Munich. The first newly developed BMW M4 GT4s have been
delivered. After completing around 30,000 test kilometres, numerous
hours in the wind tunnel, extensive application drives and
successful test outings in race conditions, the first models were
received by their new owners around the globe on Wednesday. The
delivery in Europe was part of an exclusive customer event at BMW
Welt in Munich (GER), where the BMW M4 GT4 was the first race car to
be handed over to new owners. The first customers in North America,
Asia and Australia will also receive their cars. This sees the
latest addition to the BMW Motorsport range of products with
customers earlier than planned, and which is now ready to take to
the track.
“Today is a very special day for us. After intensive months of
testing and development, the BMW M4 GT4 is now officially ready to
race,” said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “I’m particularly
pleased that we were able to deliver the first models to our customer
teams at such an early stage. This means that our customers are now
able to test the BMW M4 GT4 thoroughly and familiarise themselves with
the car. This has laid the foundations to successful customer racing
outings. We are pleased with the GT4 car in every respect so far. The
interest and demand from customer teams around the world has been
incredibly high from the start. This acclaim makes us feel very
positive. The production model BMW M4 Coupé provides the BMW M4 GT4
with a very strong basis, and we are extremely confident that the race
car will become a guarantee of success for our customers. We wish our
customer teams the very best of luck for the next race season.” (fuel
consumption BMW M4 Coupé combined: 9.5 – 8.3 l/100 km [29.7 – 34.0 mpg
imp], CO2 emissions combined: 218 –194 g/km).
Some long-standing BMW Motorsport customers were invited to BMW Welt
to receive their new race car as part of an exclusive event. After the
official vehicle handover, everyone sat down to eat lunch together.
Afterwards, the cars were loaded onto the expectant trailers and
trucks and taken away. In North America, Australia and Asia the first
BMW M4 GT4s will also be presented to customer teams. There are no
more obstacles in the way of the first customer race outings on the track.
Customer teams involved in development.
It wasn’t just the entire expertise of BMW Motorsport that went into
the development of the car; with Schubert Motorsport, Walkenhorst
Motorsport and Sorg Rennsport, various long-standing, experienced BMW
customer teams were involved in the construction of the vehicle in
line with the specific requirements of privateers, in terms of easy
maintenance and cost efficiency. Successfully, the GT4 car was
convincing on its initial outings in race conditions in terms of both
performance and reliability.
The BMW M4 GT4 was tested by numerous BMW works drivers, junior
drivers and customer racing drivers with different specifications on a
wide range of racetracks, to adapt all technical applications such as
the stability systems, DSC and ABS to race requirements in as much
detail as possible.
Numerous endurance tests mastered successfully.
The result speaks for itself: In their first outing in the BMW M4
GT4, the two BMW Motorsport Juniors Beitske Visser (NED) and Dennis
Marschall (GER) won at the “Circuit de Catalunya” (ESP) a few weeks
ago as part of the GT4 European Series Southern Cup.
The BMW M4 GT4 mastered the ultimate endurance test at the 24-hour
race at the Nürburgring (GER) on the Nordschleife: Dirk Adorf (GER),
BMW Motorsport Junior Ricky Collard (GBR), Jörg Weidinger (GER), test
and development engineer at BMW M GmbH and a successful competitor in
the BMW Sports Trophy over many years, and the British motorsport
journalist Jethro Bovingdon demonstrated the reliability of the BMW M4
GT4 in an impressive manner. It was as part of the endurance classic
that BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt started the sales phase
for the latest addition to the BMW range of products. The BMW M4 GT4
is available starting from 169,000 euros (plus sales tax)*.
*Price not valid for customers in the USA.
The following teams will receive their cars:
Europe:
Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport (GER)
Team RN Vision STS (GER)
Team Gamsiz Motorsport (BEL)
3Y Technology (FRA)
North America:
Turner Motorsport (USA)
BimmerWorld Racing (USA)
Samantha Tan Racing (CAN)
Fast Track Racing (USA)
Australia/Asia:
BMW Team SRM (AUS)
Team KATO RACING by Tony Longhurst (AUS)
Team AAI Motorsports (TPE)
Kent Baigent (NZL)
See here for a preview video of the BMW M4 GT4: https://youtu.be/ZXv2xhOOcEA
If you are interested in purchasing a BMW M4 GT4, please send an
e-mail to: M4GT4@bmw-motorsport.com
If you are based in the USA, please send an e-mail to:
M4GT4_NA@bmw-motorsport.com
Car delivery at BMW Welt.
The delivery of the BMW M4 GT4 was a first in the history of BMW
Welt. For the first time ever, a race car was handed over to its new
owners on the Premiere which is usually reserved for delivering
production cars. Car delivery is one of the central functions of BMW
Welt. Its entire architecture was designed with the intention of
making the first encounter with the car an unforgettable experience.
The highlight of the collection is driving straight out into the
Munich traffic. The customised day programme with personal care and
the perfectly orchestrated handover of the new car regularly attracts
customers from around the world, who make their personal dreams come
true there. Up to 160 vehicles are handed over daily on the Premiere,
located above the showroom. Since BMW Welt opened in 2007, more than
150,000 owners have picked up their new BMW vehicle on the Premiere.