BMW Team Schnitzer, ROWE Racing and Schubert Motorsport are ready for
the intensive preparations ahead of the Nürburgring 24 Hours, with the
support of BMW Motorsport. The test and set-up sessions
(18th March), the first two rounds of the VLN Endurance
Championship (25th March, 8th April), and the
qualifying race for the 24 Hours (23rd April) provide
excellent opportunities to prepare the six BMW M6 GT3s.
In total, 21 drivers are allocated to the three teams and six
cars. They include five current BMW DTM drivers and drivers with many
years of experience within the BMW family. Twice DTM champion Timo
Scheider (GER), Marc Basseng (GER), Alex Lynn (GBR) and Tom
Onslow-Cole (GBR) will be involved with BMW for the first time.
Three BMW works drivers will be used in both BMW M6 GT3s within
their respective teams. BMW DTM driver Augusto Farfus (BRA), who won
the 24-hour race back in 2010, will take on this role at BMW Team
Schnitzer. Jörg Müller (GER) has two victories at the endurance
classic to his name. He will be in action in a dual role for Schubert
Motorsport. At ROWE Racing, this special task falls to Alexander Sims
(GBR), winner of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2016.
As well as the six works-assisted BMW M6 GT3s run by ROWE
Racing, Schubert Motorsport and BMW Team Schnitzer, Falken Motorsports
and Walkenhorst Motorsport will also field the top model from the BMW
Motorsport product range in the “Green Hell”.
Driver/team line-ups at a glance:
BMW Team Schnitzer:
Marco Wittmann
(GER)
Tom Blomqvist (GBR)
Martin Tomczyk (GER)
Augusto
Farfus (BRA)
Augusto Farfus (BRA)
Alex Lynn (GBR)
António Félix da
Costa (PRT)
Timo Scheider (GER)
ROWE Racing:
Maxime Martin (BEL)
Philipp
Eng (AUT)
Marc Basseng (GER)
Alexander Sims (GBR)
Alexander Sims (GBR)
Richard Westbrook (GBR)
Markus
Palttala (FIN)
Nick Catsburg (NED)
Schubert Motorsport:
John Edwards
(USA)
Jens Klingmann (GER)
Tom Onslow-Cole (GBR)
Jörg
Müller (GER)
Jörg Müller (GER)
Kuno Wittmer (CAN)
Bruno Spengler
(CAN)
Jesse Krohn (FIN)