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BMW Team GERT56 by rs speedbikes kicked off the 2018/19 season of the FIM Endurance World Championship with a win in the Superstock class at the Bol d’Or. Roberto Tamburini celebrated his first win of the season in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship. Markus Reiterberger finished third, which saw him extend his lead in the championship. The BMW racers also claimed wins and podium finishes in Great Britain, Brazil and Malaysia.
The stage is set for the car and the team that BMW will enter in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship as of Season 5. On Friday, BMW i Motorsport presented the new BMW iFE.18 and the new BMW i Andretti Motorsport team at BMW Welt’s double cone in Munich (GER).
After the top 70 players on the PGA TOUR were unable to play their final round on Sunday due to heavy rainfall at Aronimink Golf Club, the BMW Championship ended in spectacular fashion one day later than scheduled.
BMW racers celebrated a top-three lock-out in the IDM and a total of five podium finishes. In the British Superbike Championship, Peter Hickman reached the Showdown. Two wins and five podiums were scored in the BSB Superstock class. Defending champion Carmelo Morales increased his lead in the Spanish Championship after his fourth win of the season. In addition, Travis Wyman raced onto the podium in the MotoAmerica.
BMW Team RLL is picking up momentum in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. At Laguna Seca (USA), Alexander Sims (GBR) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) took their second victory in a row in the GTLM class in the #25 BMW M8 GTE. The duo had previously triumphed at the “Virginia International Raceway”.
In the 15th race of the 2018 DTM season, BMW Team RBM’s Bruno Spengler achieved his first podium finish of the season at the Nürburgring (GER). After 40 laps, the Canadian driver crossed the finishing line second in the BMW Bank M4 DTM.
At the start of the week, BMW Team Schnitzer announced that 2019 will herald some personnel changes for the long-established team from Freilassing (GER). On 1st January, long-term team principal Charly Lamm (GER) will hand over management duties to Herbert Schnitzer Jnr. In an interview, Lamm talks about his motives, his connection to BMW and what the future holds.
BMW racers celebrated a top-three lock-out in the IDM and a total of five podium finishes. In the British Superbike Championship, Peter Hickman reached the Showdown. Two wins and five podiums were scored in the BSB Superstock class. Defending champion Carmelo Morales increased his lead in the Spanish Championship after his fourth win of the season. In addition, Travis Wyman raced onto the podium in the MotoAmerica.
Following the first BMW M8 GTE victory and a third place at the previous round at Virginia International Raceway (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Laguna Seca Raceway (USA) with a lot of momentum. Team Principal Bobby Rahal (USA) and his squad aim to extend the success streak on the iconic Californian circuit within sight of Monterey Bay.
• MINI wins Baja Poland 2018 with a superb one-two finish, • Polish star Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski takes MINI John Cooper Works Rally to first place on home soil. • Przygonski tightens his grip on the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup championship. • Fellow countryman Krzysztof Holowczyc places another MINI John Cooper Works Rally on the podium with second place.
After trips abroad to Zandvoort (NED), Brands Hatch (GBR) and Misano (ITA), the DTM now returns to Germany. BMW M Motorsport will reach an important milestone this coming weekend, at round eight of the season, which takes place at the Nürburgring (GER), when the Sunday race marks BMW’s 100th race since returning to the DTM in 2012.
The BMW Motorrad Motorsport family claimed its third title of 2018: Michal Filla (CZE) was crowned champion in the Superstock class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR STK) with races to spare. Filla won one race and finished runner-up in the other at the Red Bull Ring (AUT).
• Two MINI John Cooper Works Rally to compete at Baja Poland, 31st August-2nd September 2018. • Polish cross-country rally stars Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski and Krzysztof Holowczyc line up on home soil in MINI John Cooper works Rally cars. • MINI driver Przygonski currently leads the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup championship. • Polish ace Holowczyc looks to add another Baja Poland title to his five previous victories.
Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) came through his much-anticipated guest start at the Misano (ITA) DTM weekend with flying colours. The Italian finished a sensational fifth in the Sunday race. In an interview, Zanardi looks back at this very special weekend and describes his experiences of the BMW family, the DTM paddock and his enthusiastic fans – and looks ahead to his planned start at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) in January 2019.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport racers have already won two titles this season – and the last race weekend confirmed that BMW riders will be settling titles between themselves in at least two more race series. In the International German Championship (IDM) and the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU), BMW S 1000 RR racers claimed more top-three lock-outs to move further ahead of their competitors.
The international BMW Motorrad Motorsport family can celebrate the first title win of the 2018 season: Jordan Szoke (CAN) has been crowned champion of the Canadian Superbike Championship for the 13th time. The latest important meeting of the international road racing scene, the Ulster Grand Prix, also ended in success. In the 1000cc race, BMW rider Peter Hickman (GBR) claimed victory and a podium finish and was named “Man of the Meeting”.
We provide an overview of the pit stops in the various race series in which BMW M Motorsport is involved and compare the stops at the upcoming DTM races with those in the FIA WEC, the IMSA series and at the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours.
Alessandro Zanardi reached another milestone on the way to his guest DTM start at Misano with a two-day test in Vallelunga. Over the course of the two days, Zanardi completed 294 laps at the wheel of the BMW M4 DTM, which has been specially modified to meet his requirements. The main goal of the tests was to adapt as well as possible to the driving behaviour of the BMW M4 DTM and the way the many modifications in the cockpit function.
Last weekend’s sensational triumph for Walkenhorst Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) with the BMW M6 GT3 was the highlight of the 2018 season so far from a BMW Customer Racing point of view. After seven months of race action, it has been a more than positive year to date for the three BMW M Motorsport customer race cars.
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