WorldSBK: Loris Baz will remain with Bonovo Action BMW for 2023

Baz will stay in the BMW family for the second season in 2023. After joining the Bonovo Action BMW Team for 2022 he has clearly impressed and has been kept for another year.

The Frenchman is 12th in the World Superbike standings, with a best result of sixth so far this season. Baz has not finished inside the top five yet this season but this will most likely be his goal for the rest of the season.

With the development that BMW has put in this season Baz could challenge for podiums in 2023. Expect to see more from the 29-year-old Frenchman in future seasons with BMW.

Loris Baz said: “I am really happy that I will ride for BMW and the Bonovo Action BMW Racing Team again next year; I never doubted that I would. When I joined the project, the intention was to be involved in the long term and to improve every year. I feel really good in the team, and BMW is working harder than anyone else to achieve the goal we all have.

“I am also delighted to have such a nice guy as Garrett as my teammate. I also have a very good relationship with Eugene, and it is really important for the team that we feel like a family. I am sure that will also be the case with Garrett. The goal is now to end 2022 strongly and go into the 2023 season with a good basis. Thank you to everyone at BMW, Jurgen Roder and Michael Galinski for the faith they have put in me.”

BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director, Marc Bongers: “Loris is an important part of our family of BMW factory riders, and we are thrilled that he will start for the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team again in 2023. You could tell from the word go that the chemistry was good between him, the team and his fellow factory riders. With his experience, ability and personality, Loris adds an awful lot to the Bonovo Action BMW Racing Team and our whole WorldSBK project. It is excellent news that this impressive collaboration will continue next season. We are confident that we will continue to move forward together.”

Jurgen Roder, owner of the Bonovo Action BMW Racing Team, said: “I am delighted that Loris is staying with us. We’re very happy about that, and I believe that Loris Baz and his teammate Garrett Gerloff will form an incredibly strong duo next year, when we can hopefully push hard with the BMW. From a riding potential, we have a great troop, and the team in the background will also remain the same for next year. As such, we will have a well-practiced team in 2023, which has done an outstanding job this year. Furthermore, we will have Loris, Garrett and Eugene Laverty, in the role of riding coach, by my side. Eugene gets on superbly with both riders, so I think the collaboration is going to be great in that regard too. That encourages me to be very positive looking ahead.”

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