News
This week BMW Motorsport held tryouts for the Motorsport Junior program looking for the next big talent to join the team. After an intensive three-day selection procedure one name rose above all others: Erik Johansson….
Gabriel Nica / February 7, 2019
Racing
According to Sportscar365, BMW Motorsport is in the planning stages of a new GT3 racecar. The current GT3 is based on the M6 Coupe and in its fourth year of racing. The new racecar could…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 5, 2019
BMW M8
There are some people in this world that we should all find inspiring. Those are people that have achieved borderline impossible things and yet they still have a modesty in them that’s hard to explain….
Gabriel Nica / February 5, 2019
BMW M8
The involvement of BMW teams in the World Endurance Championship might not extend past 2019, according to sources in the business. Even though the BMW M8 GTE proved successful in a couple of races, even…
Gabriel Nica / February 4, 2019
Interesting
Video: BMW Motorsport Sits Down with Three Private Teams
by Gabriel Nica / Date: January 22, 2019
News
In 2001, Italian racing driver Alex Zanardi was involved in a very serious crash that caused him to lose both of his legs. He lost both legs during the crash and lost three-quarters of his…
Nico DeMattia / January 5, 2019
Racing
There is no longer any such thing as a winter break in modern motor racing – not if you have such an exciting portfolio of activity as BMW Motorsport. In the ABB FIA Formula E…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 27, 2018
Interesting
BMW is a brand fortunate enough to have known many victories in motorsport. In the ’60s, the BMW 2002 was very successful, as was the 3.0 CSL in the ’70s. In the ’80s, though, the…
Nico DeMattia / December 8, 2018
Racing
Tom Blomqvist will join BMW Team RLL for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship replacing Alexander Sims who heads over to BMW i Andretti Motorsport Formula E team. Blomqvist will join Connor De Philippi, Philipp Eng and…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 8, 2018
News
News came through the wire today announcing that Brazilian DTM driver Augusto Farfus is retiring from the DTM. The BMW driver who has been part of the Bavarian manufacturer’s team since 2011 and had some…
Gabriel Nica / November 15, 2018
BMW M8
This summer, the living legend, Alex Zanardi wrote history when he raced in the DTM at Misano, in what was the first ever race held in the championship at night. The Misano race was a…
Gabriel Nica / November 9, 2018