The worldwide BMW Motorrad Motorsport community can celebrate its first two titles of the 2017 season: at the weekend, Markus Reiterberger and Jordan Szoke were crowned champions in the International German Championship and the Canadian Superbike Championship.
Eventful VLN race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife – Ekris Motorsport wins the title in the GT4 Northern Cup.
BMW added to its points tally again in an action-packed twelfth DTM race of the season in Zandvoort (NED). Maxime Martin (BEL) and Timo Glock (GER) showed their fighting spirit by finishing sixth and seventh, despite being at the back of the field at the start of the race.
Timo Glock (GER) claimed his fourth DTM victory in race eleven of the 2017 season. Starting from pole position, he crossed the finish line first in the DEUTSCHE POST BMW M4 DTM after 37 laps of racing. He was followed home by fellow BMW drivers Marco Wittmann (GER) and Maxime Martin (BEL), who finished second and third to complete an all-BMW podium.
The BMW road racers enjoyed another successful outing at the Ulster Grand Prix in Northern Ireland. In the four races held for 1000 cc bikes, Peter Hickman (GBR) claimed two wins and one second place on his Smiths Racing BMW S 1000 RR. The International German Championship (IDM) was in action at Assen (NED). Championship leader Markus Reiterberger (GER / Van Zon Remeha BMW) had another perfect weekend.
• Two MINI John Cooper Works Rally finish inside top three at Hungarian Baja 2017. • Mikko Hirvonen with co-driver Andreas Schulz takes second place on the podium. • Jakub Przygonski and Tom Colsoul take third place honour for MINI. • Conrad Rautenbach takes sixth overall in his first and successful outing as part of the MINI family.
Munich. The 2017 DTM season edges towards its business end with races eleven and twelve this weekend. Following outings in Budapest (HUN) and Moscow (RUS), the two races in Zandvoort (NED) now mark the series’ third trip outside Germany.
BMW celebrates its 250th podium in the BTCC – New images of the BMW M8 GTE available.
• Three MINI crews to contest Hungarian Baja 2017. • Mikko Hirvonen returns to Hungary, scene of his maiden MINI win in 2016. • Jakub Przygonski and Tom Colsoul look to improve second place standing in the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. • Conrad Rautenbach makes first appearance for MINI. Filipe Palmeiro is in the co-driver seat.
The BMW teams experienced mixed fortunes at the ninth round of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), held at Road America (USA). While BMW Team RLL had a difficult Sunday in the GTLM class, the Turner Motorsport team celebrated a commanding win in the GTD class.
The seventh round of the 2017 British Superbike Championship (BSB) in Thruxton (GBR) was overshadowed by a fatal accident in the Superstock class. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport community mourns the loss of Mark Fincham (GBR), who competed at Thruxton with team True Heroes Racing.
Podium for BMW Team Schnitzer at the Nürburgring – Win for the ARTA BMW M6 GT3 in Fuji.
With four races remaining in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), this weekend’s race at Road America (USA) begins BMW Team RLL’s final push for the GTLM class championship. After a difficult start to the season, Bobby Rahal’s (USA) outfit has fought back to score six podium finishes in the last four races, including two wins by Bill Auberlen (USA) and Alexander Sims (GBR) in the No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM.
It was an action-packed and successful weekend for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders. In Japan, they tackled the “Suzuka 8 Hours”, the final round of the FIM Endurance World Championship. The International German Championship met at Schleiz, where Markus Reiterberger continued to dominate. Michal Prášek was unbeatable in the AARR Superstock class. Muhammad Farid Badrul Hisam continued his winning streak in the Malaysia Superbike Championship.
The MS Amlin Andretti team endured a tough Montreal ePrix (CAN), the final round of the 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship. The team’s solitary points finish came with Robin Frijns’ (NED) ninth-place on Saturday, with António Félix da Costa (POR) unlucky not to score after being spun by a competitor. In a difficult race on Sunday, Frijns and Félix da Costa finished 13th and 15th respectively.
West Surrey Racing celebrates four podium wins – BMW Motorsport Junior Joel Eriksson successful in Spa-Francorchamps.
After the two victories in 2015 and 2016, the BMW teams were missing the racing luck required to be able to fight for the win this time at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). Technical issues with both the ROWE Racing cars, which were both in promising positions, ended any hopes of another top result.
In a turbulent night at the “Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps” (BEL), the ROWE Racing team worked their way into the top 5 with the number 98 BMW M6 GT3. After 357 laps of racing, the two DTM drivers Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR), and their driver colleague Nick Catsburg (NED) are in fourth place. The night was characterised by numerous accidents, which resulted in yellow flags and safety car periods.
Four hours have passed at the “Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps” (BEL), and the number 98 BMW M6 GT3 is the best-placed BMW race car after 93 laps of the 24-hour race. Tom Blomqvist (GBR), Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Nick Catsburg (NED) are in seventh place after four hours of racing.
The stage is set for a thrilling 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps (BEL): The 2016 winners, Maxime Martin (BEL), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Alexander Sims (GBR), secured themselves a good starting position for the iconic endurance race with the #99 BMW M6 GT3 of ROWE Racing.
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