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On Wednesday and Thursday, BMW Team MTEK continued preparations for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (FRA). After three qualifying sessions at the grand finale of the FIA World Endurance Championship ‘Super Season’, the no. 82 BMW M8 GTE secured fifth place on the grid in the highly competitive LM GTE Pro class. Augusto Farfus (BRA) recorded a decisive time improvement in the lap time at the start of the final night qualifying session.
Since 1989, tournament organiser BMW has been the driving force behind Germany’s most iconic professional golf tournament. Here are a few figures revealing the impressive logistics effort that goes on behind the scenes, laying the foundation for the successful story that is the BMW International Open.
When the stars of the European Tour tee off at next week’s BMW International Open (19th to 23rd June, Golfclub München Eichenried), they will not only find a venue in top condition, but a new-look Championship Course. At the heart of the modifications was the renovation of all 18 greens. Here is an overview of the changes, from which the crowds will also benefit.
BMW Team MTEK is in France for the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend (15th/16th June), for what promises to be an exciting finale to the 2018/2019 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season.
Following the sensational triumph achieved by Marco Wittmann (GER), who came from last place on the grid to win Saturday’s race at Misano (ITA), Philipp Eng (AUT) became the second BMW driver of the weekend to make it onto the podium in the Sunday race. The Austrian started race six of the season from ninth place. After an impressive fightback and clever tyre management, he came home second in the ZF BMW M4 DTM.
Round six of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez de La Frontera (ESP) concluded with the Superpole Race and the Sunday race for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Tom Sykes (GBR) claimed another top-five result with the BMW S 1000 RR, finishing fifth in the Superpole Race.
The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team claimed another top-six finish with the new BMW S 1000 RR in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Tom Sykes (GBR) finished sixth in Saturday’s race at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP). His team-mate Markus Reiterberger (GER) came home eleventh. Jerez de la Frontera is hosting round six of the 2019 WorldSBK season.
Marco Wittmann (GER) produced a fantastic drive and tactical masterclass to claim his second win of the season in Saturday’s race at Misano (ITA). A technical issue with the Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM prevented Wittmann from setting a timed lap in qualifying, meaning he started the race from 18th on the grid.
The new BMW S 1000 RR made its debut at the Isle of Man TT – with a strong result. Peter Hickman (GBR) of Smiths Racing Team set the pace in the 1000 cc races on his new RR and picked up two wins (Superbike TT, Superstock TT) and a second place on the podium (Senior TT). ‘Hicky’ also set the fastest lap in all three races.
The new BMW S 1000 RR’s world tour in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) enters the next phase. This weekend (7th to 9th June), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and its riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Markus Reiterberger (GER) will contest the sixth round of the 2019 WorldSBK season, at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP).
His emotions in the cockpit after crossing the finish line were quite clear. With his first DTM victory in Saturday’s race at Zolder (BEL), a dream came true for BMW works driver Philipp Eng (AUT). On Sunday, the 29-year-old Austrian, who is contesting his second DTM season with BMW Team RBM, finished on the podium again in second place, which saw him take the lead in the DTM driver’s standings.
The BMW DTM teams will be appearing at the second international race of the 2019 season this coming weekend (7th to 9th June). The fifth and sixth races of the year will take place at the ‘Misano World Circuit’ on the Italian Adriatic coast.
Before heading to the sixth round of the 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed two days of testing at Misano, Italy. The team used the Wednesday and Thursday test to evaluate new components for the BMW S 1000 RR Superbikes of riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Markus Reiterberger (GER).
BMW teams are looking forward to one of the major highlights of the endurance season on 22nd/23rd June 2019: the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER). Four teams, with a total of six BMW M6 GT3s, will be in pursuit of the 20th overall win for BMW in the ‘Green Hell’. Numerous BMW works drivers will be competing.
BMW and TrackMan, manufacturer of a compact device for data analysis and evaluating golf shots, will once again enable any amateur or pro around the world to take part in the BMW TrackMan Open in real time, and to take on the best players on the planet.
The following applies to consumption figures for vehicles with new type approval, September 2017 onward: The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption are obtained in accordance with the specified measuring procedure (EC Regulation No. 715/2007), as issued and amended. The figures are for a basic-version vehicle in Germany. The bandwidths allow for differences in the choice of wheel and tire sizes and items of optional equipment and can be changed by the configuration.
Obtained on the basis of the new "Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure" (WLTP), the figures are converted back to the "New European Driving Cycle" (NEDC) for the sake of comparability. Values other than those stated here may be used for the purposes of taxation and for other vehicle-related duties relating to CO2 emissions.
More information about official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be obtained from the "guideline on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and current consumption of new passenger cars", available here: https://www.dat.de/co2/.
The BMW Group at the RETTmobil 2019.