Formula BMW Germany - Races 15 + 16 - 21-23.9.2007 - Barcelona.

Klingmann stretches his points lead.

Barcelona (23rd September 2007). The battle for the top slot in Formula BMW
Germany remains a nailbiting affair. In Barcelona on Saturday, Jens Klingmann
(Leimen) took first place ahead of Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/ both Eifelland
Racing) and Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg). On Sunday Klingmann was
first to take the chequered flag again, but a 10-second penalty for a dangerous
manoeuvre at the start of the race relegated the 17-year-old to fourth place in
the race results. This decision on the part of the stewards gave Eng victory in
the 16th race, ahead of Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach) and Adrien Tambay (FRA/
both Josef Kaufmann Racing). "I accept the stewards' decision, but there was
still half a metre between myself and Eng," Klingmann commented.

Klingmann's toughest rival in the battle for the title, local hero Campos-Hull,
ended up in eighth place on Sunday after a 30-second penalty. His compatriot
Daniel Juncadella (AM-Holzer Rennsport) and nine other drivers were also
penalised for failing to maintain an appropriate speed under a yellow flag.
Juncadella ultimately finished in ninth place. "It's really difficult for a
driver to slow down during a yellow flag phase without losing too much ground
to his rivals," explained Wittmann, "but naturally safety on the race track
always has to be paramount."

Over the race weekend Klingmann managed to extend his lead over his team-mate
Campos-Hull to 18 points. But there are still 92 points up for grabs in the two
remaining races: 45 points for each win, and one point per pole position. That
means the Formula BMW Germany title winner won't be decided until the season
final at Hockenheim (12th-14th October). "The points system makes the scoring
really interesting this year. The overall winner probably won't be known until
after the final race," said Eng of the situation at present. Klingmann has 622
points to top the rankings, ahead of Campos-Hull (604) and Eng (564). Among the
rookies Wittmann leads with 536 points, followed by Tambay (482) and Kevin
Mirocha (Hamm/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 357).

One title has already been secured after the Barcelona race weekend: Albert
Hamper's Team Eifelland Racing has been confirmed as the overall winner in the
team classification. The squad from Dudeldorf have clinched an unassailable
first place with a points tally of 1,256, ahead of Josef Kaufmann Racing
(1,071) and Mücke Motorsport (1,008).

Forward planning for the up-and-coming young drivers is steadily focusing on
the world final. When the drivers from all four Formula BMW series line up on
the grid in Valencia from 22nd to 25th November, many of them will be fancying
their chances of a rare prize: a test drive with the BMW Sauber F1 Team. "I'm
certainly going to be mixing it at Valencia," declares Klingmann. Indeed, he
may well turn up there as the newly crowned champion of Formula BMW Germany.

Race 16, placings: 1. Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg)
21:33.823, 2. Marco Wittmann (Markt Erlbach/Josef Kaufmann Racing)
21:35.217, 3. Adrien Tambay (FRA/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 21:41.015, 4. Jens
Klingmann (Leimen/Eifelland Racing), 21:42.008, 5. Tiago Geronimi
(BRA/Eifelland Racing) 21:50.498, 6. Maximilian Wissel (Hörstein/GU-Racing
Team International) 21:52.596, 7. Markus Pommer (Erlenbach/ADAC Berlin-
Brandenburg) 21:54.750, 8. Daniel Campos-Hull (ESP/Eifelland Racing)
22:11.668, 9. Daniel Juncadella (ESP/ AM-Holzer Rennsport) 22:13.283, 10. Niall
Quinn (IRL/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 22:20.664, 11. Kevin Mirocha (Hamm/ADAC
Berlin-Brandenburg 22:23.361, 12. Mathijs Harkema (NED/Josef Kaufmann
Racing) 22:23.937, 13. Thomas Hylkema (NED/Eifelland Racing) 22:27.347, 14.
Luuk Glansdorp (NED/Zettl Motorsport) 22:35.131, 15. Samuel Curridor
(LUX/Team Zinner) 22:40.822, 16. Timo Walter (Limbach/IBEX Motorsport)
22:42.267, 17. Pedro Bianchini (BRA/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) 22:55.076, 18.
Marlene Dietrich (Mannheim/Team Zinner) 23:21.993, 19. Nikolay Varbitcaliev
(BUL/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) + 2 laps. DNF: Carlos Gaitan
(COL/GU-Racing Team International), Johannes Seidlitz (Wassertrüdingen/G&J
Motorsport), Michael Zettl (Wenig/Zettl Motorsport), Jens Höing (Berlin/GURacing
Team International). Pole position: Klingmann. Fastest lap: Eng
1:15.010 min. Circuit length: 50.609 km (17 laps).
Drivers Glansdorp, Mirocha, Harkema, Curridor, Walter, Campos-Hull,
Juncadella and Quinn were served a 30-second penalty for violating the speed
limit under a yellow flag. Bianchini, Varbitcaliev and Dietrich received a
60-second penalty for two fast-sector best times under a yellow flag.

Race 16, rookie placings (newcomers to formula racing):
1. Wittmann, 2. Tambay, 3. Geronimi, 4. Pommer, 5. Mirocha, 6. Hylkema, 7.
Glansdorp, 8. Curridor, 9. Walter, 10. Bianchini, 11. Varbitcaliev.

Championship standings after 16 out of 18 races: 1. Klingmann (622), 2.
Campos-Hull (604), 3. Eng (564 Punkte), 4. Wittmann (536), 5. Tambay (482), 6.
Quinn (413), 7. Wissel (370), 8. Mirocha (357), 9. Harkema (328), 10. Geronimi
(310), 11. Pommer (290), 12. Glansdorp (242), 13. Seidlitz (240), 14. Curridor
(182), 15. Höing (178), 16. Varbitcaliev (158), 17. Walter (146), 18. Gaitan
(144), 19. Bianchini (130), 20. Dietrich (118), 21. Hylkema (106), 22. Zettl
(92), 23. Juncadella (86), 24. Wagner (76), 25. Surtees (24), 26. Harnagea
(18), 27. Briznicks (2). Punktestand Rookiewertung: 1. Wittmann (536), 2.
Tambay (482), 3. Mirocha (357), 4. Geronimi (310), 5. Pommer (290), 6.
Glansdorp (242), 7. Seidlitz (240), 8. Curridor (182), 9. Varbitcaliev (158),
10. Walter (146), 11. Bianchini (130), 12. Hylkema (106), 13. Zettl (92), 14.
Wagner (76), 15. Surtees (24).

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