3.6.2019 Munich. BMW Team MTEK completed the last Test before the Le Mans 24 hours – BMW M4 GT4 triumphed at Le Castellet.
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- FIA WEC: a dress rehearsal for the BMW M8 GTE in Le Mans.
- DTM: Marco Wittmann meets his Fans in Nuremberg, Germany.
- GT4 European Series: triple victory for the BMW M4 GT4.
- GT4 Scandinavia: victory for the BMW M4 GT4 in Anderstorp.
FIA WEC: a dress rehearsal for the BMW M8 GTE in Le Mans.
The BMW Team MTEK has completed the “Circuit de la Sarthe” (FRA) on Sunday the official pre-test for the 24 hours of Le Mans (FRA). Both BMW M8 GTE were for almost the entire eight hours on the track, interrupted only by short pauses for Set-up improvements. At the end of the day, the Team had traveled more than 2,200 kilometers, and in the best possible way to do this in two weeks, to be held at the end of the race prepared. “It was great, after Le Mans return. We are as well prepared as we can be,“ said Philipp Eng (AUT), comes in the #81 BMW M8 GTE to use. “My team-mates Nicky Catsburg, Martin Tomczyk and I are after today’s Test, with the Balance of the car satisfied. What relates to the Set-up, we are well positioned. Now we are going to provide us with in two weeks of the challenge.“
Six weeks ago, the Team had completed a private 30-hour Test at Magny-Cours (FRA), so without the technical problem, suggesting a good reliability of the BMW M8 GTE hope. António Félix da Costa (POR) who share the Cockpit of the #82 BMW M8 GTE with Augusto Farfus (BRA), Jesse Krohn (FIN), said: “last year we had race in our first Start in Le Mans only the experience of a WEC. This was a disadvantage. This time, our conditions are completely different. We drivers and the entire Team are looking forward to see what we can achieve in this year.“
DTM: Marco Wittmann meets his Fans in Nuremberg, Germany.
About a month before his DTM home round at the norisring (GER) had Marco Wittmann (GER) the opportunity to come to the Fans in Nürnberg (GER) to be very close. First of all, he was on Saturday with numerous media representatives in the framework of the official Pre-press conference question-and-answer. Then we went to the autograph session on Nuremberg’s main market. There is a beach volleyball tournament, the “technician Beach Tour was held this weekend in parallel”. Wittmann and DTM driver colleague Nico Müller (SUI, Audi) took the opportunity and delivered a Match with the German national player Sandra Ittlinger and Maja Rosko. “It was a great Event here in my home,” said Wittmann. “The crush of Fans at the autograph session was great, and I was delighted to be able to you in front of my DTM home race at the norisring in such a great atmosphere. I had, in the context of the event, so a lot of fun on the beach volleyball field. After this show, the anticipation of my home game is will be in which a lot of friends, my family and my fan club site, the greater.“ In addition to Wittmann and Müller BMW Motorsport Junior Beitske Visser (NED) which is part of the event. You will be competing at the norisring in the context of the W Series.
GT4 European Series: triple victory for the BMW M4 GT4.
The BMW Customer Racing Team from MDM Motorsport is the big winner of the race weekend of the GT4 European Series at Le Castellet (FRA). In the first race at the “Circuit Paul Ricard” on Saturday, Simon Knap (NED), and Alec Udell (USA), led a BMW-two-three victory. After 26 rounds, the Duo triumphed in his BMW M4 GT4 in front of Ricardo van der ende (NED) and Euan McKay (GBR) of Team Ekris Motorsport and its MDM Motorsport team-mate Mark van der Aa and Koen Bogaerts (both NED). In the second race on Sunday, Knap and Udell continued their winning streak and won in the BMW M4 GT4 with the start number 25 again. First place in the Pro-Am class win and a on Sunday, Massimiliano Tresoldi (ITA) and Paolo Meloni (SMR) in the BMW M4 GT4 from the W&D Racing Team.
GT4 Scandinavia: victory for the BMW M4 GT4 in Anderstorp.
So, in the framework of the GT4 Scandinavia a BMW had managed to gain Customer Racing Team reason to Cheer: Oliver Söderström and Robert Serwanski (both SWE) for the Förenade Bil/Lestrup Racing Team in a BMW M4 GT4, the Sunday race in Anderstorp (SWE). The Duo had started from the pole position and took the first place with about six seconds lead at the finish. In the first race on Saturday Söderström and Serwanski had occupied the sixth place.
Le Mans (FRA), 2nd June 2019. BMW M Motorsport, 24 Hours of Le Mans Official test day. Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED), Philipp Eng (AUT), BMW M8 GTE #81, BMW Team MTEK. (Photo: BMW AG)
