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24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2015 - BMW Motorsport Media Guide
Thu Jul 23 12:15:23 CEST 2015 Press Kit
This press kit provides you with a whole host of useful information regarding the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
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The 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps thrills both fans and drivers alike. The 67th running of the endurance classic from 25th to 26th July marks a very special anniversary for BMW. It is exactly 50 years since Pascal Ickx and Gérard Langlois van Ophem claimed the first victory for BMW at the iconic 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the wheel of a BMW 1800TI/SA.
This year’s marathon in the Ardennes marks a motorsport milestone. For the first time, double amputee Alessandro Zanardi will share the cockpit of a BMW Z4 GT3 with other drivers who are not physically disabled. Zanardi will join forces with BMW DTM drivers Timo Glock and Bruno Spengler. Over the past months, a team of up to nine engineers has developed many innovative technicalsolutions to allow all three drivers to complete a race distance of 24 hours without any problems, and to allow them to swap drivers as quickly as possible. The modified BMW Z4 GT3 will be run by ROAL Motorsport.
In total, 11 BMW Z4 GT3s, run by eight different teams, will
compete at the 24-hour classic in 2015. The individual teams’ diver
line-ups will be bolstered by many BMW works drivers. After BMW
Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS finished second last year to claim its
first podium at the team’s home race in Belgium, Team Principal Bas
Leinders and his outfit has its sights set firmly on overall victory
this time around. They will be supported by the two BMW DTM drivers
Augusto Farfus and Maxime Martin, as well as Lucas Luhr and Dirk
Werner, who race for BMW in the United SportsCar Championship (USCC).
The Triple Eight Racing team will also receive prominent
support during the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, courtesy of Dirk
Müller. The other BMW teams taking on the challenge at the “Circuit
de Spa-Francorchamps” are BMW Sports Trophy Team Brazil, Team Russia
by Barwell, Classic & Modern Racing, Ecurie Ecosse, TDS Racing
and Boutsen Ginion.
This press kit provides you with a whole host of useful information regarding the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.