After the difficult start to the season in Diriyah (KSA), Maximilian Günther (GER) was back in the points at the second race weekend of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Rome (ITA). In Sunday’s race, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver finished fifth to claim his best result of the season, having previously finished ninth on Saturday. Jake Dennis (GBR) was struck by misfortune again.
Action-packed first day of racing at the Rome E-Prix (ITA): Maximilian Günther (GER) in the points as he finishes ninth at the third race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Jake Dennis (GBR) escaped a spectacular accident at the end of the first training session without injury but retired from the race early after a collision. The MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW celebrated its debut as the new FIA Formula E Safety Car.
‘United in Rivalry’ enters the next level in 2021. BMW is once again partner of some of the top Esports teams in the world. Cloud 9, FNATIC, FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports and T1 will be competing in the classic League of Legends game in BMW colours. Now, OG Esports – a world-leading team in Dota 2 – was announced as new partner team. The teams are off on a very special journey together; in a manga, they are the heroes in a fantasy world.
After the challenging season-opener in Diriyah (KSA), the BMW i Andretti Motorsport Team is on a mission to make amends at the two Rome E-Prix (ITA) races next weekend. In our preview, we provide you with the crucial facts and key figures for a successful Rome E-Prix.
The BMW Motorsport media guide provides detailed information on the technology behind the BMW i drivetrain and the BMW iFE.21, as well as background stories on the technology transfer between motor racing and production development, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport Team and the drivers. It is updated with facts and figures on the respective event after each race weekend.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport spent two days testing at ‘Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’ in Spain, in preparation for the 2021 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After a private test at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), the new BMW M 1000 RR met its competition from WorldSBK at the Spanish circuit.
Just a few weeks to go until the ‘24 Heures Motos’ on 17th/18th April at Le Mans (FRA) will see the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team start the 2021 season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). Preparations entered their final stage this week with the two days of Pré-Mans testing. On both days, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team set the fastest time including new lap records.
In our monthly BMW SIM News, we briefly summarise news from the world of virtual racing, and provide information on driver backgrounds, teams, technology, and much more.
Munich. The MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW is the new Safety Car for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race series. As such, it connects the brand’s electrified future with the rich racing history of John Cooper Works. The car was created out of the new MINI Cooper SE as part of an unprecedented collaboration between MINI Design, BMW Motorsport, the FIA and the Formula E.
BMW M Motorsport and Walkenhorst Motorsport are embarking on their next major project. The team, that won the Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers’ title with Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Nick Catsburg (NED) last season, will contest the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS with two BMW M6 GT3s and top-class drivers in 2021.
2021 is the final year in the development phase of the BMW M4 GT3, due to do battle for wins and titles in GT races around the world for BMW M Motorsport teams as of 2022. The new flagship in the BMW M Motorsport portfolio of cars has been taking part in testing weeks at the Spanish racetracks of Monteblanco and Almeria since the start of the year and in doing so has rung in the crucial stage ahead of the initial race appearances.
The BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is back for 2021 – with a new scoring system and attractive prizes for the best privateer BMW riders in the world. The unique customer racing competition was launched in 2014 and enters its seventh season, after the pandemic-enforced break last year. As this year’s main prize, BMW Motorrad Motorsport will present the Race Trophy winner with a BMW M 1000 RR worth around 33,000 euros.
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The number of series in which the new entry-level car from BMW M Motorsport – the BMW M2 CS Racing – can be seen in action continues to grow. In addition to the one-make cups within the DTM and the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS), which had already been announced, the car will also compete in the hands of private teams and drivers in one-make cups in the Benelux countries and Italy in 2021.
BMW Team RLL has claimed a double podium at the Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA). After 333 eventful laps of racing, the #25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE, driven by Connor De Phillippi (USA), Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT), crossed the line second in the GTLM class. John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) completed the podium with third place in the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE.
BMW Team RLL is ready for the second major endurance race of the 2021 season, the Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA) this Saturday, 20th March. The #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE will be driven by Augusto Farfus (BRA), John Edwards (USA) and Jesse Krohn (FIN). Their team-mates Bruno Spengler (CAN), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) share duties in the #25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE.
As part of a video series, BMW works driver Timo Glock (GER) takes his viewers on a discovery tour through numerous exciting areas of activity and projects within the BMW Group. ‘Timo’s Discovery’ offers exclusive looks behind the scenes. In episode 4, Glock visits BMW Individual Manufaktur.
The BMW global involvement in professional golf will include a strengthened presence in ladies golf for the 2021 season. In addition to holding the second edition of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, BMW will be partnering at a Ladies Major for the first time – the Amundi Evian Championship – and at another first in the world of professional golf, at the Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika.
In our monthly BMW SIM News, we briefly summarise news from the world of virtual racing, and provide information on driver backgrounds, teams, technology, and much more. Over the year, we also regularly focus on individual subjects in separate press releases.
The opening weekend of Season 7 in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship did not go as expected for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and drivers. Accidents during Saturday’s race in the Diriyah E-Prix (KSA) led to early retirements for Maximilian Günther (GER) and Jake Dennis (GBR).
BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers Maximilian Günther (GER) and Jake Dennis (GBR) have missed out on the points in the opening race of Season 7 in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Diriyah (KSA).
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BMW Motorsport Media Guide, Season 7, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
BMW Motorrad presents the new BMW C 400 X and C 400 GT.
The new BMW iX xDrive40 and new BMW iX xDrive50.
The all-new BMW iDrive.
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