BMW Motorsport News – issue 13/2019

29.4.2019. BMW M Motorsport presents the Official Partner and Supplier for the DTM-season in 2019 – new BMW M4 GT4 wins at the Premiere of the ADAC GT4 Germany.

Content

  • DTM: BMW M Motorsport presents the Official Partner and Supplier.
  • VLN: Top-5-result for BMW Team Schnitzer on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
  • BMW M240i Racing Cup: the next success for Griessner/Fübrich.
  • ADAC GT Masters: BMW M6 GT3 in sixth place thanks to a strong fightback.
  • ADAC GT4 Germany: a Perfect debut for the new BMW M4 GT4 in Oschersleben.
  • Blancpain GT World Challenge America: Successful weekend for BMW M customer sports vehicles.
  • BTCC: Turkington wins at Donington twice.
  • DTM: Marco Wittmann takes hours of flight time in aerobatics world champion Matthias Dolderer.

DTM: BMW M Motorsport presents the Official Partner and Supplier.

BMW M Motorsport in the DTM-season in 2019 on the support of a large number of partners. In addition to Premium Technology Partner Shell, and five Premium partners, a total of seven Official partners and two Official Supplier on Board. Akrapovič, the BMW Driving Experience, the BMW M GmbH, BMW M Performance Parts and H&R Spezialfedern GmbH & co. KG to continue its commitment as Official Partner. As an Official Supplier for Oakley, and PUMA equip furthermore, the BMW Teams and riders. Becker Carbon is as a specialist for fiber-composite components in the context of a technical partnership in the series of Official Partner of BMW M Motorsport. The company was already between 2013 and 2015, a Partner in the DTM. New BMW M Motorsport family Partner RoboMarkets is Official. Established in 2012, Multi-Asset brokers has grown strongly in recent years and now offers professional services for institutional and private customers in Europe. The “RoboMarkets”lettering is prominently visible on the roof and the front hood of the CATL BMW M4 DTM. BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt says: “We are proud to be able to in the upcoming DTM season on such a large number of distribution partners. You all are guarantors for the fact that we can operate the factory Motorsport at the highest level. I would like to thank you on behalf of everyone at BMW Motorsport. It is particularly important to me to mention so that our partnerships are usually far beyond the mere illustration of partner logos. We are always keen to develop partnerships so that they can bring for all parties Involved in a real value. Together we are strong.“

VLN: Top-5-result for BMW Team Schnitzer on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

Numerous class wins and a Top 5 result in the overall standings for the third run of the VLN long distance championship Nürburgring (GER): The BMW team and drivers look back on a successful race weekend in the Eifel. After the first VLN-race was due to dense fog over a shorter distance conducted, and the second race had to be canceled due to snow, went to the third VLN round, the full length, and offered Fans and viewers the typical Eifel conditions. In the case of strong rain, Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) kept in the #42 BMW M6 GT3 entered by BMW Team Schnitzer and landed after 24 rounds in fifth place. Directly behind the ROWE Racing used #99 BMW M6 GT3 finished the race in sixth place. The tax had alternated Marco Wittmann (GER), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and John Edwards (USA). The second ROWE Racing used BMW M6 GT3 with the starting number 98, and the driver trio of Philipp Eng (AUT), Mikkel Jensen (DEN) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) was eliminated in advance. A total of seven BMW M6 GT3 were gone to the Start. So, in the individual classes there were from the point of view of BMW’s reason for joy. In the V4-class, Stefan Beyer, Emin Akata (both GER) and Thorsten Kratz (AUT) secured in the BMW 325i of the Team Sorg Rennsport victory. Even in the highly competitive SP10 class, the Team from Wuppertal (GER) had every reason to be happy. In the #181 BMW M4 GT4 BMW Motorsport Junior Erik Johansson (SWE) and Heiko Eichenberg (GER) ended up in second place. Behind it was completed by Florian Wolf, Arne Hoffmeister (both GER) and Manuel Amweg (SUI) on the podium. Other class wins went to Christopher Dreyspring and Christer Jöns (both GER) in the BMW M2 Competition by the Team Schubert Motorsport in the SP8T class, and Marcel Manheller and Carsten Knechtges (both GER) from Team Manheller Racing in the BMW 328i in the VT2 class. Overall the race weekend went on the third VLN-more than 60 BMW models at the Start. The fourth race of the VLN endurance racing championship Nürburgring on 13. July the 50. Adenauer routes around Trophy on the stage. For numerous BMW Teams and drivers, but in just a few weeks back in the Eifel. 18. and 19. May take place with the Six-hour qualifying race in the last endurance test before the legendary 24-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

BMW M240i Racing Cup: the next success for Griessner/Fübrich.

The two reigning Champions, David Griessner (AUT) and Yannick Fübrich (GER) in the BMW M240i Racing Cup remains on course in title defence. In the third season of the class CUP5, which will be held in the framework of the VLN endurance racing championship Nürburgring, the race, the Duo was beat from the Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport. In the BMW M240i Racing with the start number 650, the two brought a convincing victory to the goal and built their lead in the overall standings. Behind Nico Otto and Lars Peucker (both GER) ended up in the legendary “Eifel flash” with number 666 of the Team Scheid-Honert Motorsport to second place. Marc Ehret, Christian Konnerth (both GER) and Juha Hannonen (FIN) #exported 679 BMW M240i Racing FK Performance Motorsport completed the Podium. A total of 21 BMW M240i Racing in the Eifel at the Start. The fourth race in the BMW M240i Racing Cup will take place on 13. July.

ADAC GT Masters: BMW M6 GT3 in sixth place thanks to a strong fightback.

BMW works driver Jens Klingmann (GER) and Nicolai Sylvest (THE) have shown for the season opener of the ADAC GT Masters in Oschersleben (GER) impressive comeback, and a strong sixth place. In the race on Sunday the Duo in the #14 BMW M6 GT3 Team MRS GT-Racing will start from position 14 was gone into the race and was able to work eight places to the front. Equivalent to so rank the three for Sylvest in the Junior standings. In Saturday’s race, the two had the finish line on the 17. Place crosses. The second race weekend in the ADAC GT Masters will take place from 17. to 19. May in Most (CZE).

ADAC GT4 Germany: a Perfect debut for the new BMW M4 GT4 in Oschersleben.

Kick-off: Gabriele Piana (ITA) and Marius train (GER), celebrated in the #7 BMW M4 GT4 by the Team RN Vision STS a perfect debut in the newly created ADAC GT4 Germany. In Saturday’s race, the Duo took second place in Qualifying, victory in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (GER). So on Sunday, the newly-created racing series, voltage is not offered until the last metres, for a further BMW podium success, it was enough but only just. Michael Schrey (GER) and Thomas Jäger (AUT) finished the race in the #3 BMW M4 GT4 in fourth place, behind Claudia Hürtgen (GER) and Michael Fischer (AUT) crossed Fifth in the #2 BMW M4 GT4 to the finish line. Both vehicles are used in the ADAC GT4 Germany Hofor Racing powered by Bonk Motorsport. The Duo Piana/train came in Sunday’s race in tenth place. A total of five BMW M4 GT4 were gone to the Start. The next race of the ADAC GT4 Germany will take place from 7. to 9. June at the Red Bull Ring (AUT).

Blancpain GT World Challenge America: Successful weekend for BMW M customer sports vehicles.

For a number of successes in a large array of BMW M’s motor sport customers, sport has provided a pallet on the Virginia International Raceway (USA). In the framework of the Blancpain GT World Challenge America both the BMW M6 GT3, BMW M4 GT4 as well as the BMW M240i Racing and the BMW M235i Racing on the legendary race track in Virginia, came to the Start.

In the #29 BMW M4 GT4 by the Team at Classic BMW Justin Rapheal (USA) and Stevan McAleer (GBR), secured thanks to a strong fightback in the Saturday race standings for the first time, the victory in the SprintX-total. Equivalent to the victory in the SprintX East standings. On rank three rounds of Greg Liefooghe and Sean Quinlan (both USA) in the #19 BMW M4 GT4 by Stephen Cameron Racing is a strong result. Directly behind it crossed Randy Mueller and James Clay (both USA) in the #3 BMW M4 GT4 by Epic motorsports to the finish line and secured the victory in the SprintX East in THE standings. The second race was not completed at the time of the editorial deadline, as well as those in the Sprint race. There, Marko Radisic (USA) had missed the race on Saturday in the best-placed #22 BMW M4 GT4 of Precision Driving Tech the podium to fourth place in the standings.

Reason for joy there was from the point of view of BMW in the TC class, in the after the first race of six BMW vehicles were in the very front. In the #80 BMW M235i Racing by the Team at Rooster Hall Racing clinched Johan Schwartz (THE) victory in front of Toby Grahovec (USA) in the #26 BMW M240i Racing from Classic BMW and the #81 BMW M235i Racing by Steve Streimer (USA), who had so gone to Rooster Hall Racing at the Start. The second run was not completed at the time of writing.

The BMW M6 GT3, what’s on the Virginia Raceway. Henry Schmitt (USA) and Greg Liefooghe crossed the finish line in the #87 BMW M6 GT3 from the Team of Stephen Cameron Racing in Saturday’s race on the 14. Place. So here is the Sunday race at the time of writing was not concluded.

BTCC: Turkington wins at Donington twice.

Reigning Champion Colin Turkington (GBR) has reported on the second race weekend of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Donington Park (GBR) impressive back. In the #1 BMW 330i M Sport from the Team of West Surrey Racing, the Briton secured in the first two runs in the victory. The Foundation stone he had laid with the first place in Qualifying. In the third and final race he finished in ninth place. Team-mate Tom Oliphant (GBR) who went to the #15 BMW 330i M Sport from the Team of West Surrey Racing at the Start, ended up in the first race in third place, and so what, then, in the second race for a long time promising in the race before him a screwdriver from the points went threw. In the third run, he ended up on rank 13. In the third, of the West Surrey Racing used #77 BMW 330i M Sport Andrew Jordan (GBR) retired in the first race and could not compete in the two following runs. Stephen Jelley (GBR), the Team Parker Racing in the #12 BMW 125i M Sport at the Start, one came in the first race in 17th, and in the third run on the 20. Place. In the second race he had to give up. The next race weekend of the BTCC will take place on 18. And 19. May, Thruxton (GBR).

DTM: Marco Wittmann takes hours of flight time in aerobatics world champion Matthias Dolderer.

High, it went for the two-time DTM Champion Marco Wittmann (GER) in the last week, in the context of a film shoot for the TV station SAT.1. Wittmann and his two DTM-drivers-mate Nico Müller (SUI, Audi) and Ferdinand of Habsburg (AUT, Aston Martin) were in aerobatic world champion Matthias Dolderer (GER) in Tannheim (GER) to be a guest to enjoy an hour’s flight to the particularly rapid manner. Dolderer took the racers on a scenic flight and spectacular flight maneuvers. Wittmann made the beginning and was even able to apply for some of the maneuvers the joystick. “After 2016, I was allowed to rise for the second Time to Matthias into the Cockpit, but it was just as exciting and spectacular as the first Time,” said Wittmann. “Many thanks to Matthias for the invitation to this great action! I hope he can follow our invitation to the DTM, then we can return the favor back to him.“ The complete Film about the art of flight-day, Wittmann and DTM fellow drivers SATELLITE radiates.1 in the course of his Live broadcast of the season opening on the upcoming weekend in Hockenheim (GER).

Lausitzring (GER) on 18th of April 2019. BMW M Motorsport, DTM, ITR Testing, BMW Bank M4 DTM, BMW Team RMG (photo: BMW AG)

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