Roughly four weeks after the highly-acclaimed victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER), the BMW M6 GT3 is now set for the second major endurance highlight of the season this weekend: the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).
BMW Team RLL on the podium at ‘Petit Le Mans’ – Victories for the BMW M6 GT3 in ADAC GT Masters and Italian GT.
An unusual and truncated 2020 season in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) has come to end after just eight rounds. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed the final weekend at Estoril (POR) with a top ten finish when Tom Sykes (GBR) claimed tenth place in race two on Sunday afternoon. In his final race for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Eugene Laverty (IRL) crossed the line in twelfth place.
At the 16th race of the season at Zolder (BEL), Robert Kubica (POL) reached the podium for the first time in his DTM career. Competing for the privateer BMW customer team ART Grand Prix, he claimed third place in his BMW M4 DTM after a crazy race with numerous retirements. Timo Glock (GER) was right behind him, finishing fourth in the iQOO BMW M4 DTM.
The 2020 season in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is approaching its conclusion and the first race of the final weekend at Estoril (POR) is over. The two BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team riders, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL), finished race one on Saturday in tenth and twelfth positions.
Jonathan Aberdein (RSA) gave a strong performance in the 15th race of the DTM season at Zolder (BEL) to claim fourth place in his CATL BMW M4 DTM. The South African driver celebrated his greatest success as a BMW works driver. Timo Glock (GER, iQOO BMW M4 DTM) and Marco Wittmann (GER, Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM) also finished in the points, claiming ninth and tenth places respectively.
After just short of ten years in the role of BMW Group Motorsport Director, Jens Marquardt is taking on a new role within the BMW Group. From 1st November 2020, Marquardt will head the Pilot Plant for the prototype construction of production models within the BMW Group.
Timo Glock (GER) has been a BMW works driver in the DTM since 2013 and is now taking his viewers on a discovery tour through numerous exciting areas of activity and projects within the BMW Group as part of a new video series. ‘Timo’s Discovery’ offers exclusive looks behind the scenes. In episode 1, Glock shows how the cutting-edge BMW Motorsport simulator works.
The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is ready for the season finale. This coming weekend (16th to 18th October) sees the eighth and final round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 in Estoril, Portugal. After the double pole at Magny-Cours (FRA), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team, with riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL), is eager to end the season with further highlights.
BMW Team RLL and Turner Motorsport enjoy success in Charlotte – Podium for Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport at ‘Coppa Florio 12H Sicily’.
The BMW Group already applies 3D printing to production procedures in many areas – and BMW Motorrad Motorsport is also relying on this innovative technology with the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. It enables fast and efficient production of new prototype components right at the circuit. These can then be tested on the BMW S 1000 RR before they go into final production in Munich or at supplier locations.
The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club drew to a close with a final round that looked for much of the day as though it would go down to the wire. In the end, Tyrrell Hatton defended the lead he established on Saturday to win the European Tour’s flagship event ahead of France’s Victor Perez, who closed the gap to put the 2018 Ryder Cup winner under plenty of pressure at times on Sunday.
Mit einem über weite Strecken packenden Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen in der Finalrunde ist die BMW PGA Championship im Wentworth Club zu Ende gegangen. Tyrrell Hatton verteidigte den Vorsprung, den er sich am Samstag erarbeitet hatte, und gewann das Flagship Event der European Tour vor Victor Perez aus Frankreich, der am Sonntag zwischenzeitlich zum Ryder-Cup-Sieger von 2018 aufgeschlossen hatte.
BMW DTM driver Lucas Auer (AUT) claimed his second podium finish of the 2020 DTM season. In an eventful Sunday race at Zolder (BEL), the Austrian finished third in the BMW Bank M4 DTM. Timo Glock (GER / iQOO BMW M4 DTM), who started from pole position, eventually came home in fourth place. Marco Wittmann (GER / Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM) and Sheldon van der Linde (RSA / Shell BMW M4 DTM) also finished in the points.
The DTM double-header at ‘Circuit Zolder’ (BEL) is underway. The best-placed BMW driver in the 13th race of the 2020 season was Timo Glock (GER) in the iQOO BMW M4 DTM in fourth place. Sheldon van der Linde (RSA / Shell BMW M4 DTM) and Philipp Eng (AUT / ZF BMW M4 DTM) also picked up more points.
David Howell has already hit the shot of the tournament in round two of the BMW PGA Championship. The 45-year-old Englishman, who won the European Tour’s flagship event in 2006, aced the 14th hole. Instead of the player receiving the Hole-in-One car, a BMW 530e xDrive Touring, BMW is this year donating £ 71,675 to the Alzheimer’s Society.
After two weekends without races, the BMW DTM teams now enter the final third of the compact 2020 DTM season. Zolder (BEL) is the venue for the next double-header where the Belgian circuit will host rounds seven (9th to 11th October) and eight (16th to 18th October) of the season. The finale will then take place at Hockenheim (GER) at the start of November.
This week, the European Tour stages its flagship event at its headquarters. A world-class field will tee off at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. BMW is providing each of the 120 players with a car for the tournament week. In providing this service, the only one of its type to date on the European Tour, BMW is supporting the health and safety concept.
BMW M Customer Racing teams win titles in the USA – Victory for BMW Team Italia and the BMW M4 GT4.
The winning run of the BMW M6 GT3 continues. Just one week after its first victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER), a BMW M Customer Racing car won the 8 Hours of Indianapolis (USA). Walkenhorst Motorsport claimed a one-two in the second of four races that make up this season’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC).
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