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2024 PEUGEOT 9X8 UNVEILS ITS NEW SILHOUETTE, ACCENTUATED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL LIVERY

  • Having accomplished a number of thousand miles of checks, Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies is delighted to unveil the 2024 PEUGEOT 9X8, which is able to make its aggressive debut on the 6 Hours of Imola on the 21 of April, spherical two of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.

 

  • In order to take advantage of adjustments to the laws that enable groups to deploy a simpler tyre set-up utilizing completely different widths on the entrance (29cm) and rear (34cm), the PEUGEOT Sport workforce has tailored the aerodynamics of the PEUGEOT 9X8, while preserving 90% of the bodywork, which now includes a rear wing.

 

  • For the third yr working, PEUGEOT Design and PEUGEOT Sport have labored collectively to give you a really particular livery, designed solely by PEUGEOT’s in-house groups. The model’s emblematic Lion – a logo of velocity, flexibility and energy – lies on the coronary heart of the design.

 

After a primary full season within the FIA World Endurance Championship, together with an encouraging efficiency at Le Mans 24H and a maiden podium (3rd) at Monza, and having spent a lot of the opening race of the 2024 season on the entrance in Losail, the PEUGEOT 9X8 has been fitted with a number of substantial upgrades because it seems to be to play a number one function this yr in what is ready to be an extremely aggressive Hypercar class that includes 9 producers and nineteen prototypes.

In its preliminary model, the PEUGEOT 9X8 was designed utilizing a set of specs that met the technical laws drawn up in 2020/2021. However, between the design part of the automobile and its aggressive bow in the summertime of 2022, the laws modified, opening up the potential for bettering efficiency in sure areas. Some design settings had been due to this fact revised in an effort to maximise the potential and meet the formidable targets set by Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies.

“We made choices that are no longer the right ones now and this difference in performance was not sufficiently offset by the BOP (Balance of Performance) in 2023,” defined Olivier Jansonnie, Peugeot Sport Technical Director. “The idea was, therefore, to go back to a car design that is similar to that of our rival’s car design, so that it would then be given equivalent treatment by the BOP. This is why we decided to drop the use of identical 31/31cm tyre widths on all the wheels, choosing to fit 29cm tyres at the front and 34cm tyres at the rear. Strictly speaking, it’s not a new car, as it has the same chassis, but there are a lot of upgrades. For the tyres to work effectively, we had to alter the centre of gravity of the PEUGEOT 9X8, which meant moving certain components and working to make others lighter. In order to have a better aerodynamic balance, we also had to look at redistributing the aerodynamic loads, which resulted in us redesigning approximately 90% of the bodywork components, most notably adding the rear wing. As well as all this, we decided to use this new homologation to add some reliability and performance upgrades to give us the best opportunities in the championship.”

The choice was taken in March 2023 to introduce some radical upgrades to the automobile for the 2024 season. Everyone at PEUGEOT Sport labored tirelessly to revamp the automobile concurrently participating within the 2023 WEC marketing campaign. “It was a project within a project, which increased the team’s workload substantially,” continued Olivier Jansonnie. “But we were able to rely on the unwavering commitment of Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies and we’re now really looking forward to showing off the result of their hard work. The target is clearly to get back among the frontrunners, fight regularly for podiums and even challenge for race wins.”

These upgrades additionally offered a possibility to pursue the working relationship begun 4 years in the past with PEUGEOT Sport: “After an elegant, understated design to mark PEUGEOT’s return to Endurance racing in 2022, then the 2023 livery produced by the visual artist Demsky, celebrating both the Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 30th anniversary of PEUGEOTt’s one-two-three at Le Mans 24H, this time we came up with a design that deploys the ‘Lion Head’ in different scales,” detailed Matthias Hossann, PEUGEOT Brand Design Director. ”This graphic design, symbolising a ‘Pack Of Lions’, conveys the sense of collective that displays the values of endurance racing completely.

We needed to focus on this workforce spirit and the wealth of expertise within the workforce. The design is produced in several sizes and completely different colors taken from the PEUGEOT Sport color chart, together with black, gray, white and kryptonite. This theme is equally deployed on the approach to life merchandising merchandise developed by PEUGEOT’s graphic design workforce.”

After making its ultimate look on the Qatar 1812km, the opening spherical of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, which confirmed the progress made by Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies, the 2023 model of the PEUGEOT 9X8 is now set to make manner for the 2024 model on the 6 Hours of Imola, spherical two of the FIA WEC season, on 21 April. It was, after all, at Imola’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari that PEUGEOT scored a surprising one-two end again in 2011.

Linda Jackson, Brand Chief Executive Officer of PEUGEOT, mentioned “2023, the first full year of Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, was a rewarding experience for everyone involved as the team took shape, and showed its determination and passion, even though there were difficult times. For 2024, the target is still the same, to win races! We know that the competition will be even tougher this year but our team has worked very hard to develop a 2024 version of the PEUGEOT 9X8 that reflects the values of the brand perfectly. The energy and effort put in by Team PEUGEOT TotalEnergies have been invaluable. We are proud to be part of this new era in Endurance racing and we want to leave our mark on the sport.”

Jean-Marc Finot, Stellantis Motorsport Senior VP

“First and foremost, I would like to congratulate and thank the entire PEUGEOT Sport team for its excellent work. It really is no small feat to have been able to redesign part of the car in record time whilst managing to compete in the 2023 season. The PEUGEOT 9X8 was originally designed to meet the 2020/2021 regulations when the LMHs had to be fitted with equally sized tyres at the front and rear. The regulations have evolved since, enabling some of our rivals to fit larger tyres at the rear. We had thought that the BoP would be enough to offset our structural design handicap, but this has not been the case. It was therefore necessary to redesign part of the car to adapt it to the new tyre dimensions. We had to shift the car’s centre of gravity, alter the distribution of the aerodynamic loads, add a rear wing, produce lighter components, and so on. Our simulations and initial track testing sessions have shown that the car has more performance. We therefore hope to stay among the frontrunners without however getting close to the BoP limit, with minimum weight and maximum power.”

Peugeot Sport information

Find all the newest information about Peugeot Sport on its new web site (www.peugeot-sport.com) and on the next platforms:

Twitter: @peugeotsport

Facebook: @peugeot.sport

Instagram: @peugeotsportofficial

YouTube:  Peugeot Sport Official

Discover our final preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr6rZlMVAV0

Discover the brand new press package: right here

Media website/Photos/Video: https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/peugeot-sport

Peugeot Sport WEC Media Contacts:

Justine Morice / justine.morice@external.stellantis.com / +3376262287

Sonya D’Artois / sonya.dartois@external.stellantis.com / +33627816828

 
 
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Media advisory – not for publication: adjustments to the Volvo Car UK PR and Communications group

I’m comfortable to announce that there’s a brand new member of the PR and Communications group, with Maya Perzanowska just lately becoming a member of us as PR and Communications Support Executive.

Maya joined us final month on a six-month secondment from our Customer Care group, the place she has spent the previous 4 years working – most just lately as a Social Media Specialist.

During her time with us, she will probably be serving to ship our upcoming media actions, so will little question be in contact with a few of you quickly.

Many of you’ll be conscious that Rachel Granger left us in the direction of the tip of final 12 months to pursue an thrilling new profession at a advertising company. A everlasting alternative will probably be sought within the coming months.

Please be a part of me in giving Maya a heat welcome to the group.

The remainder of the group stays the identical, with all our particulars beneath:

Tom Lynch
Head of PR and Communications
tom.lynch@volvocars.com
+44 (0)7392 196855

Barnaby Jones
Product Communications Manager
barnaby.jones@volvocars.com
+44 (0)7802 840351

Joe Watters
Press Fleet Controller
volvocarspress@xpauto.co.uk
+44 (0)7399 296379
+44 (0)1494 561007

Maya Perzanowska
PR and Communications Support Executive
maya.perzanowska@volvocars.com
+44 (0)7831 990736

Warm regards,

Tom and the Volvo Car UK PR and Communications group

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Postcardstory. The MINI Countryman SE ALL4.

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With its ALL4 all-wheel drive, the all-electric MINI Countryman SE ALL4 is a dependable companion for adventures on any floor. The performance-enhanced crossover mannequin presents loads of house and luxury for the entire household due to a noticeably expanded inside.

With a variety of as much as 433 kilometers in keeping with the WLTP take a look at cycle, the brand new MINI Countryman SE ALL4 guarantees lengthy and domestically emission-free driving pleasure on any terrain. Thanks to prolonged driving help methods and partially automated Level 2 driving, this all-rounder presents even better security and luxury.
The most off-road character of the MINI Countryman is emphasised by the vertical physique design with quick overhangs and slim contouring. The completely different automobile traits may be emphasised by 4 particular person trim variants; the attribute MINI contrasting roofs can be found for the primary time within the new Vibrant Silver shade.

CO2 EMISSIONS & CONSUMPTION.

MINI Countryman SE ALL4 (electrical energy consumption mixed: 18,5 – 16,8 kWh/100 km in keeping with WLTP; CO2 emissions mixed: 0 g/km; CO2-class: A; Range in km in keeping with WLTP: 399 – 432)

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024.

21 March – 09:00 AM CET.
Here you’ll be able to see the webcast of the BMW Group Annual Conference 2024, with the world premiere of the following BMW imaginative and prescient automobile on the “Road to Neue Klasse”.

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CO2 emission data.

Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and energy consumption and vary had been measured utilizing the strategies required in keeping with Regulation VO (EC) 2007/715 as amended. They check with autos on the German automotive market. For ranges, the NEDC figures keep in mind variations within the chosen wheel and tyre dimension, whereas the WLTP figures keep in mind the consequences of any non-compulsory gear.

All figures have already been calculated primarily based on the brand new WLTP take a look at cycle. NEDC figures listed have been adjusted to the NEDC measurement methodology the place relevant. WLTP values are used as a foundation for the evaluation of taxes and different vehicle-related duties that are (additionally) primarily based on CO2 emissions and, the place relevant, for the needs of vehicle-specific subsidies. Further data on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures can be out there at www.bmw.de/wltp.

For additional particulars of the official gasoline consumption figures and official particular CO2 emissions of latest vehicles, please check with the “Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new cars”, out there at gross sales retailers freed from cost, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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Teaser Trail to Easter Jeep® Safari 2024

The Jeep® Performance Parts (JPP) by Mopar design workforce returns to the 58th annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, 23-31 March, 2024.

Two new, one-of-a-kind, rock-crawling, terrain-traversing idea automobiles will take four-wheeling to the subsequent degree. Some of the hardest trails on the earth will show why there’s nothing fairly like Jeep 4×4 functionality.
 
Mopar
Mopar is the worldwide identify for Stellantis real elements and genuine equipment.

A easy mixture of the phrases MOtor and PARts, Mopar presents distinctive service, elements and customer-care. Born in 1937 because the identify of a line of antifreeze merchandise, Mopar has developed over greater than 85 years to characterize each full car care and genuine efficiency for house owners and fans worldwide.

Mopar made its mark within the Sixties through the muscle-car period with efficiency elements to reinforce pace and dealing with for each on-road and racing use. Later, Mopar  expanded to incorporate technical service and buyer help, and right this moment integrates service, elements and customer-care operations to be able to improve buyer and vendor help worldwide.

More info is obtainable at www.mopar.com.
 

ENDS 

Contacts 

Krystyna Perry, Head of PR, Jeep UK

krystyna.perry@stellantis.com  

07710 062783 

BMW

BMW Motorrad Media Test Days 2024. Additional footage of the BMW F 900 GS, BMW M 1000 XR und BMW R 12 nineT.

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21 March – 09:00 AM CET.
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CO2 emission info.

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All figures have already been calculated based mostly on the brand new WLTP check cycle. NEDC figures listed have been adjusted to the NEDC measurement methodology the place relevant. WLTP values are used as a foundation for the evaluation of taxes and different vehicle-related duties that are (additionally) based mostly on CO2 emissions and, the place relevant, for the needs of vehicle-specific subsidies. Further info on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures can be obtainable at www.bmw.de/wltp.

For additional particulars of the official gasoline consumption figures and official particular CO2 emissions of latest automobiles, please consult with the “Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new cars”, obtainable at gross sales shops freed from cost, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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2024 WILD BOAR GNCC: GIRROIR ON TOP

Johnny Girroir of the Red Bull KTM off-road group captured his second consecutive spherical of the 2024 GNCC sequence in Palatka, Florida this weekend. The Wild Boar offered the riders with rain, mud sand and excessive situations, and as situations worsened, Girroir managed to stretch out his result in a uncommon 2-minute margin.

As the race acquired underway it was Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jordan Ashburn getting the bounce off the road to earn the $250 Steel City Medical Center’s XC1 Open Pro Holeshot award. After overcoming a first-turn crash, FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Jonathan Girroir would proceed to push his manner in direction of the entrance of the pack.

Jordan Ashburn (Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing) grabbed the Steel City Medical Center XC1 Holeshot Award in Florida. Photo: Ken Hill

Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki’s Steward Baylor would make his manner into the lead on the second lap of the race however would have Girroir simply seconds behind him ready to make a transfer into the lead. On the fourth lap, Girroir would just do that and make the move stick on Baylor for the lead. As situations worsened, Girroir put his head down and pushed on in direction of the end. Girroir would cross the end line to earn his second-straight win of the season.

Baylor would maintain on to complete second within the XC1 class and third total as FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers’ Grant Davis completed second total from the XC2 250 Pro class. Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s Lyndon Snodgrass would battle again from an eighth place begin to spherical out the highest three XC1 finishers, and fourth total on the day in Florida.

Johnny Girroir (FMF KTM Factory Racing) grabbed his second-straight win. Photo: Ken Hill

After incomes the holeshot Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jordan Ashburn would have a constant race as he maintained a prime 5 place all through, and in the end crossing the road fourth in XC1 and sixth total on the day. JS Sherco Racing’s Josh Strang steadily climbed his manner again up previous his rivals as he began his day again within the tenth place place. Strang would come again to make a final lap move to complete fifth in XC1, and seventh total at spherical two.

Active Air/Max Motorsports/FXR/Husqvarna’s Evan Smith would cross the road eighth total, sixth in XC1, after beginning his day behind the pack on the opening lap and having to work his manner again. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Michael Witkowski got here by to earn seventh in XC1, whereas ending ninth total.

After getting off to an excellent begin, Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna Racing’s Trevor Bollinger would discover himself having to regroup and push his manner again in direction of the entrance after the second lap. Bollinger would then must make a quick pit cease after his rear brake went out. As he acquired again out on the observe, he would come by to earn eleventh total, and eighth in XC1. Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ryder Lafferty made his solution to ninth in XC1 after having to return again from the again of the pack mid-way by the race.

Unfortunately for Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s Grant Baylor he could be working third after 5 laps of racing however would have his bike lock up over the last lap and was unable to complete out the lap. AmPro Yamaha’s Ricky Russell would full 4 out of six laps, whereas Morgantown Powersports/Tely Energy KTM’s Layne Michael was solely capable of full three laps of the race.

A giant upset for Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna Racing’s Craig DeLong occurred throughout lap one after a nasty begin to the race. DeLong would crash on the opening lap, and after realizing he had damaged a part of the bike, he went to get assist. Upon returning DeLong realized his bike was on fireplace from the exhaust touching some dry grass, in the end ending his day.

Grant Davis (FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers) earned second total, and his first-ever XC2 250 Pro class win. Photo: Ken Hill

As the XC2 250 Pro class took off it was Bells Electric Race Team’s Toby Cleveland incomes himself the $250 Steel City Medical Center XC2 Holeshot award. However, it will not take lengthy for FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers’ Grant Davis to make a move into the lead on the opening lap. For the primary couple of laps Davis and Team Enduro Engineering’s Josh Toth would battle back-and-forth, however because the race wore on Davis would maintain the lead place and make a mad sprint in direction of to the entrance of the pack.

Davis would come by to earn his first-ever XC2 class win, however he would even have one other large accomplishment of ending second total on the day.

FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers’ Angus Riordan, who’s the present XC2 factors chief, would make his manner as much as second within the class after battling again from a fourth place begin to the day, whereas additionally ending fifth total. Making a GNCC look this season was Honda Canada/GDR/Fox Racing’s Tyler Medaglia as he battled his manner from the again of the pack as much as third within the XC2 class to shut out his day at spherical two. Unfortunately for the XC2 250 Pro defending champion, AmPro Yamaha’s Liam Draper he would solely be capable to full 4 out of the six laps after working within the third place place.

Jhak Walker (Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing) earned the FMF XC3 class win. Photo: Ken Hill

In the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class it was TCO Off-Road KTM Canada’s Philippe Chaine grabbing the Lojak Cycle Sales XC3 Holeshot award to start out the day, nevertheless Devore/KTM/FXR/SRS Suspension made his manner into the lead not lengthy after the beginning. Devore would maintain the lead for the primary three laps of the race earlier than Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing’s Jhak Walker made the move for the lead stick on Devore. Walker remained within the lead for the rest of the race crossing the road six minutes forward of his competitors.

Devore would in the end be unable to complete the race, as he solely accomplished 4 out of the six laps. After grabbing the hoelshot, TCO Off-Road KTM Canada’s Philippe Chaine would proceed to push at some point of the race, coming by to earn a podium place within the FMF XC3 class as he crossed the end line in second. Destructo Racing/Dixie Fuel/Prescription Tune Suspension’s Dustin Simpson made his manner right into a podium place on the final lap as he battled by the situations in Florida.

Earning the Top Amateur honors on the Wild Boar was Team Green Kawasaki’s Nick DeFeo as he got here by to earn a formidable tenth total ending place on the day, and the 250 A category win. Jason Tino got here by to earn second on the Top Amateur podium with a fifteenth total and second in 250 A. Zack Hayes rounded out the Top Amateur podium with a nineteenth total and a primary place end within the Open A category.

Brandy Richards (FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers) earned her first-ever WXC class win on the Wild Boar GNCC. Photo: Ken Hill

As the morning race acquired underway, it was Rockstar Energy Factory Husqvarna Racing’s Korie Steede leaping off the road first and incomes herself the $100 Kanati Performance Tires WXC Holeshot award. Steede would maintain the lead place for the primary lap of the race, however FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers’ Brandy Richards was proper behind her searching for an opportunity to make a move stick.

Richards would have that chance on the second lap, making her manner into the WXC lead as they got here round. Richards would proceed to carry the lead for the remainder of the race, coming by to earn her first-ever WXC class win in GNCC and by over a minute. Steede would proceed to push however could be unable to battle again in opposition to Richards. She would come throughout the end line second in WXC. Sherco USA/Moose/Rachel Gutish Racing’s Rachel Gutish made her manner into third on the second lap, and he or she would proceed to push for the remaining laps of the race, crossing the end line third in her class at spherical two.

Kailub Russell would race the morning race within the Sportsman A category, coming by to earn the general win, whereas Tom Mason from Australia would additionally race in Sportsman A coming by second total within the race.

Caleb Wood (Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki) earned the Youth Overall win. Photo: Ken Hill

In the 8 a.m. youth bike race it was your defending total youth racer, Caleb Wood, battling it out with fellow YXC1 Super Mini Sr. (14-15) competitor, Brayden Baisley for majority of the race. Wood made his manner again into the lead place, pushing for the final three laps and in the end crossing the end line with over a minute lead. Baisley would maintain on to her second total and within the YXC1 class. Travis Lentz battled again to return by first within the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. (12-13) class and rounded out the highest three youth total finishers in Florida.

Kole Parlin made his manner by incomes third in YXC1, which might even be his first podium within the class. Hayden Dupuis and Nash Peerson got here by in second and third to spherical out the highest three within the YXC2 class. Other winners on the day had been Hunter Carey within the 85 Big Wheel (11-15) class and Ace Tokar within the 85 (12-13) class. Wyatt Johnson would earn the 85 (11) class win, whereas Gage Lane took dwelling the 85 (7-10) class win. In the 65 (10-11) class it was Trason Landrum incomes the win and Tripp Lewis earned himself the 65 (9) class win, whereas Krue Russell earned his first 65 (7-8) class win. Madison Kazimir of the Girls Super Mini (12-16) would battle again to earn her class win, Sahara Robinson took dwelling the Girls 85 (7-13) class win and Vaida Lavergne earned the Girls 65 (7-11) class win at spherical two. Brysun Scott got here to race and earned himself the Trail Rider (7-15) class win.

The third spherical of the 2024 Progressive GNCC Racing Series will happen on March 9 and 10 in Washington, Georgia with The Specialized General GNCC at Aonia Pass MX. ATVs and Micros race on Saturday and Motorcycles take to the course on Sunday. For extra info on The Specialized General GNCC, click on HERE. To buy on-line admission tickets for the occasion, go to https://www.tixr.com/groups/gnccracing.

Catch GNCC Pro ATV and Motorcycle Racing free by way of RacerTV.com all season lengthy. Pro ATV Racing begins Saturday’s at 2pm ET, except for Big Buck, Snowshoe and Ironman occasions the place they’ll begin at 1pm ET. GNCC Pro Motorcycle Racing will start at 1pm ET on Sunday’s. Later within the 12 months GNCC Racing will premiere on MAVTV with occasion spotlight episodes.

Palatka, Florida, Round 2 of 13, Sunday, March 3, 2024

XC1 Pro Event Results:

  1. Jonathan Girroir (KTM)
  2. Steward Baylor (KAW)
  3. Lyndon Snodgrass (KAW)
  4. Jordan Ashburn (GAS)
  5. Josh Strang (SHR)
  6. Evan Smith (HQV)
  7. Michael Witkowski (HON)
  8. Trevor Bollinger (HQV)
  9. Ryder Lafferty (GAS)
  10. Grant Baylor (KAW)

*Overall National Championship Standings:

  1. Jonathan Girroir (60)
  2. Steward Baylor (46)
  3. Grant Davis (37)
  4. Jordan Ashburn (33)
  5. Angus Riordan (31)
  6. Evan Smith (29)
  7. Josh Strang (23)
  8. Grant Baylor (21)
  9. Trevor Bollinger (21)
  10. Michael Witkowski (20)
    *Indicates that the Overall National Championship Standings will decide the 2024 National Champion.

XC2 250 Pro Event Results:

  1. Grant Davis (KTM)
  2. Angus Riordan (KTM)
  3. Tyler Medaglia (HON)
  4. Jesse Ansley (KAW)
  5. Jonathan Johnson (BET)
  6. Ruy Barbosa (HON)
  7. Tyler Palmer (HQV)
  8. Max Erlandsson (HON)
  9. Cody Barnes (HON)
  10. Joshua Toth (HON)

XC2 250 Pro Series Standings:

  1. Angus Riordan (55)
  2. Grant Davis (51)
  3. Jesse Ansley (31)
  4. Jonathan Johnson (30)
  5. Joshua Toth (29)
  6. Ruy Barbosa (26)
  7. Liam Draper (25)
  8. Tyler Palmer (24)
  9. Toby Cleveland (21)
  10. Tyler Medaglia (21)
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BMW M Motorsport Media Guide – FIA World Endurance Championship 2024.

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The BMW M Motorsport Media Guide comprises an in depth introduction to the BMW M Hybrid V8 and the BMW M4 GT3, which will probably be competing within the LMGT3 class. It additionally options all the pieces it is advisable to learn about groups, drivers, and the twentieth BMW Art Car for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in June 2024.

The BMW M Motorsport Media Guide comprises an in depth introduction to the BMW M Hybrid V8 and the BMW M4 GT3, which will probably be competing within the LMGT3 class. It additionally options all the pieces it is advisable to learn about groups, drivers, and the twentieth BMW Art Car for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in June 2024.

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024.

21 March – 09:00 AM CET.
Here you’ll be able to see the webcast of the BMW Group Annual Conference 2024, with the world premiere of the following BMW imaginative and prescient car on the “Road to Neue Klasse”.

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CO2 emission data.

Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and energy consumption and vary had been measured utilizing the strategies required in keeping with Regulation VO (EC) 2007/715 as amended. They check with autos on the German automotive market. For ranges, the NEDC figures consider variations within the chosen wheel and tyre measurement, whereas the WLTP figures consider the consequences of any non-compulsory tools.

All figures have already been calculated primarily based on the brand new WLTP check cycle. NEDC figures listed have been adjusted to the NEDC measurement technique the place relevant. WLTP values are used as a foundation for the evaluation of taxes and different vehicle-related duties that are (additionally) primarily based on CO2 emissions and, the place relevant, for the needs of vehicle-specific subsidies. Further data on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures can also be obtainable at www.bmw.de/wltp.

For additional particulars of the official gas consumption figures and official particular CO2 emissions of recent vehicles, please check with the “Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new cars”, obtainable at gross sales shops freed from cost, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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BMW CE 02. Additional footage.

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Additional footage of the BMW CE 02.

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024.

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All figures have already been calculated primarily based on the brand new WLTP take a look at cycle. NEDC figures listed have been adjusted to the NEDC measurement technique the place relevant. WLTP values are used as a foundation for the evaluation of taxes and different vehicle-related duties that are (additionally) primarily based on CO2 emissions and, the place relevant, for the needs of vehicle-specific subsidies. Further data on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures can be obtainable at www.bmw.de/wltp.

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CO2 emission info.

Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and energy consumption and vary had been measured utilizing the strategies required in line with Regulation VO (EC) 2007/715 as amended. They confer with autos on the German automotive market. For ranges, the NEDC figures bear in mind variations within the chosen wheel and tyre measurement, whereas the WLTP figures bear in mind the results of any non-obligatory gear.

All figures have already been calculated based mostly on the brand new WLTP take a look at cycle. NEDC figures listed have been adjusted to the NEDC measurement methodology the place relevant. WLTP values are used as a foundation for the evaluation of taxes and different vehicle-related duties that are (additionally) based mostly on CO2 emissions and, the place relevant, for the needs of vehicle-specific subsidies. Further info on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures can be accessible at www.bmw.de/wltp.

For additional particulars of the official gas consumption figures and official particular CO2 emissions of latest vehicles, please confer with the “Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new cars”, accessible at gross sales shops freed from cost, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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Bathurst 12 Hour: BMW M Team WRT narrowly misses the rostrum in a turbulent race.

Bathurst. BMW M Team WRT confirmed robust velocity on the season opener of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst (AUS), however was unable to reap the rewards in a race marked by incidents and changeable climate. Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), Charles Weerts, and Dries Vanthoor (BEL) began the 12-hour race from pole place within the #32 BMW M4 GT3 however had been pressured to retire after an accident. In the #46 BMW M4 GT3, Valentino Rossi (ITA), Maxime Martin (BEL), and Raffaele Marciello (SUI) fought for a podium spot in an thrilling closing stage as much as the final lap however in the end needed to accept fifth place. 

 

Throughout the race the BMW XM Safety Car repeatedly led the sphere after accidents, for the final time about 40 minutes earlier than the tip. That ignited a fierce battle for the rostrum locations by which Martin briefly moved into third place with a daring overtaking manoeuvre, however needed to relinquish it instantly on account of a slight braking error on the still-slippery observe. Thunderstorms with heavy rain showers characterised the second half of the race. Only within the final hour did the asphalt dry up once more.

For the sister #32 automotive, the weekend had began completely. On Saturday, van der Linde secured pole place for the #32 BMW M4 GT3 within the Top-10 Pole Shootout, giving the staff motive to have fun. Martin certified the automotive #46 in eighth place.

The race began on Sunday morning at 5:45 a.m. native time in darkness. Car #32 maintained the lead within the early levels, whereas #46 continued to maneuver ahead. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than each BMW M4 GT3s had been within the high three. However, after practically 5 hours of racing, there was a second of shock for BMW M Team WRT when the #32 automotive crashed closely into the wall after unlucky contact with a lapped automotive. Weerts, who was driving on the time, was luckily unhurt, however for him and his teammates van der Linde and Vanthoor, the race was over prematurely.

Meanwhile, the #46 automotive, mendacity in second place, continued to battle for the lead. In the second half of the race, the climate repeatedly prompted turbulent scenes on the observe and shuffled the sphere a number of instances. In addition, the #46 BMW M4 GT3 quickly fell out of the highest ten after a drive-through penalty for crossing the white line on the pit cease however was in a position to shortly regain positions and keep within the main group till the tip.

Quotes after the Bathurst 12 Hour.

Vincent Vosse (Team Principal BMW M Team WRT): “We started with a pole position, which was a good thing. Of course, it is a difficult one to swallow because we had two strong cars. There were some mistakes; it is a difficult race on a difficult track. Finishing fifth is of course not what we are looking for, especially as at one stage, ten minutes from the end, we were fighting for P2. It’s a very tough race and a very tough championship. There are some strong cars out there. Now we need to analyse where we lost it. This is not a race that you win but one that you lose. And that is what happened.”

Valentino Rossi (#46 BMW M4 GT3, fifth place): “We tried to fight for the podium until the end. That was the target. I think that we deserved a bit more. For sure, it has been very difficult with the rain and it was a shame that it rained as I could not do my third run, but on the other hand, in two and a half hours in the car I was good, I was quite fast, my pace was good and I could fight with the other top drivers. We suffered a bit too much in the wet. I think that we need to improve the car in these conditions. We had the pace in the dry and it was strange to have this weather.”

Raffaele Marciello (#46 BMW M4 GT3, fifth place): “It was a tough race. In the second half of the race it was quite wet and it really was not easy, but when the conditions improved it was a bit better. I think that we would have been able to get a better result but we made a few mistakes and lost a bit too much time. It is unfortunate but it is still good points and we will do better in the next one.”

Maxime Martin (#46 BMW M4 GT3, fifth place): “At the end, we had an okay race I would say. We had some issues, some offs, some penalties, a lot of things were happening. The conditions were difficult with the wet and the dry and a drying track but we had nice 40 minutes at the end fighting. I had one possibility to pass; I had to try and I went a bit wide, got passed and we finished in P5. It’s a bit of a shame and frustrating but I think with the speed of the Porsche we couldn’t win the race anyway. But we finished another race, we learnt again and I hope that we will come back even stronger next year.”

Sheldon van der Linde (#32 BMW M4 GT3, DNF): “Obviously, it was a highlight for me to be on pole at Bathurst. That was something I wanted to achieve for a long time in my career. Of course it does not mean much for the race but it is such a nice time to be on track alone without the traffic. I really enjoyed attacking for one lap. Unfortunately in the race, we had the accident which can happen to a lot of people so that’s nothing we can change now. I just hope that the season gets better from now. Last year, we had a lot of bad luck as well and we did not want to carry it into this year but I am sure it will turn around in the next races.”

Charles Weerts (#32 BMW M4 GT3, DNF): “Bathurst was the first race weekend of the year for me and I was looking forward to be here a lot. It is an extraordinary venue. The weekend started off pretty well. The car was in a good window and we had a good performance in the package that BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Team WRT gave us so expectations were high. Sheldon then did a great lap in qualifying to bring the car on pole which was great. At the start of the race, everything went according to plan, we were always in the mix to fight for the lead. Then I unfortunately had this contact with a backmarker. It was quite unlucky to get that traffic at that exact spot. Looking back now for sure I would have waited a bit longer, but at the end of the day we are racers and if we see a gap we go for it. It was very unfortunate for our car and I feel sorry for my teammates, my team, BMW M Motorsport  and also for myself because that was not the goal after the everybody’s great work. This only fuels our motivation more for the rest of the season and I can’t wait to go back racing again.”

Dries Vanthoor (#32 BMW M4 GT3, DNF): “It was a bit of a pity how the race ended but we had a great build up to the race. Sheldon did a great job in qualifying but we also made a great team effort, working together very well to get the car where we wanted to have it in qualifying and also during the race. Unfortunately, the race was a bit short for us but at the end that is part of racing. The most important thing is that Charles is okay.”