Alex Zanardi: ““So last year at the beginning of the season actually, Jens Marquardt came to me and said, ‘Alex, y
The BMW Motorsport programme for the 2019 season
Munich. The BMW Motorsport programme for the 2019 season will be even more international than in recent years.
BMW M8 GTE finishes 3rd and 4th at Petit Le Mans
BMW Team RLL closed the inaugural North American season of competition for the BMW M8 GTE with third and fourth place GTLM class finishes at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans. John Edwards, Jesse Krohn and Chaz Mostert finished third in the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE, completing 419 laps of the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta circuit in the ten hour race after starting from the pole position.
BMW Delivers the first Victory and Double Podium for the M8 GTE
Munich. Nine races into the inaugural IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season of the BMW M8 GTE, BMW Team RLL added another entry in the record books by delivering the first victory and first double podium finish for the all-new GT car at the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (USA).
BMW Team RLL Finish Sixth and Eighth Place at Road America
The results for BMW Team RLL in today’s Continental Tire Sports Car Showcase at Road America belie an effort that came within minutes of delivering the first victory for the BMW M8 GTE. Taking over the lead on lap 42 with one hour remaining, Connor De Phillippi, driving the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, looked to be a winner until minutes from the checkered flag.
BWM #98 suffers mechanical Throttle Woes at 2018 Nurburgring 24 Hours
Having finished runner-up last year, luck once again deserted ROWE Racing.
John Edwards Secures GTLM Pole at Mid-Ohio
John Edwards, with Ohio relatives anxiously watching, driving the #24 BMW took pole position for the Ohio-based Team RLL in the GT Le Mans class. Edwards was followed closely by Nick Tandy’s Porsche 911 RSR and Alexander Sims in the sister #25 BMW M8 GTE.
