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In the International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) races at Terlicko in the Czech Republic, the BMW racers celebrated top-four and top-six lock-outs. Danny Webb won both races, thereby extending his lead in the championship. In the French Superbike Championship (FBSK), Kenny Foray took his first win of the season. The French European Bikes Championship also made an appearance at Lédenon – and Florian Brunet-Lugardon celebrated a double win.
The fourth race weekend of the 2018 DTM season is the home race for BMW: the race will take place at the Norisring in Nuremberg (GER), only 160 kilometres from the home of BMW in Munich (GER). Races seven and eight will take place on Saturday and Sunday (23rd/24th June) at the only street circuit on the calendar.
Mixed emotions for BMW M Motorsport after its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA). The pair of BMW M8 GTEs were able to match the pace of the GTE Pro front-runners over the course of the 86th edition of the endurance classic, with both running in the top-three for long stretches of the race.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) campaign has started positively for BMW M Motorsport, with the BMW Team MTEK crew running as high as second place in the opening hours. As the cars crossed the line for the 60th time, the pair of BMW M8 GTEs were running strong and the drivers were able to push hard to remain ‘in the mix’.
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Combined fuel consumption 10,5 – 5,9 l/100 km*; combined CO2 emissions: 240 – 154 g/km* * Fuel consumption figures are provisional (in some cases), based on the EU test cycle and may vary depending on the tyre format specified.
The first major highlight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) has already taken place, before the race has even begun. The new BMW 8 Series Coupe celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening. The new luxury sports car is the production counterpart of the BMW M8 GTE, in which six BMW works drivers will be battling for a good result on Saturday and Sunday.
The grid order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) is now set; after three qualifying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, the two BMW M8 GTEs are starting their first races at the legendary “Circuit de la Sarthe” from 12th and 13th positions in the GTE Pro class.
BMW will make its competitive return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) this week. BMW Team MTEK will field two new BMW M8 GTE cars in the highly-competitive GTE Pro class. The line-up comprises from six BMW works drivers.
Oschersleben (GER), Brno (CZE) and Grand Bend (CAN) - where BMW racers competed successfully in all three locations at the weekend. In the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship, Alessandro Delbianco (ITA) claimed his first podium of the season. Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) dominated the IDM races at Oschersleben, and BMW riders secured a top-four lock-out in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK), led by record champion Jordan Szoke (CAN).
This Sunday, a circuit race took place in Switzerland for the first time since 1954. The ABB FIA Formula E Championship paid a visit to the streets of Zurich. In the tenth race of the season, António Félix da Costa (POR) added to the points tally for his MS&AD Andretti Formula E team.
British BMW road racer Peter Hickman (GBR) has won the prestigious Senior TT at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Hickman had previously won Monday’s Superstock race to claim his maiden victory on the Isle of Man. On Friday, he won the Senior TT for the Smiths Racing BMW team, thanks in part to a new lap record on the BMW S 1000 RR.
Just two weeks ahead of the first tee shot at the 30th BMW International Open, another two world-class golfers - Thorbjørn Olesen, and Thomas Pieters – have confirmed that they will play in the iconic German tournament.
BMW’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) on 16th/17th June is fast approaching, and the BMW works drivers will be hoping to make light of the demanding night hours at the endurance classic, which forms the highlight of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship and the MS&AD Andretti Formula E Team will once again break new ground this weekend: For the first time for 63 years, Switzerland will play host to a circuit race – the spectacular Julius Baer Zurich E-Prix.
The first two 1000cc races of this year’s Isle of Man Tourist Trophy are over – and the top step of the podium was occupied by a BMW road racer on both occasions. Michael Dunlop (GBR) won Saturday’s Superbike race for the Tyco BMW team. Monday’s Superstock race produced a one-two for the BMW S 1000 RR: Peter Hickman (GBR) from the Smiths Racing Team claimed his first win on the Isle of Man, with Dunlop taking second place.
BMW has returned to the world-famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France, where the pair of BMW Team MTEK M8 GTEs have successfully completed testing for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. On Sunday’s one-day test, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 1,200 kilometres to run through the team’s extensive pre-event preparation plan.
Marco Wittmann (GER) claimed his first victory of the season at the wheel of the BMW Driving Experience M4 DTM in Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring (HUN). Timo Glock (GER) and Philipp Eng (AUT) followed him home for a BMW one-two-three. However, the race result was of minor importance at the end of a chaotic sixth race of the season. Several people were injured in incidents in the pit lane and had to be treated in hospital.
• MINI John Cooper Works Rally crew of Yazeed Al Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk win Rally Kazakhstan 2018. • Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski extends his lead of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup with second place overall. • Luc Alphand / Andreas Schulz secure fifth place in a MINI John Copper Works Buggy. • Victor Khoroshavtsev / Dmitriy Pavlov take sixth in their first outing with a MINI John Cooper Works Rally.
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CO2 emission information.
The fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and operating range figures were determined according to the prescribed test procedure in the version applicable at the time of type approval (Regulation No 715/2007). The figures refer to a vehicle with basic configuration in Germany and considers the different sizes of the selected wheels/tyres.
Further information on official fuel consumption figures, specific CO2 emission values and the electric power consumption of new passenger cars is included in the following guideline: “Leitfaden über Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen” (Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and electric power consumption of new passenger cars), which can be obtained from all dealerships, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at http://www.dat.de.
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