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BMW Finishes 2nd at the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring
Arguably the most demanding race in the world got even crazier this year with torrential rain and extreme fog. So bad in fact that the race was red-flagged much of …
BMW Scores a Podium at Brands Hatch.
Brands Hatch (GB), 19th May 2013. Following the successful season-opener in Hockenheim (DE), the podium at the second DTM race of the year again featured a BMW driver: BMW Team …
Update: 24 Hours of the Nürburgring
Nürburgring (DE), 19th May 2013. The first few hours of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (DE) have been a turbulent affair. BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS has made a good start to the endurance classic. As night fell over the Nordschleife, the team had established itself in the leading group with both BMW Z4 GT3s.
DTM: BMW Stripped of Brands Hatch Pole
Brands Hatch, UK: After turning the fastest lap in qualifying, Martin Tomczyk’s team RMG had his car underweight and he was stripped of the pole. A devastating blow- but with Augusto Farfus (BR) now lining up in second place, in front of Joey Hand (US) in third. Bruno Spengler (CA) starts the second race of the season from fourth. Marco Wittmann (DE), Andy Priaulx (GB), Timo Glock (DE) and Dirk Werner (DE) start from sixth, seventh, tenth and 14th respectively giving BMW a fighting chance to take home a victory.
BMW Off to a Good Start at the Nürburgring 24 Hours
As you may have guessed we’re pretty pumped for the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring this weekend here at BF. It’s the ultimate race at the ultimate track. And for …
Why the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring May Be the Best Race in the World
Get comfortable. It’s time to get ready for the 24 Hours of the ‘Ring with these videos.
BMW Team RLR Finishes on the Podium at Laguna Seca
Dirk Müller and John Edwards, driving the No. 56 BMW Z4 GTE, scored a third place finish in today’s four-hour American Le Mans Monterey race. A second consecutive podium finish …
BMW Takes WSBK Victory By a Nose at Monza
The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team is back on winning ways. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) rode his BMW S 1000 RR to victory in race one today and in race two, Marco was once again one of the front runners and finished second, claiming the fastest race lap. His team-mate Chaz Davies (GBR) finished fifth in the first race, but crashed out of race two, once again, lying in fifth.
Testing BMW’s Competitors at Autobahn Country Club
Recently the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL, invited BimmerFile to experience a few of the ways that the public can enjoy a little of what the club has to …
BMW Motorrad WSBK Preview: Monza
The next round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship marks the first of three home rounds for the German-Italian BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team. The fourth round of the season will see the series head to the iconic “Autodromo Nazionale di Monza” in the north of Italy this weekend (10th to 12th May). The race track is located close to the Milan headquarters of BMW Motorrad Italia, which is responsible for the works teams’ race and test outings as well as the chassis development.
BMW M3 DTM Hockenheim
Fantastic start to the 2013 DTM season for BMW Motorsport: at the end of the 42 laps, Augusto Farfus (BR) won the opening race in Hockenheim (DE) at the wheel of the Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM. This was the BMW Team RBM driver’s second DTM victory, following his triumph in Valencia (ES) in 2012. A wonderful drive and a strategic tour de force saw BMW Team Schnitzer’s Dirk Werner (DE) fight back brilliantly from 20th on the grid to finish runner-up in the SAMSUNG BMW M3 DTM.
BMW Team RLL Results at the Long Beach Grand Prix
It was a good weekend that got much better for Team RLL at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Full results after the break.
Gallery: BMW Motorsport Z4 GTE Long Beach Qualifying
BMW Motorsport will take the Z4 GTE into its first street fight in Long Beach, California this weekend. The competition will be fierce but with two native Californians behind the wheel of Munich’s latest skunk works project anything is possible- we’d love at least the the third step on the podium.
Long Beach Next for BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE Debut Season
With some five weeks to integrate the findings from Sebring, the Bobby Rahal-led team is confident the new cars are ready for Long Beach – a race the team has always finished with at least one car on the podium.
