Whether in the DTM, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
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.
BTCC: Turkington wins in Donington Park.
The team from West Surrey Racing has celebrated more success at the
second race weekend of the 2017 season in the British Touring Car
Championship (BTCC) in Donington Park (GBR). Colin Turkington (GBR)
claimed his first win of the season in the BMW 125i M Sport and is now
in second place in the drivers’ standings, with 72 points. Turkington
had finished the third race on Sunday in second place, but moved up
one position due to the exclusion of the first-placed driver from the
final result. In the first two races of the day, he had finished in
fourth and fifth places respectively. Rob Collard (GBR) also made it
onto the podium, finishing second in race two. He ended races one and
three in sixth and twelfth places respectively. In the third BMW 125i
M Sport, Andrew Jordan (GBR) finished in 15th,
15th and 18th places.
International GT Open: Félix da Costa starting for BMW Team
Teo Martín.
There will be more competitive appearances in the BMW M6 GT3 for BMW
works driver António Félix da Costa (POR) in the 2017 season. Having
already taken part in Blancpain GT Series test drives for ROWE Racing
and being part of the BMW drivers’ team for the 24-hour race at the
Nürburgring (GER), Félix da Costa will also be competing for BMW Team
Teo Martín in selected International GT Open races. At the
season-opener in Estoril (POR) on 29th and 30th
April, he will share driving duties in the BMW M6 GT3 with Lourenço
Beirão (POR). Félix da Costa and the former Formula 1 driver Tiago
Monteiro (POR) will take turns to accompany Beirão throughout the rest
of the season. Former BMW Motorsport Junior Victor Bouveng (SWE) and
Fran Rueda (ESP) will compete for the 2016 team champions in the
second BMW M6 GT3.
New BMW M235i Racing Cup Belgium season starts in Spa.
The new BMW M235i Racing Cup Belgium season started on the Easter
weekend with two endurance races in Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). In the
four-hour race on Saturday, the win went to Oskar Sandberg (NOR),
Torsten Kratz (GER) and Matthew Swaenepoel (RSA) from Team Securtal
Sorg Rennsport. Victory on Sunday in the BMW M235i Racing Cup class at
the 400-minute race in Spa was claimed by Recep and Hakan Sari (both
TUR) from Team Gamsiz Motorsport.