Lottery
You can register for the prize draw via your personal user account between September 25, 2025 (during the course of the day) and November 05, 2025.
Once you have successfully registered, you will receive a confirmation email. Please note that it may take up to half an hour for the e-mail to arrive in your mailbox. You will also find an overview of your registration and booking for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2026 lottery in your user account under “My registrations”. The registration confirmation is not a guarantee for a race entry.
Whether winner or loser, everyone will receive an e-mail with the result of the lottery. It will be sent out on November 27. Please note that this process will take some time and you may not receive an email until the end of the day. To be on the safe side, we recommend that you also check your spam folder.
End of november, the charge will be made by our service provider Adyen N.V.. The process can take up to a week, depending on the bank. If the amount has not been debited after this time, check your user account, where you have the option of entering a different payment method and the payment process will be retried. Your race entry will not be affected.
A change is not possible after completing your registration. But if you are drawn and we cannot charge your payment method, a payment request will appear in your user account. There you can choose a new payment method. Your race entry will not be affected.
We can correct any typos or misspellings in your name or date of birth. Simply get in touch with us via the contact form and we will edit your details.
Please note: It is not possible to swap participants (complete name change)!
Has your address changed? You can edit it yourself in your user account under "My account".
Changes to your order are only possible after the results of the draw have been announced. Apart from the exception of cancellation insurance and the choice of poncho and clothing drop off, those can´t be changed.
After the draw, the race entries will be treated independently of each other. This means that your registration remains valid even if your team member is unable to take part.
The selection can no longer be changed once registration has been completed. A late booking is not possible.
Race material
You will only receive your race material at the MARATHON EXPO.
The opening hours* are:
- Thursday, September 24th, 2026 3pm - 8pm
- Friday, September 25th, 2026 11am - 8pm
- Saturday, September 26th, 2026 9am - 7pm
*Subject to change
- You will need your Start Card and a photo document (identity card, passport or driver's license).
- You will receive your Start Card by e-mail up to 10 days before the event.
The race material must be collected in person. It is not possible for another person to collect the race material not even with a power of attorney.
- No! You must collect your race material in person. It is not possible for someone else to collect the race material, not even with a power of attorney! It is also not possible to have the documents sent to you.
- When you pick up your race material, you will be given the official athlete wristband which, together with your bib number, grants you access to the start/finish area on race day. This ensures that only registered participants can take part in the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
- Please only remove your athlete wristband after your race when you have left the finish area.
No. Your bib number is personal. It cannot be changed or passed on to another person.
Along the course
- Timekeeping is done exclusively with the MIKA TAG. The MIKA TAG is a transponder attached to the back of the bib number.
- Handbikers and wheelchair athletes receive 2 transponders. One transponder is attached to the back of the bib number, the second should be attached to the sports equipment with cable ties
Skaters receive a bib number in duplicate. Both numbers must be clearly visible and upright on the outside of the thighs and worn during the race. There is a transponder on the back of each number.
The time is measured as usual by crossing the timing mat at the start and finish. (There is also split times mats every 5km). In order to guarantee timekeeping, the TAG / transponder must not be bent. As it is a "disposable transponder", there is no need to return it. There is also no rental fee, as the costs are already included in the participation fee.
- No accompanying vehicles (cars, e-scooters, bicycles and motorcycles) or pushchairs of any kind are permitted on the course.
- Roller skates, inline skates, skateboards or other rolling devices are not permitted in the runners' race.
- Please also note the rules of conduct for inline skaters.
Please note: Only Music devices with open-ear headphones are permitted for use on the course. Participants must be alert to their surroundings at all times and must pay attention to important announcements.
Refreshment points with water, tea, isotonic drinks and fruit are set up at regular intervals and in sufficient numbers. There is also a refreshment point with gel from Maurten.
| Water | KM 5-12-17,5-22,5-27,5-32,5-34,5-38 and 40 |
| Fruit, tea and water | KM 9,15, 20, 25, 30 and 36 |
| Maurten Drink Mix 160 | KM 9, 15, 20, 25, 30, 36 |
| Maurten Gel 100 | KM 27,5 |
If you wish, we can bring your own refreshments to the individual refreshment points. To do this, you must hand in your container (no glass!) marked with your name, bib number and desired aid station to the "Eigenverpflegung" stand (Annemarie-Renger-Str. / Otto-von-Bismarck-Allee) by 7:45 a.m. on Sunday at the latest.
Only the following are permitted on the route
- hydration packs or vests with the following dimensions:
- back compartment with a maximum volume of 3 liters for holding hydration bladders
- Front pockets for water bottles (max. 0.5 liters each)
- Front pockets for small items (cell phone, keys, etc.)
- or drinking belt:
- Pockets for water bottles (max. 0.5 liters each)
- Pockets for small items (cell phone, keys, etc.)
There are also toilet cubicles at the end of each refreshment point.
For first aid services, the medical team, bike doctors, medical aid organizations and patrols from the Berlin fire department are there for you at the start/finish area and on the route. Do not hesitate to contact our staff if you have any complaints or pain. This also applies if you notice emergencies among other participants.
Runners: The time limit is 6:15 hours from crossing the start line. Participants who have not reached KM 33 by 3:50 pm or KM 38 by 4:35pm must leave the official route and continue on the footpath or will be taken to the finish in the broom bus. Please note that you may then not receive a result time, a medal or a post-finish supply.
Inlineskaters: The time limit is 2 hours and 10 minutes from crossing the start line. The cut-off point is at 3:10 p.m. at the Victory Column. Until 3:10 p.m., skaters have their last chance to take the circuit lap towards Ernst-Reuter-Platz and reach the finish line within the time limit. All skaters who arrive at the Victory Column after 3:10 p.m. will be diverted toward the finish line, regardless of the number of laps they have completed up to that point. This means that skaters who are too slow can cross the Brandenburg Gate and the finish line, but will not appear in the rankings because they have not skated the full marathon distance.
We have distributed pacemakers in all 4 start waves. They carry pacer flags with the corresponding finish times.
In wave 1 for 3:00 - 3:15 - 3:30 hours
In wave 2 for 3:00 - 3:15 - 3:30 - 3:45 hours
In wave 3 for 3:30 - 3:45 - 4:00 - 4:15 hours
In wave 4 for 3:45 - 4:00 - 4:15 - 4:30 - 4:45 - 5:00 hours
After the finish line
You can find your result in the results list on the event website under “The race”. Your certificate will also be available for download there.
- To personalize your medal, there is an engraving stand in Scheidemannstraße (outside the event area). You are welcome to book this service in advance via your user account. This will be noted on your race number.
- The engraving must be done on the day of the event.
- The service can also be used directly at the stand for 16.00 euros.
On Saturday, skaters can find changing tents in Annemarie-Renger-Str.
On Sunday there are plenty of changing and showering facilities in the finish area.
If you want to shower, you should take your clothes with you in the morning, because once you have left the area, you are no longer allowed to enter it.
Students of physiotherapy facilities offer free massages in the destination area to loosen up your muscles. You are welcome to take advantage of this service, but please remember that other participants also want to enjoy the "helping hands".
In the days after the event you will get an e-mail with the information about how you can access to your pre-ordered photos and finish-line video.
Jubilee Club
Open the menu item ‘Jubilee Club’ in your user account and there you go.
Please contact the Jubilee Club under jubilee@scc-events.com
To be officially and publicly welcomed into the Jubilee Club as part of your 10th successful participation, you must have a current binding registration for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON and your application must be received by 31 July at the latest.
Please contact the Jubilee Club before the EXPO starts via jubilee@scc-events.com or contact the support team directly on site at the EXPO.
Run: At the EXPO there is one couter with green start numbers. This counter is marked with a ‘Jubilee’ sign.
Inlineskating, handbike and wheelchair: Please give a mention of your Jubilee membership when you pick up your bib number.
No. Your guaranteed starting place is not transferable.
We will send an e-mail with all further information regarding registration to all members of the running discipline who have a valid user account connected with the Jubilee data within the opening of online registration for the public lottery for starting places. Inlineskaters, handbikers and wheelchair users can register from the opening of regular registration until the official registration deadline.
If you have not found an answer to your question here, you now have the opportunity to send us a message through our contact form.
