Björn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport:
“The BMW M Motorsport teams have celebrated numerous successes worldwide with the BMW M4 GT3, BMW M4 GT4, and BMW M2 CS Racing cars in recent weeks. We have been able to cheer for victories and podiums in Germany, Europe, North America, and Asia. This once again underlines how strong the customer racing programme is internationally at BMW M Motorsport. I congratulate all the winners and look forward to the next successes that we can celebrate together.”
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Italian GT Championship (3rd-5th May): Hesse and Klingmann triumph at Misano.
The BMW Italia Ceccato Racing workforce began the Italian GT Championship season at Misano (ITA) with two victories. In the Sunday race, BMW M works drivers Max Hesse and Jens Klingmann (each GER) triumphed with the #7 BMW M4 GT3. At the identical time, within the sister #8 automobile, Pedro Ebrahim (BRA) and Federico Malvestiti (ITA) gained the Pro-Am class. In the primary race on Saturday, Hesse fought for third place till the final lap however then retired resulting from a technical defect. Ebrahim and Malvestiti completed fourth of their class. “This is a victory for the team,” stated Hesse. “The guys did an incredible job rebuilding the car after my accident following the technical defect on Saturday. Thanks to everyone for the fantastic effort!” Klingmann added: “After our big misfortune on Saturday, we managed to turn the weekend around with the victory on Sunday. It was anything but certain that we could even start. We owe this to the great work of the entire team led by Roberto Ravaglia. For me personally, it is the first victory at Misano, which I am very happy about.”
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GTWC America (3rd-5th May): ST Racing and Turner Motorsport have a good time class victories.
Pure pleasure in Florida: At the second race weekend of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, BMW M Motorsport groups celebrated a category victory in each runs. In the primary race at Sebring International Raceway, BMW M works driver Neil Verhagen (USA) and Samantha Tan (CAN) jumped onto the rostrum as third total.
The Team ST Racing duo within the #38 BMW M4 GT3 triumphed within the Pro-Am class – regardless that Verhagen needed to construct a lead over model colleagues from Turner Motorsport, Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg (each USA), resulting from a time penalty. “After the pit stop, I was on a time hunt,” defined Verhagen. “The gap I had to open was five seconds. I had Robby behind me. He also kept me on my toes.” But the lead was sufficient for Verhagen and Tan, who celebrated a particular victory. Last 12 months, the duo gained the second race at Sebring within the Pro-Am class however had to surrender the category victory afterwards resulting from a penalty. “This is the victory of the greatest redemption,” stated Tan a 12 months later. “We came back here to prove something. The team gave us an incredible car, and we made it. It feels really good.”
Foley and Rothberg made it a one-two consequence for the BMW M4 GT3 within the Pro-Am class proper behind them on Saturday. A day later, the Turner Motorsport duo themselves had been the measure of all issues when within the second race, Foley and Rothberg triumphed within the Pro-Am class. Verhagen and Tan fought their manner again impressively after a drive-through penalty within the #38 BMW M4 GT3 and topped an impressive weekend for the BMW M Motorsport groups at Sebring as third. “I think we showed everyone this weekend that our pace is undisputed. Thanks to my team, our fans, and BMW M Motorsport for the support,” praised Tan, who additionally had motive to have a good time within the Pro class. BMW M works driver Bill Auberlen and Varun Choksey (each USA) celebrated a double podium: In each races, they completed third within the #28 BMW M4 GT3 within the class.
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GT/GT4/TC America (3rd-5th May): Podium celebrations at Sebring.
Justin Rothberg (USA) celebrated a premiere in GT America. In the second race at Sebring International Raceway, the American completed third within the Turner Motorsport #29 BMW M4 GT3 and climbed onto the GT America podium for the primary time. Nicolas Shanny (USA) narrowly missed the rostrum within the GT4 class twice as fourth.
In GT4 America, Zac Anderson and Colin Garrett (each USA) from Team AutoTechnic Racing climbed onto the general podium as second within the #51 BMW M4 GT4. In the Am class, Kris Wilson alongside Paul Sparta (each USA) for Team Random Vandals Racing within the #98 BMW M4 GT4 gained the second run after the duo had already celebrated a podium end with second place within the first race. Matt Million and Ryan Keeley (each USA) completed third within the Am class within the first race within the #53 BMW M4 GT4.
In TC America, Chris Walsh (USA) from Carnus Callas Raceteam was the dominant driver in Florida. In each runs, he triumphed within the #104 BMW M2 CS Racing automobile, relegating his BMW colleague Lucas Catania (USA, Team Rigid Speed) within the #17 BMW M2 CS Racing automobile to second place every time. In the second race, Aaron Kaplan (USA) within the #18 BMW M2 CS Racing automobile accomplished the pure BMW M Motorsport podium in third.
Two weeks earlier, Samantha Tan (CAN) celebrated a podium end at her private season debut in GT America. In the second run on the Long Beach (USA) road circuit, the Canadian steered her #38 BMW M4 GT4 within the GT4 class to second place. In the SRO3 class, Rothberg narrowly missed the rostrum with fourth place in each runs.
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ADAC GT Masters (26th-28th April): Köhler and Oosten win on the season begin at Oschersleben.
Maxime Oosten (NED) and Leon Köhler (GER) gained the opening race of the ADAC GT Masters final weekend in April, celebrating an ideal begin to the brand new season. In the primary race at Oschersleben (GER), the #54 BMW M4 GT3 of Team FK Performance Motorsport drove from pole place to a commanding triumph. “It was a great start to the season. Maxime did a great job in the first part of the race. For me, it was about managing the lead in the second section. I am very happy about the victory,” Köhler raved after the opening success on Saturday.
In the second race on Sunday, the German-Dutch duo then fought their manner ahead from seventh on the grid, narrowly lacking the second podium end of the weekend with fourth place. Nevertheless, Köhler and Oosten left Oschersleben in second place within the drivers’ standings. Their team-mates Eduardo Coseteng (PHI) and Gregory de Sybourg (SUI) drove the #10 BMW M4 GT3 to thirteenth and tenth locations firstly of the ADAC GT Masters season.
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ADAC GT4 Germany (26th-28th April): Piana and Schrey dominate the opener.
At the opening weekend of the ADAC GT4 Germany at Oschersleben (GER), Gabriele Piana (ITA) and Michael Schrey (GER) within the #2 BMW M4 GT4 had been unbeatable. Already in qualifying on Saturday, the duo from Team Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport distanced the competitors by greater than four-tenths – after which additionally secured the victory within the first race. Their team-mates Leon Wassertheurer and Tim Reiter (each GER) within the #3 BMW M4 GT4 accomplished the double podium for BMW M Motorsport on the season begin in third.
Piana and Schrey additionally triumphed within the second race, celebrating the second race victory of the weekend in Saxony-Anhalt. Their team-mates Reiter and Wassertheurer had began Sunday from pole place however needed to retire whereas main with injury to the wheel suspension.
Nevertheless, the BMW M Motorsport groups additionally celebrated an impressive total consequence on Sunday. Behind Piana and Schrey, 4 extra BMW M4 GT4s secured top-ten finishes. For FK Performance Motorsport, Leyton Fourie (RSA) and Max Rosam (GER) within the #46 automobile completed fifth and relegated their automobile #47 team-mates Tom Edgar (GBR) and Joseph Warhurst (GBR) to sixth place. Behind them, Markus Eichele (GER) and Phillip Wiskirchen (GER) competed within the ME Motorsport #66 BMW M4 GT4, adopted by Mohan Ritson (GBR) and Gianni van de Craats (NED) in automobile #48, one other duo from FK Performance Motorsport, ending eighth.
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Thailand Super Series (3rd-5th May): Victory for Jesse Krohn and AAI Motorsports.
The Thailand Super Series season started final weekend on the Chang International Circuit in Buriram (THA). The AAI Motorsports workforce, with the help of BMW M works driver Jesse Krohn (FIN), competed with two BMW M4 GT3s. In the 2 races, there was one victory and three different podium finishes to have a good time. Krohn and his driving colleague Chun Hua Chen (TPE) gained the second race in an thrilling end with a 0.074-second lead. In the primary run, the duo completed second on the rostrum. With two second locations within the Am class, Betty Chen and Jun San Chen (each TPE) additionally had a profitable begin to the season.
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Super GT Series (3rd-5th May): Bruno Spengler competes at Fuji.
BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler (CAN) supported Team Studie on the first endurance race of the season within the Japanese Super GT Series at Fuji (JPN). In the #7 BMW M4 GT3, he alternated with Niklas Krütten (GER) and Seiji Ara (JPN) through the three race hours. The trio began from ninth place and crossed the end line in eleventh place after 107 laps.
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British GT Championship (26th-28th April): Challenging weekend at Silverstone.
At the second season occasion of the British GT Championship at Silverstone (GBR), BMW M works driver Raffaele Marciello (SUI) alongside John Ferguson (GBR) achieved a top-ten end. At the normal monitor within the south of England, the Team RAM Racing duo within the #15 BMW M4 GT3 completed ninth. BMW M works driver Dries Vanthoor (BEL) completed thirteenth alongside Darren Leung (GBR) within the #1 BMW M4 GT3.
Their teammates from Team Century Motorsport, Lewis Plato (GBR) and Carl Cavers (GBR) within the #22 BMW M4 GT3, adopted in 14th place. BMW M works driver Dan Harper (GBR) completed the race within the #14 BMW M4 GT3 alongside Michael Johnston (GBR) in seventeenth place. In the GT4 class, Ian Gough (GBR) and Tom Wrigley (GBR) steered the #29 BMW M4 GT4 to tenth place.
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ESET Cup Series (26th-28th April): Class victories at Lake Balaton.
At the ESET Cup Series race weekend on the brand new Balaton Park Circuit (HUN), BMW M Motorsport drivers celebrated three class victories. In the D4 GT4 class, Antal Zsigo (SVK) in his Trevor Racing #500 BMW M4 GT4 triumphed in each the primary and second races forward of Rudolf Beno (SVK) within the #444 BMW M4 GT4 from Team Aries Racing. In the Endurance Race, Beno alongside Richard Gonda within the #444 BMW M4 GT4 gained the D4 GT4 class forward of Zsigo. Team Trevor Racing’s Stefan Rosina (SVK) celebrated second place within the total classification close to Lake Balaton in his #24 BMW M6 GT3.
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British Touring Car Championship (26th-28th April): Podium celebrations at Donington Park.
Three races, three podiums. BMW groups skilled a profitable begin to the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park (GBR). In the primary two races, Jake Hill (GBR) within the #24 BMW 330e M Sport completed third twice. When the 30-year-old needed to accept fifth place within the third run, one other BMW consultant stepped up when sfter fourth and fifth locations within the first two races, Colin Turkington (GBR) climbed onto the rostrum as second within the closing race. His Team BMW team-mate Adam Morgan (GBR) completed seventh within the second and third races. Hill and Turkington left the primary cease of the BTCC season in third and fourth locations within the total standings, with BMW main the producers’ standings.