BMW AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2007

Munich. Under the motto "Spark of Genius - Breaking Records, Pushing
Boundaries" Lord March once again beckons fans to the world's noisiest garden
party - the Goodwood Festival of Speed, that famous annual gathering of
motorsport legends past and present. Among the regulars who have headed to the
hallowed estate for years is BMW Mobile Tradition. To mark 90 years of the BMW
brand this year, nine racing icons have been transported to England's South
Downs to celebrate the anniversary in commensurate style. Among those
representing BMW on the grid of Lord March's well-kept, undulating track will
be Andy Priaulx, Chris Bangle, Marc Surer and Helmut Daehne.

The racing cars will include two models which both caused a sensation last
year: one is the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé of 1939, winner of Le Mans
and the Mille Miglia and one of the most successful sports racers in the
history of the BMW brand; the other is the BMW Concept Coupé Mille Miglia 2006,
a homage to the skills, triumphs and passion of motor racing pioneers of bygone
days. So far the two models have gone on show jointly only at the 2006 Mille
Miglia and the 2007 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. Unlike these two
appearances, however, the cars won't just be on passive display at Goodwood but
will be making their debut on the race track to demonstrate their true virtues.
Manning the cockpit of the Touring Coupé will be the head of BMW Group Design,
Chris Bangle, while the Concept Coupé will be piloted by Anders Warming, who
drafted the initial sketches for this concept car.

The oldest vehicle in motion on the Goodwood estate this year will be the BMW
RS 500 Kompressor, on which Georg "Schorsch" Meier sped from one victory to
another in 1938. Ernst Hiller will be in the saddle of the BMW supercharged
bike at the Festival of Speed. Hiller was German champion in the 500 cc solo
class in 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1962, as well as winning various grand prix
events. According to the British magazine "Motorcycle" he was Europe's best
private rider. The second two-wheeler to hit the track will be the BMW R90S,
straddled by Helmut Daehne, who has enjoyed huge popularity in Britain since
winning the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy in 1976.

The BMW 3.0 CSL Schnitzer owned by Dieter Tögel stems from the year 1974. BMW
gained a high profile with the CSL in Britain and the USA in particular. Thanks
to six European Championship titles and numerous triumphs in the American IMSA
GT Series, these sensational racing coupés have gone down in motor racing
history. At the controls of the Schnitzer CSL in Goodwood will be its owner
Dieter Tögel.

Mention the BMW M3 Group A to motorsport fans, and they will principally recall
the strings of successes it racked up in various international and national
touring car championships since 1987. Less well known, but equally spectacular,
was the M3's involvement in rally racing. At the Festival of Speed Herbert
Reiter will be presenting his own M3, with which BMW triumphed in the Corsica
Rally of 1987.

Marc Surer launched his racing career with BMW as part of the Junior Team in
1977. From there he rose all the way to Formula One. At Goodwood, the Swiss
driver will be presenting a car that has recently become available to private
drivers as well: the race version of the BMW Z4 M Coupé. This 400 hp racer
again promises to be a winning model for privateers. Then there's a car that
has long since proved its potential: the BMW 320si WTCC. It was behind the
wheel of this powerful BMW 3 Series model that Andy Priaulx of BMW Team UK won
the World Touring Car Championship for the second time in 2006. The two-times
world champion will be in the driving seat again at Goodwood.