Whether in the DTM, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, or countless other
championships: Week after week BMW teams and drivers around the
world do battle for points, victories and titles. Away from the
track too, members of the large BMW Motorsport family around the
world are also creating headlines. The “BMW Motorsport News” allows
us to regularly summarise all the action for you in a compact and
informative manner. This way, you are always up to speed.
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia: Victory and second place
for BMW M4 GT4 at Fuji.
In front of the picturesque panorama of Mount Fuji (JPN), the
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia hosted races seven and eight of the
2019 season. In the first race on Saturday, Takayuki Kinoshita and
Sunako Jukuchou (both JPN) in the #81 BMW M4 GT4 crossed the finish
line in second place in the GT4 class after 31 laps. In the second
race of the weekend, BMW Team Studie duo took the win. This saw them
extend their lead in the GT4 category driver’s standings. Their
team-mates Max Chen and Ken Urata (both JPN) finished in sixth place
on both Saturday and Sunday. There are two events left in the
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia. The next stop for BMW Team Studie
is the Korea International Circuit (KOR). Races nine and ten of the
season will be held there on 3rd and 4th August.
DTM: BMW M1 Procar Revival wows fans and VIPs at the Norisring.
The BMW M1 Procar Revival was a real crowd-puller at the DTM
weekend at the Norisring (GER). To celebrate the car’s 40th
anniversary, 14 legendary BMW M1 Procars did laps of the street
circuit. Legends such as Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER), Marc Surer (SUI)
and Jan Lammers (NED), who all celebrated major successes in this car,
were at the wheel. They, along with their driver colleagues and head
of BMW Motorsport GmbH at that time, Jochen Neerpasch, were on hand to
talk to the fans and pose for photos. VIP guests also admired the BMW
M1 Procars on Sunday: Prince Albert of Monaco, Bavarian state premier
Markus Söder and ITR chairman Gerhard Berger visited the BMW M1 field
of drivers.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge: BimmerWorld Racing defends
overall lead.
Just one week after the second place at Watkins Glen (USA), the
BimmerWorld Racing team headed to the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
(CAN), where the fifth race of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge was
held. Devin Jones and James Clay (USA) finished in sixth place in the
GS class in the #82 BMW M4 GT4, thereby defending their top position
in the overall standings.
W Series: Next podium success for Beitske Visser.
BMW Motorsport Junior Beitske Visser (NED) celebrated a further
podium success in the W Series. In the fourth race of the season, at
the Norisring (GER), the Dutch racer finished in second place, thereby
reducing her deficit to overall leader Jamie Chadwick (GBR) to just
ten points. The next race will be held at Assen (NED) in two weeks.
24h Portimão: Class win for BMW M4 GT4.
Team Hofor Racing powered by Bonk Motorsport took the GT4 class
win at the 24 Hours of Portimão (POR). Martin Kroll (SUI), Thomas
Jäger, Michael Fischer (both AUT), Michael Schrey and Alexander Prinz
(both GER) triumphed at the wheel of the #50 BMW M4 GT4 after a total
of 631 laps at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. Team Hofor
Racing powered by Bonk Motorsport also competed with the #869 BMW
M240i Racing, which finished in second place in the A3 class. Kroll,
Nicole Holzer, Axel Burghardt, Michael Bonk (all GER) and Markus
Fischer (AUT) took it in turns behind the wheel.