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.
Italian GT: BMW Team Italia extends winning streak at Mugello.
The success story continues for BMW Team Italia in the Italian GT
Championship. At Mugello (ITA), BMW Motorsport Junior Erik Johansson
(SWE) and Stefano Comandini (ITA) were unstoppable once again in the
#15 BMW M6 GT3 at the fifth race weekend of the season. The BMW Team
Italia duo celebrated another win in the first race on Saturday. The
two drivers reached the podium once again on Sunday after finishing
third in the second sprint race of the weekend. Their team-mates
Giuseppe Fascicolo and Francesco Guerra (both ITA) also had plenty of
reason to celebrate in the #207 BMW M4 GT4 after claiming victory in
the GT4 class in Sunday’s race following a post-race disqualification
on Saturday. The sixth race weekend in the Italian GT Championship
takes place from 13th to 15th September at Vallelunga (ITA).
W Series: Home race for Beitske Visser.
BMW Motorsport Junior Beitske Visser (NED) competed in her home race
in the W Series at the weekend. The fifth event of the new race series
took place as part of the DTM weekend at Assen (NED). Visser finished
fourth in Saturday’s race, just missing out on the podium. This
allowed Visser to cement second place overall in the championship
standings, 13 points behind leader Jamie Chadwick (GBR). Sunday
featured a special event, an extra race, in which the grid was set up
according to the championship standings in reverse order with no
points being awarded. Visser concluded this turbulent race in 14th place.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge: Two top ten finishes at Lime
Rock Park.
This weekend, the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge visited Lime Rock
Park (USA) for the sixth race of the season. The #82 BMW M4 GT4 of
BimmerWorld Racing finished in fourth place, just missing out on the
podium. Driving duties had been shared between the two regular
drivers, Devin Jones and James Clay (both USA). In the Turner
Motorsport #96 BMW M4 GT4, Robby Foley and Bill Auberlen (both USA)
recorded another top ten finish for BMW. The duo claimed tenth place.
The next race takes place on 3rd August at Road America (USA).