The 2017 season of the fiercely contested British Superbike Championship (BSB) has ended with another successful weekend for the BMW riders. The final round was held at Brands Hatch (GBR) and saw three podium finishes for the BMW S 1000 RR.
Alessandro Zanardi and Lena Gercke visit the DTM finale – BMW wins manufacturer title in the Pirelli World Challenge.
Marco Wittmann (GER) produced an impressive display in his last race as DTM champion – for now – to claim his first win of the season and ensure that BMW ended the season on a high.
Timo Glock (GER) and the Hockenheimring (GER) once again proved to be a lucky combination for BMW Motorsport in the 17th race of the DTM season. Having shone at the season-opener on the same track back in May, the BMW Team RMG driver impressed again in the penultimate race of the year.
After 16 of 18 DTM races, BMW works driver Marco Wittmann (GER) still has a mathematical chance of winning the title. In the Team and Manufacturer competitions, first place is already out of reach. In an interview, BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt analyses the reasons behind the difficult 2017 season and explains how BMW envisages the future of the DTM.
As is tradition, the 2017 DTM season will finish where it started back in May: The BMW teams will contest the final two races of the year at Hockenheim (GER) this weekend.
Last weekend brought more success for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community: in the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV), BMW rider Matteo Ferrari (ITA) wrapped up the 2017 season with a double podium at Vallelunga (ITA). Also on the weekend’s schedule was the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK).
Bonk Motorsport wins the team title in the BMW M235i Racing Cup – Comandini/Cerqui are Drivers’ champions in Italy.
BMW Team RLL celebrated its fourth GTLM victory of the year at the season finale of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) at Road Atlanta (USA). At the classic Petit Le Mans, the number 25 BMW M6 GTLM with Bill Auberlen (USA), Alexander Sims (GBR) and Kuno Wittmer (CAN) at the wheel won with a 1.060 second margin-of-victory over the second-placed Corvette, completing 392 laps of the 2.54-mile road course in the 10-hour contest.
The official pre-season test in Valencia (ESP) heralds the crucial phase of preparations for season four of the FIA Formula E Championship for BMW and the MS&AD Andretti Team. From Monday to Thursday, all the teams represented in Formula E assembled at the “Circuit Ricardo Tormo”. With Wednesday being a rest day, the teams had three days to test at the circuit.
BMW Team RLL will close the team’s ninth year of sports car competition with the running of this Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans, the traditional IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale. The 10-hour race at Road Atlanta in Braselton (USA) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and sets the perfect stage for a very special landmark for Bill Auberlen (USA).
• Seven MINI crews to contest Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 2017. • Total race distance 2570.5 km of which 1955 km is composed of Special Stage sections. • Rallye OiLibya du Maroc desert location is viewed as vital testbed ahead of 2018 Dakar Rally.
Three wins and a total of five podium finishes sums up the weekend in numbers for the BMW riders. In the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship, Federico Sandi raced onto the rostrum at Magny-Cours. Champion Markus Reiterberger concluded the 2017 IDM season in style, by claiming another double win at Hockenheim. There was also reason to celebrate in the Spanish Championship, as Carmelo Morales took the win at the Albacete round.
When the FIA Formula E Championship enters its fourth season with the Hong Kong ePrix (HKG) on the first weekend in December, BMW will be involved once again as part of their close cooperation with Andretti Formula E, and will continue with preparations for the works entry in Season 5. And a familiar face will man the cockpit: BMW works driver António Félix da Costa (POR) will contest the 14 races around the world for the MS&AD Andretti team.
Titles for West Surrey Racing and BMW in the BTCC – Wins for Augusto Farfus and the BMW Motorsport Juniors.
It was his big goal for this triathlon season: Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) aimed to stay under the nine-hour mark in a long distance triathlon and the BMW brand ambassador accomplished his mission this Saturday. Zanardi completed the Barcelona triathlon in Spain with a time of 8:58.59 hours.
Five promising, talented youngsters are part of the 2017 BMW Motorsport Junior Programme. They are all just setting out on their careers, but already have a fascinating journey behind them. In a series of interviews, we present each of the BMW Motorsport Juniors. This time: Beitske Visser (NED).
The titles collecting continues: at the weekend, Sébastien Le Grelle (BEL) and Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FRA) secured title numbers six and seven of the season for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community. Le Grelle was crowned champion in the International Road Racing Championship (IRRC), Brunet-Lugardon in the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU).
If the colour black is the combination of all colours, the penultimate round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) in Laguna Seca (USA) on Sunday was a combination of every emotion for John Edwards (USA) and Martin Tomczyk (GER) during their thrilling race to victory in the black-liveried number 24 BMW M6 GTLM.
Second row of the grid for BMW Team RLL in Laguna Seca – Two more BMW M6 GT3s in Macau, with Wittmann and Mostert.
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