laid this year.

Terms in This Story

WorldSBK
The FIM Superbike World Championship, a motorcycle road racing series for production-based machines derived from road bikes.
MotoGP
The premier class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing, featuring prototype motorcycles built specifically for racing.
Factory rider
A racer who is employed and directly supported by a manufacturer's official racing team.
Podium
A top-three finish in a race, typically celebrated on a podium.
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