The countdown is on: in one week’s time, Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) will start his DTM adventure. The BMW works driver will compete as a guest starter at the seventh round of the 2018 DTM season at Misano (ITA). In an interview, Zanardi speaks about his dream to race a DTM car, his impressions of the BMW M4 DTM and his expectations for Misano.
After a strong performance in the last race at Road America (USA), in which BMW Team RLL looked on course for its first victory, Bobby Rahal’s (USA) team is brimming with confidence going into the next race weekend in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) at the Virginia International Raceway (USA).
Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) is also well prepared in terms of safety ahead of his guest appearance at the next DTM race in Misano, Italy (25th/26th August). The double-amputee BMW works driver does not have any problems getting out of the car on his own within the prescribed time limit after an accident.
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”.
The third round of the World Endurance Championship Super Season takes place at Silverstone (GBR) this weekend and BMW Team MTEK is ready to battle for a podium position after a promising start to the season.
Eng and Blomqvist heading to the Nordschleife in the BMW M6 GT3 Nordschleife – BMW teams celebrate class wins and podium finishes.
The final race of the DTM weekend at Brands Hatch (GBR) saw Marco Wittmann (GER) finish fifth and Philipp Eng (AUT) claim seventh place as both drivers scored points for BMW M Motorsport.
• One-two for MINI John Cooper Works Rally cars in Hungary. • Joan “Nani” Roma and co-driver Alex Haro in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally win Hungarian Baja 2018. • MINI John Cooper Works Rally crew of Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski and Tom Colsoul finish second. • Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski retains lead of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.
Brands Hatch. BMW Motorsport has enjoyed an extremely successful day as the DTM made its comeback at Brands Hatch (GBR). Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished second in Saturday's race to reach the podium. Farfus also secured the 40th DTM podium finish for BMW Team RMG.
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.
The 51-year-old Italian is at Vallelunga (ITA) on Tuesday and Wednesday for a series of intensive tests with the BMW M4 DTM as he continues to prepare as meticulously as possible for his outing in Italy. Zanardi must familiarise himself with the many modifications in the cockpit, which will allow him to push the DTM car to its limit without using his prostheses. Here is a detailed look at the changes.
After a short summer break, BMW M Motorsport and the BMW DTM teams now return for the second half of the 2018 DTM season. The DTM is back at Brands Hatch in the south of England for the sixth of its ten race weekends.
The results for BMW Team RLL in the Continental Tire Sports Car Showcase at Road America (USA) belie an effort that came within minutes of delivering the first victory for the BMW M8 GTE.
The hero of the weekend was Peter Hickman (GBR). The Smiths Racing Team BMW rider finished second and third at round seven of the 2018 British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Thruxton (GBR) to claim his first podium results of the season – all that despite having spent the previous night in hospital and only returning to the circuit shortly before the start of race one.
• Two MINI John Cooper Works Rally to participate at Hungarian Baja 10-11th August 2018. • MINI driver Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski heads to Hungarian Baja 2018 as leader of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. • Joan “Nani” Roma to compete at Hungarian Baja 2018 in a second MINI John Cooper Works Rally. • 2018 is the 15th anniversary edition of Hungarian Baja.
BMW Brand Ambassador Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) has extended his collection of para-cycling medals with a bronze and a silver medal. At the weekend, the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships took place on Zanardi’s home soil, at Maniago in Italy. Zanardi – a ten-times world champion in para-cycling – competed in three races: the individual time-trial on Friday, the road race on Saturday and the team-relay on Sunday.
BMW teams win in Japan and the USA – Chaz Mostert set for debut in the BMW M8 GTE.
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.
Alessandro Zanardi will once again be entering uncharted territory at the end of August: at Misano, he will contest his first DTM race as a guest starter in a BMW M4 DTM. As a “newcomer”, he will still be faced with unfamiliar elements. What are the expectations of his guest appearance? What is the biggest challenge facing a DTM rookie? What is special about the BMW M4 DTM? We have the answers to this question and more, courtesy of genuine DTM insiders.
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