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Dream comeback: A look back at BMW Motorsport’s DTM season.
Fri Oct 26 14:36:53 CEST 2012 Press Release
BMW Motorsport returned to the DTM with a bang after an absence of almost 20 years. The comeback season, initially intended as a learning year, drew to a sensational close at the finale in Hockenheim (DE) last Sunday. Bruno Spengler (CA) won the drivers’ title, BMW Team Schnitzer finished top of the team standings after ten races, and BMW triumphed in the manufacturers’ standings. Augusto Farfus (BR) also ended the season triumphant in the rookie competition to round off a perfect first year back in the series.
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Ingo Lehbrink
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Munich (DE), 26th October 2012. BMW Motorsport returned to the DTM with a bang after an absence of almost 20 years. The comeback season, initially intended as a learning year, drew to a sensational close at the finale in Hockenheim (DE) last Sunday. Bruno Spengler (CA) won the drivers’ title, BMW Team Schnitzer finished top of the team standings after ten races, and BMW triumphed in the manufacturers’ standings. Augusto Farfus (BR) also ended the season triumphant in the rookie competition to round off a perfect first year back in the series.
Less than six months after the opening race in Hockenheim, the BMW teams and drivers far surpassed the wildest expectations of even the most die-hard BMW fans.
In the attached pdf file you will find a detailed look at each of the ten races, as well as the Show Event in Munich (DE). Quotes from drivers, facts and figures on the races, and detailed statistics provide you with all the information you need on the 2012 season.