BMW M Motorsport and Philipp Eng will go their separate ways after eleven years together at the end of the year. The Austrian will explore other opportunities within GT racing.
Philipp Eng experienced the first steps of his career with BMW M Motorsport at the of 16, when he competed in the Formula BMW junior racing series. In 2007, he triumphed at the Formula BMW World Final, for which he was rewarded the following year with a test drive in the BMW Sauber F1 Team’s Formula 1 car.
He officially joined BMW as a factory driver in 2016, immediately showing success with an overall win at the 24h of Spa that very season. Two further victories were to follow there in 2018 and 2023.
In 2019, Eng won at Daytona in the BMW M8 GTE for BMW M Team RLL. Between 2018 and 2022, the Austrian competed in a total of four seasons in the DTM. In 72 races, he secured one victory and five podium finishes.
From 2023, Eng, driving the BMW M Hybrid V8, was a key part of BMW M Motorsport’s comeback in the top class of the prototype category. In four seasons in the GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Eng secured two victories and five podium finishes, two of them in the current season. In 2025, he finished fourth in the overall standings alongside Dries Vanthoor.
“I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported me during my eleven years at BMW M Motorsport,” said Philipp Eng.
“It has been a fantastic time! Over the years, I’ve made many friends, and I’m very grateful for that. I’m delighted to have won races in every series I’ve competed in – be it the DTM, the IMSA Series, the GT World Challenge or the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Particular highlights were, of course, my three victories at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and my success at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Now it is time for me to turn my attention to new and exciting challenges. I wish BMW M Motorsport all the best for the future! I will always cherish the memories of our time together.”
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