“Grand Final” in Oschersleben: Robin Hansson wins the first race.

Formula BMW Talent Cup

“Grand Final” in Oschersleben: Robin Hansson wins the first race.

Oschersleben (DE), 14th September 2013.  Robin Hansson (SE) has taken the first step towards victory in the 2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup. In the etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (DE), the Swede has won the first of the three final races which take place as part of the DTM weekend and will determine the winner of the 2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup. Hansson had already secured pole position at the 3.696 kilometre course, where the BMW works teams will also line up to compete for valuable points in the DTM championship this weekend, on the Friday afternoon and eased to a comfortable win as he led from start to finish. Second and third place went to Jules Szymkowiak (NL) and Nico Menzel (DE) respectively.

For the eleven competitors from eight different countries, the “Grand Final” represents the pinnacle of the more than one-year-long training programme. The BMW programme is designed by to give talented young motorsport drivers on-going preparation for a career in professional motor racing. The drivers accumulate points along the same lines as the scoring system made famous in Formula 1. The winner will be funded by BMW to race in the 2014 season at a more advanced formula racing series level.

The second final race will take place as early as Saturday evening. At 18:40 local time the start lights in the etropolis Motorsport Arena in Oschersleben will turn green for the motorsport youngsters for the second time. The third race, which begins at 08:30 local on Sunday morning, will decide who will become the 2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup champion.

Robin Hansson, winner race 1: “It feels great to have won the first of the final races. I wasn’t nervous at all and made a very good start to the race. Afterwards I kept those behind me in view and they were very close right until I crossed the finish line. I only really started to push in the last two laps. In the second race, I can definitely gain speed and I am looking forward to it already.”

Final result race 1: 1. Robin Hansson (SE), 2. Jules Szymkowiak (NL), 3. Nico Menzel (DE), 4. Florian Stüger (DE), 5. Kaan Önder (TR), 6. James Allen (AU), 7. David Droux (CH), 8. Bar Baruch (IL), 9. Michael Waldherr (DE), 10. Michael Wolf (SA), 11.  Vivianne Mainusch (DE).

You can find more information on the Formula BMW Talent Cup at www.formula-bmw.com. Video highlights of the 2012 events are also available on the BMW Motorsport YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/BMWMotorsport

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