The 2018 DTM season is entering the finishing straight for BMW M Motorsport and the BMW DTM teams: this weekend (21st to 23rd September), the Red Bull Ring near Spielberg (AUT) hosts the penultimate event of the year. BMW M Motorsport is set to reach another big milestone. Saturday’s race will be BMW’s 300th in the history of the DTM.
BMW Team GERT56 by rs speedbikes kicked off the 2018/19 season of the FIM Endurance World Championship with a win in the Superstock class at the Bol d’Or. Roberto Tamburini celebrated his first win of the season in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship. Markus Reiterberger finished third, which saw him extend his lead in the championship. The BMW racers also claimed wins and podium finishes in Great Britain, Brazil and Malaysia.
Victory and podiums: Success for BMW Motorsport Juniors at the Nürburgring and Silverstone.
The stage is set for the car and the team that BMW will enter in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship as of Season 5. On Friday, BMW i Motorsport presented the new BMW iFE.18 and the new BMW i Andretti Motorsport team at BMW Welt’s double cone in Munich (GER).
After the top 70 players on the PGA TOUR were unable to play their final round on Sunday due to heavy rainfall at Aronimink Golf Club, the BMW Championship ended in spectacular fashion one day later than scheduled.
BMW Team RLL is picking up momentum in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. At Laguna Seca (USA), Alexander Sims (GBR) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) took their second victory in a row in the GTLM class in the #25 BMW M8 GTE. The duo had previously triumphed at the “Virginia International Raceway”.
BMW racers celebrated a top-three lock-out in the IDM and a total of five podium finishes. In the British Superbike Championship, Peter Hickman reached the Showdown. Two wins and five podiums were scored in the BSB Superstock class. Defending champion Carmelo Morales increased his lead in the Spanish Championship after his fourth win of the season. In addition, Travis Wyman raced onto the podium in the MotoAmerica.
Martin Tomczyk on the Nordschleife in the BMW M4 DTM – Victory for BimmerWorld Racing at Laguna Seca.
In BMW Team RMG’s home race at the Nürburgring (GER), Marco Wittmann (GER) finished third to reach the podium in the BMW Driving Experience M4 DTM.
At the start of the week, BMW Team Schnitzer announced that 2019 will herald some personnel changes for the long-established team from Freilassing (GER). On 1st January, long-term team principal Charly Lamm (GER) will hand over management duties to Herbert Schnitzer Jnr. In an interview, Lamm talks about his motives, his connection to BMW and what the future holds.
In the 15th race of the 2018 DTM season, BMW Team RBM’s Bruno Spengler achieved his first podium finish of the season at the Nürburgring (GER). After 40 laps, the Canadian driver crossed the finishing line second in the BMW Bank M4 DTM.
Following the first BMW M8 GTE victory and a third place at the previous round at Virginia International Raceway (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Laguna Seca Raceway (USA) with a lot of momentum. Team Principal Bobby Rahal (USA) and his squad aim to extend the success streak on the iconic Californian circuit within sight of Monterey Bay.
The BMW Motorrad Motorsport family claimed its third title of 2018: Michal Filla (CZE) was crowned champion in the Superstock class of the Alpe Adria Road Racing Championship (AARR STK) with races to spare. Filla won one race and finished runner-up in the other at the Red Bull Ring (AUT).
After trips abroad to Zandvoort (NED), Brands Hatch (GBR) and Misano (ITA), the DTM now returns to Germany. BMW M Motorsport will reach an important milestone this coming weekend, at round eight of the season, which takes place at the Nürburgring (GER), when the Sunday race marks BMW’s 100th race since returning to the DTM in 2012.
• MINI wins Baja Poland 2018 with a superb one-two finish, • Polish star Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski takes MINI John Cooper Works Rally to first place on home soil. • Przygonski tightens his grip on the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup championship. • Fellow countryman Krzysztof Holowczyc places another MINI John Cooper Works Rally on the podium with second place.
BMW Motorsport Juniors triumphant at the Hungaroring – Championship victory for Ojjeh and the BMW M6 GT3.
• Two MINI John Cooper Works Rally to compete at Baja Poland, 31st August-2nd September 2018. • Polish cross-country rally stars Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski and Krzysztof Holowczyc line up on home soil in MINI John Cooper works Rally cars. • MINI driver Przygonski currently leads the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup championship. • Polish ace Holowczyc looks to add another Baja Poland title to his five previous victories.
Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) came through his much-anticipated guest start at the Misano (ITA) DTM weekend with flying colours. The Italian finished a sensational fifth in the Sunday race. In an interview, Zanardi looks back at this very special weekend and describes his experiences of the BMW family, the DTM paddock and his enthusiastic fans – and looks ahead to his planned start at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) in January 2019.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport racers have already won two titles this season – and the last race weekend confirmed that BMW riders will be settling titles between themselves in at least two more race series. In the International German Championship (IDM) and the French European Bikes Championship (FR EU), BMW S 1000 RR racers claimed more top-three lock-outs to move further ahead of their competitors.
First DTM win in his 14th race: Former BMW Motorsport Junior Joel Eriksson (SWE, BMW M4 DTM) was rewarded for taking risks in the rain-drenched lottery of Misano (ITA) and topped the podium for the first time in his rookie season.
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BMW at the Mondial de l’Automobile Paris 2018.
The new BMW Z4.
The new BMW R 1250 GS and the new BMW R 1250 RT.
The new BMW M5 Competition.
The new BMW M2 Competition.