The July 21st Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park (USA), marks the beginning of the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series). BMW Team RLL is looking to the next five races to prove the merit of the all-new BMW M8 GTE.
• Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski and co-driver Tom Colsoul prepared for the challenges of Baja Aragon 2018. • MINI John Cooper Works Rally driver Przygonski aims for top three finish to consolidate his lead of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. • 2018 is the 35th edition of Baja Aragon.
The final weekend in July sees the focus of GT racing return to the Ardennes. The 70th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) will be held on 28th and 29th July. BMW teams ROWE Racing and Walkenhorst Motorsport are contesting the anniversary race with a total of four BMW M6 GT3. Numerous BMW works drivers will take man the cockpits, including three previous winners of the Ardennes classic.
On the Isle of Man, Rob Hodson won the opening race in the Southern 100. The Spanish Championship (RFME CEV) headed to MotorLand Aragón, where Carmelo Morales clinched his third win of the season. Pau played host to the French Superbike Championship (FSBK) and the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU). FSBK champion Kenny Foray and FR-EU reigning champion Florian Brunet-Lugardon both finished in second place in their races.
Season 4 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship ended with two races in New York City (USA). The MS&AD Andretti Formula E Team narrowly missed out on points in the finale at the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix.
BMW M6 GT3 triumphs in Italy – Mid-season in the DTM.
Numerous incidents, a safety car period and three BMW drivers in the points. An eventful Sunday race at Zandvoort (NED) brought the first half of the 2018 DTM season to a close.
In the ninth race of the 2018 DTM season at Zandvoort (NED), four BMW drivers picked up points. Timo Glock (GER, DEUTSCHE POST BMW M4 DTM), Marco Wittmann (GER, BMW Driving Experience M4 DTM), Augusto Farfus (BRA, Shell BMW M4 DTM) and Joel Eriksson (SWE, BMW M4 DTM) crossed the finish line in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth places respectively after 34 laps.
• Two MINI John Cooper Works Rally line-up for Silk Way Rally 2018. • Significantly revised route sees event split into two separate races. • First edition of Silk Way Rally 2018 will be contested in Russia only.
Season finale of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship on the streets of Brooklyn (USA): This weekend, the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix brings to a close the fourth season of Formula E for the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team.
For the fifth race weekend of the 2018 DTM season, BMW M Motorsport heads to the North Sea where races nine and ten will be held at Zandvoort (NED). The “Circuit Park” there is an iconic track in the dunes – demanding and fast in equal measure. BMW drivers have brought home a total of four wins there since 2012 and are eager to end the first half of the 2018 season with a strong performance.
Markus Reiterberger dominated the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship at Misano. Keith Farmer tops BSB Superstock class after a brace of wins at Knockhill. In addition, the BMW riders claimed a top-six lock-out in the IRRC and a one-two-three in the IDM.
BMW Team RLL finished the sixth GTLM round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville (CAN) in seventh and eighth, after both BMW M8 GTE cars had led parts of the race.
Success for BMW customer teams around the world – Jesse Krohn to make guest start for BMW Padova Team.
In the first half of the 2018 training year, the five BMW Motorsport Juniors were in action at many top-class events at the wheel of a wide range of BMW M Motorsport race cars. Ricky Collard (GBR), Mikkel Jensen (DEN), Dennis Marschall (GER), Nico Menzel (GER) and Beitske Visser (NED) raced on tracks throughout Europe – and celebrated impressive successes.
Sustainable mobility on the road, on the Atlantic and on Greenland’s ice fields – extreme climber leaves BMW Welt in Munich to go on his latest adventure.
There are just five days between the six-hour race at Watkins Glen (USA) and the start of the race weekend at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville (CAN). Although the two IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship circuits are only around 300 miles apart, this is one of the most challenging weeks for the BMW Team RLL.
In the French Superbike Championship, defending champion Kenny Foray won both races in Magny-Cours. Michal Filla also triumphed in both races in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship Superstock class at the Pannoniaring in Hungary. In the Canadian Superbike Championship, Jordan Szoke, Ben Young and Samuel Trépanier claimed first, second and third places on the St. Eustache rostrum.
BMW Team RLL finished the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Watkins Glen (USA) in seventh and eighth positions in the GTLM class. The #25 BMW M8 GTE finished seventh with Bill Auberlen (USA), Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Alexander Sims (GBR) sharing the driving duties after a problem-free race.
BMW M4 GT4 competes successfully in Japan and USA – Captivating BMW cars in the Legends Parade at Spielberg.
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The all-new BMW 8 Series Coupe.
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BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy Central Asia 2018.
The BMW Group at the RETTmobil 2018.