With high winds putting the whole of the 156-man field to the test, Sébastien Gros emerged as a worthy leader after the first round of the 30th BMW International Open at Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof today.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) campaign has started positively for BMW M Motorsport, with the BMW Team MTEK crew running as high as second place in the opening hours. As the cars crossed the line for the 60th time, the pair of BMW M8 GTEs were running strong and the drivers were able to push hard to remain ‘in the mix’.
The grid order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) is now set; after three qualifying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, the two BMW M8 GTEs are starting their first races at the legendary “Circuit de la Sarthe” from 12th and 13th positions in the GTE Pro class.
BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) returns to the cockpit of a race car: at the DTM races at Misano, Italy (25th/26th August), the 51-year-old will make a guest appearance in a BMW M4 DTM. The BMW M Motorsport engineers, who have worked with Zanardi in the past, are currently collaborating with him on the development of a system to modify the BMW M4 DTM to suit his needs.
BMW has returned to the world-famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France, where the pair of BMW Team MTEK M8 GTEs have successfully completed testing for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. On Sunday’s one-day test, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 1,200 kilometres to run through the team’s extensive pre-event preparation plan.
New luxury sports car to be presented for the first time on 15 June 2018, the eve of the legendary 24-hour race – parallel development of the production model and the BMW M8 GTE guarantees inspiring driving dynamics on the road as well.
Virtually every world-class golfer uses it: The TrackMan – a tablet-sized device for data analysis and evaluating golf shots. In cooperation with BMW, manufacturer TrackMan is running a tournament format, which allows any amateur or pro around the world to take part in real time, and to take on the best players on the planet. The BMW TrackMan Open runs in two categories (Female Only and Open) from the beginning of May to 31 October.
The Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on Saturday are the season opener in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) for the new BMW M8 GTE. The entire BMW M Motorsport team, BMW Team MTEK and the BMW WEC drivers have completed an intensive and strenuous programme.
Around the globe with BMW i technology - solo and non-stop.
Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season’s shortest race with a length of 100 minutes.
BMW M Motorsport will make its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) appearance this week (6th/7th April) as it enters The Prologue, the official pre-season test at Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France. BMW M Motorsport can count on the support of old and new partners.
Around 100,000 enthusiastic amateur golfers took part in the BMW Golf Cup International around the world and dreamed of qualifying for the World Final. The dream of 109 of those golfers came true in George, South Africa this week.
This is the moment BMW Motorsport has been waiting for: after months of intensive development, the new BMW M8 GTE will make its race debut this weekend. The new top model for international GT racing will take to the track at the legendary 24-hour race in Daytona (USA), the opener of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 56th edition of the endurance classic takes place on 27th/28th January.
• Three MINI crews inside top ten to finish Stage 10. • MINI crew Przygonski / Colsoul maintain sixth place overall.. • Al Rajhi officially out of Dakar 2018.
• Two MINI crews complete Stage 8 with top ten placings. • MINI crew Przygonski / Colsoul maintain sixth place overall.. • Storms and wet weather conditions force cancellation of Stage 9.
• Stage 3, Ica Desert, proves to be another challenging day for all Dakar competitors. • Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski completes Stage 3 with 9th place result. • Garafulic back up to pace to complete today’s stage in 13th.
Before the FIA Formula E Championship enters its fourth season on Saturday with the first race in Hong Kong (CHN), the series and BMW i announced plans for the future: In 2017/18 and beyond, BMW i will be involved in the first championship for all-electric racing cars as “Official Vehicle Partner”. This partnership has been in existence since Formula E made its debut in 2014, and is thereby entering its fourth year.
The last races of the 2017 season for the international BMW Motorrad Motorsport racing family were held at the weekend. In Sepang (MAS), the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC) ended with the title win for BMW rider Muhammad Farid Badrul Hisam (MAS) in the Superbike class. He is the ninth champion from the BMW family this season.
The winner of the 2017 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is: Markus Reiterberger (GER). Having previously won this unique competition in its inaugural season back in 2014, Reiterberger has now been crowned the top BMW Motorrad privateer in the world for the second time. The German scored a maximum 500 points this season.
January 2018 will see the start of the 40th edition of the Dakar. Each year the Dakar organising team lay out a dramatic racing arena, full of natural challenges, to test the endurance of man and machines. The 2018 Dakar promises to be no less of a challenge than its predecessors; this astounding race takes the competitors across the deserts, mountains and plains of Peru and Bolivia before the final finish line in Argentina.
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The all-new BMW 8 Series Coupe.
The new BMW i3 available in South Africa.
The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe now available in South Africa.
The all-new BMW X5: The Prestige SAV with the most innovative technologies.
On Location Pictures: Legends of Rosslyn Tour