Section: //Z4 M\\

BMW to Race the Z4 GT3 at the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring

Sections: //Z4 M\\, Motorsport, Nürburgring Apr 20th, 2012 5 Comments

The rein of the M3 in it’s current E92 form as a factory racer is officially over at the ‘Ring. M has made it official with the announcement that the 2012 24 Hours of the Nurburgring will be contested by the Z4 GT3 and not the M3 as it has been for the past few years. But perhaps even more interesting (and surely due to BMW’s involvement in the DTM series this year) it will be the Schubert BMW Team that will be running the team for BMW M.

Official Release: The BMW Z4 GT3 will be representing the BMW Motorsport colours at this year’s 24 Hours Nürburgring. Expectations will, of course, be very high for the fortieth anniversary of BMW Motorsport.

This year too, the Schubert BMW team will be taking their places on the Nürburgring with the BMW Z4 GT3. Owing to their DTM commitment, the Schnitzer BMW team will be unable to pilot the BMW M3 GT at this year’s 24 Hours. The Schubert team have therefore set themselves the target of overall victory with the BMW Z4 GT3. And BMW Motorsport will be giving them all the support they need for this target. All of them experienced BMW Plant racers, BMW Driving Experience Chief Instructor Claudia Hürtgen, Dirk Adorf, Uwe Alzen, Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Nico Bastian, and Dominik Schwager will be piloting the two BMW Z4 GT3 models in the BMW Motorsport colours.

M1, Z4M and 1M CSL Rumored

Sections: //1M\\, //M1\\, //Z4 M\\ Jul 8th, 2011 3 Comments

According the Auto Express and M Division head Dr. Friedrich Nitschke, the long rumored M1 replacement is inching closer.

“We have a fantastic history with the M1,” Dr Nitschke said. “The decision on developing this car is open. We’d love to do it.”

Apparently the car has been on the drawing board for 11 years but only now with modern technology is seriously BMW considering it. Auto Express theorizes that the car would need a V10 or V12 to compete with the likes of Aston Martin or Ferrari. We’d guess that BMW may want to push a more downsized concept with multiple turbos and/or an electric drive added in.