BMW Motorsport News

DTM: Timo Glock auctions off special race helmet for a good cause.

For BMW DTM driver Timo Glock (GER), the “best race of all time” was
the thrilling duel with Mercedes driver Gary Paffett (GBR) at the 2018
DTM season-opener in Hockenheim (GER). This enthralling race was also
present at the Lausitzring (GER) – on Glock’s helmet amongst other
places. Glock started the race at the Lausitzring wearing a
specially-made helmet, a reminder of the exciting season-opener. The
design boasts a total of six motifs from the Hockenheim race. This
unique helmet – complete with autographs from Glock and Paffett – will
now be auctioned for a good cause. The profit from the online auction
will go directly to the Zwei-Nase-Stiftung, where Glock sits on the
board of trustees. The trust provides families with disabled and
chronically-ill children the opportunity to take some time out from
the stresses of daily life, at the Zwerg-Nase-Haus in Wiesbaden (GER).
The children enjoy a holiday-like atmosphere, the parents get a break
and receive help to gather the strength they need to look after
children on a daily basis. This link takes you to the online auction
for Glock’s unique “Hockenheim 2018” helmet: https://www.unitedcharity.de/Auktionen/Helm-Timo-Glock 

 

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup:
BMW Teams in the 3-hour race at Silverstone. 

Just one week after the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the ROWE
Racing and Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW teams were at the second race of
the season in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup: the 3-hour race
at Silverstone in Great Britain. The best-placed BMW M6 GT3 was the
#99 ROWE Racing car, with BMW works drivers Jesse Krohn (FIN), Connor
de Phillippi (USA) and Jens Klingmann (GER) at the wheel. The trio
secured 13th place. However, BMW works driver John Edwards
(USA), BMW Motorsport Junior Ricky Collard (GBR) and new team member
Nick Yelloly (GBR) endured some bad luck in the #98 car. The car
reached the top eight at one point but then had to spend a long spell
in the pits for repairs after a trip across the grass. The #98 car
finished the race in 47th place. The #36 Walkenhorst
Motorsport BMW M6 GT3, driven by Henry Walkenhorst, Andreas Ziegel and
Immanuel Winke (all GER), crossed the line in 36th position. 

 

British Touring Car Championship: Two podium finishes for
Colin Turkington

BMW driver Colin Turkington (GBR) from the West Surrey Racing team
secured two podium finishes at the third round of the British Touring
Car Championship (BTCC) season at Thruxton (GBR). The British driver
finished both the first and second races in second place. In the third
and final race, he crossed the line in fifth position with his BMW
125i M Sport. His team-mate Andrew Jordan (GBR) claimed sixth place in
the first race and then finished fifth in the second race – despite
suffering from food poisoning. He did not participate in the third
race for medical reasons. Rob Collard (GBR) – also competing in a BMW
125i M Sport from WSR – finished in eleventh, 16th and
tenth places in the three races. Stephen Jelley (GBR) from the Parker
Racing team finished the three races in 27th,
25th and 21st positions. 

 

ESET V4 Cup: Podium for the BMW M6 GT3 at the Red Bull Ring.

The Red Bull Ring, near Spielberg (AUT), hosted the second race of
the season in the ESET V4 Cups – including a podium finish for the BMW
M6 GT3. In the second sprint race on Sunday, Jakub Knoll (CZE) from
the Šenkýř Motorsport team claimed second place on the rostrum. In the
first sprint race, Knoll was the best-placed BMW driver in fifth. In
the endurance race, Jakub Kubas (SVK) secured fourth place in the
Racing Trevor team BMW M6 GT3.