Munich. The season’s most successful privateer BMW drivers and
teams were honoured at the traditional BMW Motorsport Season Review
at the premises of BMW Group Classic in Munich (DE) on Friday. Of
the 332 drivers who registered, Michael Schrey scored the most
points to pick up a cheque for 30,000 Euros. He will also get a test
drive in the BMW M6 GT3 in 2017. In the Team Competition, Pixum Team
Adrenalin Motorsport triumphed for the third year in a row.
The BMW Sports Trophy allows BMW Motorsport to honour the
performances of privateer drivers and teams over the course of the
season. Points were scored at the wheel of BMW racing cars in various
championships and at prestigious individual events throughout the
2015/2016 scoring period. There was once again great interest in this
competition: in total, 332 participants from 35 countries and 59 teams
registered for the BMW Sports Trophy. With more than 700 of over 4,000
top-ten results recorded, the BMW M235i Racing was the most successful
car in the hands of privateer drivers and teams. A total prize purse
of 250,000 Euros was up for grabs in the Drivers’ Competition in the
55th staging of the BMW Sports Trophy. The ten most
successful teams received a share of 100,000 Euros.
“Every year, I am impressed by the fantastic development of the BMW
Sports Trophy,” said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “The
global BMW Motorsport family continues to grow every season. With
their victories with BMW racing cars in such a diverse range of
series, privateer drivers and teams are excellent ambassadors for the
BMW brand and BMW Motorsport. Thank you to all 332 drivers and 59
teams who scored points over the past season. I would obviously
particularly like to congratulate Michael Schrey and Pixum Team
Adrenalin Motorsport. To come out on top against such strong
opposition is an impressive performance.”
With 486 points to his name, Schrey was able to fend off the
challenges of his closest rivals Christopher Rink (DE, 465) and Danny
Brink (DE, 435). He contested the entire season alongside Alexander
Mies (DE) in the BMW M235i Racing Cup, which was held within the VLN
Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring (DE), and not only won the
Cup, but also finished top of the overall VLN standings. He also
enjoyed successful starts in other series, including a class victory
at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (DE).
“This award is the icing on the cake,” said Schrey, who was presented
with the trophy by DTM champion Marco Wittmann (DE). “I had a
fantastic season, winning the title in both the VLN and the BMW M235i
Racing Cup. However, victory in the BMW Sports Trophy Drivers’
Competition is also very special. It is an international title, and
one you cannot win every year. This season, everything came together
perfectly. I am incredibly proud of this.”
After winning the Team Competition for the past two years, Pixum Team
Adrenalin Motorsport was once again the dominant force in 2015/16.
Team principal Matthias Unger’s (DE) outfit won its third Team title
in the BMW Sports Trophy with a score of 1,058 points. “It feels
fantastic to win again,” said team principal Unger after receiving the
award from Stefan Reinhold (DE), team principal of BMW Team RMG in the
DTM. “This third win in a row was once again earned through hard work.
We may have had a lot of cars in action, but every single class we
start in is fiercely-competitive. Scoring the necessary points in
these series is far from a matter of course. I would like to thank my
team and the drivers, without whom this title would not have been possible.”
In total, Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport claimed 22 class victories
and ended the season ahead of the West Surrey Racing and Securtal Sorg
Rennsport teams (both 809 points).
Final standings 2015/16 BMW Sports Trophy Drivers’ Competition.
Final standings 2015/16 BMW Sports Trophy Team Competition.