Formula BMW Germany - Races 17 + 18 - Hockenheim, 12-14.10.2007

17-year-old Jens Klingmann takes the title.

Hockenheim (14th October 2007). Jens Klingmann from Leimen (Eifelland Racing)
crossed the start/finish line of the Hockenheimring on Sunday as the overall
winner of Formula BMW Germany 2007, punching the air in triumph. "Once I
realised I had made it, I was just yelling at the top of my voice during the
race," said an exuberant Klingmann after the presentation ceremony. All the
Formula BMW Junior needed was a third-place finish to trounce his team-mate and
toughest rival Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/Eifelland Racing) and take the title.
The young driver from Baden-Württemberg concluded the season with a tally of
nine wins, 14 podiums and seven poles.

Races 17 and 18 of Formula BMW Germany delivered some nailbiting races and a
host of surprises to wind up the season. Saturday saw Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC
Berlin-Brandenburg) emerge as the race winner before subsequently being
disqualified due to a technical irregularity on his car. That handed Adrien
Tambay his first victory, while Klingmann and guest driver Sebastian Saavedra
Ferreira (COL/AM-Holzer Rennsport) moved up into second and third place. On
Sunday the race was interrupted on lap ten following a collision between Eng
and Quinn, which saw the latter's car turning over several times. But race
medic Dr Zerbian gave the all-clear: "The Formula BMW seat system is ingenious.
We were able to rescue the driver from the car along with the seat in less than
a minute." Quinn gave no signs of having suffered any serious injury, but was
flown to the clinic in Ludwigshafen for a precautionary check-up.

Campos-Hull bade farewell to the final race of Formula BMW Germany with a
stroke of bad luck. He made contact with Wittmann's car and had to bury his
title hopes in the gravel trap. In the overall rankings he finished second with
622 points, behind Klingmann and his tally of 699. Eng ultimately came third
(595) ahead of Tambay (573).

This season's close competition in Formula BMW Germany was exemplified by six
different winners in 18 races. In all, the grid had drivers from 15 countries
lining up. Thanks to the new points system the title winner wasn't decided
until the very last race, while the rookie classification also kept everyone on
tenterhooks until the final. Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach/Josef Kaufmann
Racing) virtually had the rookie crown in his grasp before having to abandon
the final race after an accident. As a result, Adrien Tambay, son of ex-Formula
One driver Patrick Tambay, claimed the "Rookie of the year" title with 573
points. It means he can look forward to a BMW support package of 75,000 euros
provided he signs up for the new Formula BMW Europe next year. Second and third
place went to Wittmann (570) and Kevin Mirocha (Hamm/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg,
389).
Thanks to its consistently good results throughout the season, Team Eifelland
Racing from Dudeldorf pocketed the team title. With a total of 1,363 points,
the squad directed by Albert Hamper consigned their colleagues from Josef
Kaufmann Racing (1,223) and ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg/Mücke Motorsport (1,140) to
the runner-up spots.

Race 17, placings (top 10): 1. Adrien Tambay (FRA/Josef Kaufmann Racing)
19:43.667, 2. Jens Klingmann (Leimen/Eifelland Racing) 19:45.215, 3. Sebastian
Saavedra Ferreira (COL/AM-Holzer Rennsport 19:53.477, 4. Marco Wittmann (Markt
Erlbach/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 19:54.099, 5. Pedro Bianchini (BRA/ADAC
Berlin-Brandenburg) 20:00.747, 6. Maximilian Wissel (Hörstein/GU- Racing Team
International) 20:05.751, 7. Markus Pommer (Erlenbach/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg)
20:06.598, 8. James Grunwell (GBR/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 20:07.359, 9. Luuk
Glansdorp (NED/Zettl Motorsport) 20:07.749, 10. Jens Höing (Berlin/GU-Racing
Team International) 20:10.293

Race 18, placings: 1. Adrien Tambay (FRA/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 16:13.667, 2.
Josef Kral (CZE/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) 16:14.145, 3. Jens Klingmann
(Leimen/Eifelland Racing) 16:19.083, 4. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Esteban
Gutierrez) 16:20.666, 5. Kevin Mirocha (Hamm/ADAC Berlin- Brandenburg)
16:22.104, 6. Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) 16:26.018, 7. Mathijs
Harkema (NED/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 16:31.315, 8. Maximilian Wissel
(Hörstein/GU-Racing Team International) 16:32.013, 9. Luuk Glansdorp (NED/Zettl
Motorsport) 16:33.904, 10. Johannes Seidlitz (Wassertrüdingen/G&J Motorsport)
16:36.181, 11. Daniel McKenzie (GBR/ Daniel McKenzie) 16:38.583, 12. Markus
Pommer (Erlenbach/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) 16:40.704, 13. Jens Höing
(Berlin/GU-Racing Team International) 16:42.397, 14. Michael Zettl (Wenig/Zettl
Motorsport) 16:43.112, 15. Tiago Geronimi (BRA/Eifelland Racing) 16:45.296, 16.
James Grunwell (GBR/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 16:45.732, 17. Thomas Hylkema
(NED/Eifelland Racing) 16:46.397, 18. Tom Gladdis (GBR/Team Zinner) 16:46.926,
19. Carlos Gaitan (COL/GU- Racing Team International) 16:47.899, 20. Niall
Quinn (IRL/AM-Holzer Rennsport) + 1 lap, 21. Sebastian Saavedra Ferreira
(COL/AM-Holzer Rennsport +1 lap, 22. Marlene Dietrich (Mannheim/Team Zinner) +1
lap, 23. Nikolay Varbitcaliev (BUL/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) +1 lap, 24. Timo
Walter (Limbach/IBEX Motorsport) +1 lap. DNF: Samuel Curridor (LUX/Team
Zinner), Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach/Josef Kaufmann Racing), Pedro Bianchini
(BRA/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg), Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/Eifelland Racing),
Maximilian Mayer (GER/GU-Racing Team International), Bernd Herndlhofer (AUT/
Bernd Herndlhofer). Pole position: Eng. Fastest race lap: Klingmann 1:46.238
min. Race distance: Race red-flagged after 9 laps (41.166 km).

Race 18, rookie standings (newcomers to formula racing): 1. Tambay, 2.
Nirocha, 3. Glansdorp, 4. Seidlitz, 5. Pommer, 6. Zettl, 7. Geronimi, 8.
Hylkema, 9. Gladdis, 10. Varbitcaliev, 11. Walter.

Championship standings after 18 out of 18 races: 1. Klingmann (699), 2.
Campos-Hull (622), 3. Eng (595), 4. Tambay (573), 5. Wittmann (570), 6. Wissel
(426), 7. Quinn (415), 8. Mirocha (389), 9. Harkema (376), 10. Pommer (336),
11. Geronimi (322), 12. Glansdorp (290), 13. Seidlitz (262), 14. Höing (216),
15. Curridor (182), 16. Bianchini (162), 17. Gaitan (158), 18. Varbitcaliev
(158), 19. Walter (154), 20. Hylkema (128), 21. Dietrich (122), 22. Zettl
(112), 23. Juncadella (86), 24. Wagner (76), 25. Kral (56), 26. Gutierrez (46),
27. Saaavedra (37), 28. Grunwell (36), 29. Surtees (24), 30. McKenzie (20), 31.
Harnagea (18), 32. Gladdis (8), 33. Briznicks (2).

Rookie standings: 1. Tambay (573), 2. Wittmann (570), 3. Mirocha (389), 4.
Pommer (336), 5. Geronimi (322), 6. Glansdorp (290), 7. Seidlitz (262), 8.
Curridor (182), 9. Bianchini (162), 10. Varbitcaliev (158), 11. Walter (154),
12. Hylkema (128), 13. Zettl (112), 14. Wagner (76), 15. Surtees (24), 16
Gladdis (8).

Team standings: 1. Eifellland Racing (1,363), 2. Josef Kaufmann Racing (1,223),
3. ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg (1,140), 4. GU Racing Team International (758), 5.
AM- Holzer Rennsport (592), 6. Zettl Motorsport (350), 7. Team Zinner (332), 8.
G&J Motorsport (262), 9. IBEX Motorsport (154), 10. Luuk Glansdorp (52), 11.
Esteban Gutierrez (46), 12. McKenzie (20).

Press contact: Anne Schildmacher, tel: 0170-3436286, as@9pm-media.com Ingo
Lehbrink, tel: 0176-20340224, ingo.lehbrink@bmw.de

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