BMW: Roos steps in to replace Krack as Head of BMW M Motorsport

With the announcement that Mike Krack will be joining the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One team, BMW M Motorsport have announced that Andreas Roos (shown above) will be taking over responsibility for motor sport activities of BMW M GmbH as of 1 February.

Roos was formerly project manager for factory racing at Audi.

“We would like to thank Mike Krack for his passion and dedication across the motor sport portfolio of BMW and BMW M,” said 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 endeavors.”

“At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Andreas Roos as our new Head of BMW M Motorsport,” continued van Meel. “He has also held senior management positions in international motor sport for many years, and his vast experience makes him the ideal appointment at the helm of our racing involvement. With Andreas on board, we are in the best possible shape to enjoy an exciting future pursuing ambitious goals with our new BMW M4 GT3 and LMDh project. We are looking forward to enjoying great success together.”

While Formula 1 is seen as the pinnacle of motor sport, it wasn’t a clear-cut decision for Krack to leave his role at BMW after being part of the German manufacturer for some time.

“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.”

Andreas Roos added: “I’m very much looking forward to my new role, and thank BMW M GmbH for the trust they have shown in me. I have, of course, followed BMW M in motor sport for many years, and it is something very special for me to now be able to play a leading role in the next chapter of the brand’s success story on the race track.”