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: Three podiums for the BMW 125i M Sport at Knockhill.
Colin Turkington (GBR) achieved another milestone for West Surrey
Racing and BMW in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). His
third place in race two at Knockhill (GBR) was the 250th
podium for BMW in the BTCC. Turkington also finished third in the
other two races, and consequently climbs to the top of the Drivers’
Championship with three events remaining. His team-mate Rob Collard
(GBR) finished fourth twice and eleventh in the BMW 125i M Sport at
Knockhill. The BTCC returns to action in a fortnight’s time in
Rockingham (GBR).
Pirelli World Challenge: BMW M235i Racing dominates in Utah.
The Pirelli World Challenge was at the “Utah Motorsports Campus”
(USA) this weekend for races seven and eight of the season in the TC
class. The starting grid featured over 20 BMW M235i Racings – and the
car completed top-five and top-seven lock-outs at the 4.905-kilometre
circuit in Tooele (USA). Victory in both races went to Greg Liefooghe
(USA) of the Stephen Cameron Racing team, who also set the fastest lap
time of 2:05.242 minutes in race two. Toby Grahovec (USA) took his
place on the podium twice. He came home second and third in the #1 BMW
M235i Racing fielded by the Classic BMW team.
BMW M8 GTE: Test programme continues in Spain.
Last week, BMW Motorsport continued its test and development
programme with the new BMW M8 GTE at “Circuit de Catalunya”, near
Barcelona (ESP). Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED), Bruno
Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT) alternated at the wheel of the GT
racing car, which will start in both the FIA World Endurance
Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in
2018. You can find the latest images attached to this press release
and in the BMW Group PressClub.
BMW Motorsport Juniors: Licence for the “Green Hell”.
After a month’s break, the VLN Endurance Championship returns to
action on 19th August. BMW Motorsport Juniors Mikkel Jensen
(DEN), Dennis Marschall (GER) and Beitske Visser (NED), who were
accepted onto this year’s multi-level programme for talented young
drivers, will use the fifth race of the season on the iconic
Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER) to obtain their licence for the “Green
Hell”. The Nordschleife permit, which is issued by the German
Motorsport Association (DMSB), authorises the youngsters to compete in
the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, as well as other events. Another
BMW Motorsport Junior will also drive at the next round of the VLN;
Ricky Collard (GBR) will be in action in the new BMW M4 GT4. He will
race alongside Dirk Adorf (GER), who will support the BMW Motorsport
Juniors in the “Green Hell” in his role as mentor.