The announcement was made by the German manufacturer's development vice president Peter Muller at the Mondial de Deux Roues motorcycle show in Paris.
Muller, said: "In 2007 BMW returned to road racing after more than 50 years. In 2008 we will continue our activities in the endurance category. At the same time we will be preparing our entry into the World Superbike championship in 2009."
The move is an undoubted boost to the series and provisionally takes the number of manufacturers in the championship up to eight.
