Frantic fun and high-spirited atmosphere at the Oktoberfest: BMW sport family gets together in Munich.

The fifth season is in full swing in Munich (GER): Since Saturday, the 184th Oktoberfest is once again drawing millions of visitors from around the world to the Theresienwiese. The BMW Wiesn Sport-Stammtisch (regulars’ table) is also a long-standing tradition. On Tuesday, BMW invited its sports and brand ambassadors, as well as many other athletes and officials from various disciplines to the biggest and most well-known fair in the world for the eighth time. The day started with a special Wiesn-related event on the premises of the BMW and MINI Driving Academy in Maisach (GER). As part of the festivities to mark the 40-year anniversary of the BMW Driving Experience, several athletes took to the track in the latest BMW models.

The new BMW M Brand Ambassador Lena Gercke (GER), BMW Classic Brand Ambassador Katarina Witt (GER), BMW Brand Ambassador Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) and numerous Olympic Games gold medalists, world champions and top athletes from the areas of winter sports, outdoor sports and motorsport were part of the action.

At the BMW and MINI Driving Academy in Maisach, the guests tackled special “Wiesn Challenges” in the morning. Fun was guaranteed; the passengers had to decorate gingerbread hearts on the drift course, or shine while knocking down cans out of an open window on the slalom course. After Maisach it was on to the Oktoberfest, where the first item on the agenda was a tour of the fairground, before the guests got together in the cosy atmosphere of the Käfer-Wiesn-Schänke and discussed many interesting topics at the BMW Wiesn Sport-Stammtisch.

BMW winter sports guests (selection):
Rosi Mittermaier (GER), BMW Winter Sports Ambassador
Christian Neureuther (GER), BMW Winter Sports Ambassador
Sven Fischer (GER), BMW Biathlon Ambassador
Natalie Geisenberger (GER), Luge Olympic Games Gold Medalist
Felix Loch (GER), Luge Olympic Games Gold Medalist
Georg Hackl (GER), Luge Olympic Games Gold Medalist
Francesco Friedrich (GER), Bobsleigh World Champion
Johannes Lochner (GER), Bobsleigh World Champion
Matthias Kagerhuber (GER), Bobsleigh World Champion
Christian Rasp (GER), Bobsleigh World Champion
Joshua Bluhm (GER), Bobsleigh World Champion

BMW motorsport guests (selection):
Alessandro Zanardi (ITA), BMW Brand Ambassador
Marco Wittmann (GER), BMW DTM driver
Maxime Martin (BEL), BMW DTM driver
Augusto Farfus (BRA), BMW DTM driver
Nico Menzel (GER), BMW Motorsport Junior
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN), MINI rally driver
Jakub Przygonski (POL), MINI rally driver

Other BMW guests:
Lena Gercke (GER), BMW M Brand Ambassador
Katarina Witt (GER), BMW Classic Brand Ambassador
Stefan Glowacz (GER), BMW Outdoor Ambassador
Prince Leopold of Bavaria (GER), BMW Classic Ambassador