Competing in the 83rd edition of the Bol d’Or in Le Castellet (FRA), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team kicks off its debut season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). In our media guide, we would like to introduce the new BMW Motorrrad Motorsport works project und the newly developed endurance version of the BMW S 1000 RR in detail.
The BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, on the outskirts of London, is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the international calendar and attracts world-class golfers and tens of thousands of spectators every year. As the tournament celebrates its 15th anniversary with BMW as title partner, Jamie Birkmyre looks back on the impressive development that the European Tour’s flagship event has undergone since BMW came on board.
Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) has his next assignment in a BMW race car at the beginning of October. The BMW works driver will contest the penultimate round of the 2019 Italian GT Championship season at Mugello (ITA) with BMW Team Italia from 4th to 6th October. Zanardi will share the cockpit of a modified BMW M6 GT3 with BMW Motorsport Junior Erik Johansson (SWE) and Stefano Comandini (ITA).
Things are getting serious for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team. The fledgling project kicks off its debut season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) with a 24-hour classic, the Bol d’Or at Le Castellet in the south of France. Kenny Foray (FRA), Julian Puffe (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) will alternate on the #37 BMW S 1000 RR.
BMW Team RLL once again secured a strong result at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (USA). John Edwards (USA) and Jesse Krohn (FIN), who started from the pole position, drove their black #24 BMW M8 GTE to second place in the penultimate round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Mathieu Gines celebrates double win with his BMW S 1000 RR at the finale of the French Superbike Championship - Team-mate Maxime Bonnot tops the season standings in the Superbike Challenger class - Alexandre Leleu and Jonathan Germany on the podium in the FR EU.
Pole position for BMW Team RLL at Laguna Seca – BMW Team Italia is victorious at Vallelunga.
After Saturday’s double podium, the six BMW DTM drivers endured a difficult 16th race of the season at the Nürburgring (GER). Philipp Eng (AUT) finished in eighth place at the wheel of the ZF BMW M4 DTM, scoring four points in the overall standings. Timo Glock (GER, JiVS BMW M4 DTM) and Bruno Spengler (CAN, BMW Bank M4 DTM) also reached the top-ten, finishing in ninth and tenth positions.
Two BMW drivers were able to celebrate on the podium after the 15th round of the 2019 DTM season at the Nürburgring (GER). At the BMW Team RMG home event, Bruno Spengler (CAN, BMW Bank M4 DTM) and Marco Wittmann (GER, Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM) claimed second and third places. While Spengler defended his grid position throughout the race, Wittmann was able to move up from eleventh to finish in the top-three.
BMW Team RLL travels to California’s Laguna Seca Raceway (USA). The iconic 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit will host the tenth and penultimate round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at the weekend.
For the BMW DTM teams, the weekend in the Eifel marks the start of the final sprint of the 2019 season. The Nürburgring (GER) is set to host the penultimate race weekend of the year this coming weekend (13th to 15th September), with races number 15 and 16. For BMW Team RMG it is their home event; the team HQ in Andernach (GER) is located just a few kilometres away from the Nürburgring.
New face in BMW i Andretti Motorsport’s driver line-up: for Season 6 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, Maximilian Günther (GER) will represent the team. The 22-year old contested his first Formula E season as a rookie last year – and impressed.
Ilya Mikhalchik successfully defends his title with races to spare in the International German Championship - Peter Hickman secures one of the coveted Showdown places in the British Superbike Championship - Another podium in the BSB Superstock class for Taylor Mackenzie.
Sheldon van der Linde to compete in the IGTC event at Kyalami – FIST-Team AAI wins in the China GT Championship.
This race Sunday at Portimão (POR) did not bring the top results the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team had hoped for. The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) Superpole race and the second main race were held in very hot conditions. Tom Sykes (GBR) claimed seventh and ninth positions with his BMW S 1000 RR while team-mate Markus Reiterberger (GER) crossed the line in 14th and 13th places respectively.
Saturday at Portimão (POR) was a day of mixed feelings for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team. After a strong performance in Superpole with second place for Tom Sykes (GBR) and ninth for Markus Reiterberger (GER), the afternoon's race did not go to plan. Reiterberger crossed the finish line in twelfth place, with Sykes just behind in 13th position.
The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Tom Sykes (GBR) will continue their successful cooperation in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) in the coming 2020 season. Sykes will go in pursuit of top results on the BMW S 1000 RR for the second year in a row. His new team-mate will be Eugene Laverty (GBR).
The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is preparing for their maiden season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). Ahead of the 2019/20 season opener, the team took part in the official pre-test in Le Castellet (FRA) on Tuesday and Wednesday with riders Kenny Foray (FRA), Julian Puffe (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR).
Two BMW works drivers will line up at this year’s FIA GT World Cup on 16th and 17th November in Macau (CHN): Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Joel Eriksson (SWE). Farfus will once again take the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 of BMW Team Schnitzer at the world-famous ‘Guia Circuit’, where he won last year. Eriksson will compete in the FIST-Team AAI BMW M6 GT3.
The long summer break in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is over. This weekend (6th to 8th September), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and its riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Markus Reiterberger (GER) enter the final phase of the 2019 season. Portimão (POR) is the venue for round ten of 13.
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport – FIM Endurance World Championship – 2019/20 Media Guide.
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