BMW Motorsport Juniors test the BMW M6 GT3 in Oschersleben.

Munich (DE), 5th April 2016. Preparations for the start of the ADAC
GT Masters season, from 15th to 17th April in Oschersleben (DE)
entered the finishing straight with the official test at the
Motorsport Arena on Monday and Tuesday. BMW Motorsport Juniors Jesse
Krohn (FI) and Louis Delétraz (CH) took the opportunity to perform
important set-up work on the new BMW M6 GT3 with the Schubert
Motorsport team. This also marked the first on-track appearance of the
Junior Car in its special livery, and the first opportunity to compare
the car with its strong opposition. Thirty-four GT cars will take to
the grid for the opening races.

Krohn will return to Oschersleben in a few days’ time, when he will
contest the first two races of the season alongside BMW DTM driver
Martin Tomczyk (DE). Tomczyk will be on hand to pass on his wealth of
experience as team-mate and mentor. Delétraz will make his race debut
in the BMW M6 GT3 at the second race weekend of the ADAC GT Masters,
at the Sachsenring (DE, 29.4.-1.5.), when the two BMW Motorsport
Juniors will share the cockpit of the Junior Car for the first time.

Jesse Krohn: “Thanks to my outings in North America
and in the VLN, I already have a few kilometres under my belt in the
BMW M6 GT3. That is certainly beneficial to me during the preparations
for the start of the season in the ADAC GT Masters. The car is new and
has a lot of potential. It is now up to us drivers and the team to
take advantage of this potential and to find the right basic set-up
for each racetrack. Martin Tomczyk’s experience will certainly help us
in this regard. I am really looking forward to contesting the first
race of the season alongside him in the BMW M6 GT3 Junior Car with
this fantastic design. I will have to change my mindset from endurance
racing to sprint races, but I am sure that we will have a lot of fun
in such a high-class field.”

Louis Delétraz: “A lot is still new to me, as I
switch from single-seater cars, in which I have spent most of my time,
to the BMW M6 GT3. I still have a lot to learn, but the guys at
Schubert Motorsport are helping me a lot and I am improving with every
lap. You can see that in the lap times. I love the design of the BMW
M6 GT3 Junior Car and can hardly wait to finally line up for my first
race with the car at the Sachsenring. Tests are extremely important to
me. However, as a racing driver, you only get that real adrenalin kick
when you are on the starting grid and it is time to get down to business.”