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Alexander Sims
BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT LOOKING TO BACK UP STRONG PERFORMANCES IN MEXICO
Having started the season with three impressive displays, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team now travels to the Mexico City E-Prix, with its sights set on challenging for top results with both BMW iFE.18s in round four of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E Championship. The BMW i8 Coupe Safety Car is also set to … Continue reading
ALEXANDER SIMS IN THE POINTS FOR BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT IN SANTIAGO
Alexander Sims (GBR) gave another impressive performance in round three of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Seventh place in the Santiago E-Prix (CHI) earned him valuable points in the Drivers’ Championship. Sims actually crossed the finish line third in the #27 BMW iFE.18, however, was given a time penalty for a collision with Edoardo … Continue reading
BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT TRAVELS TO MARRAKESH WELL PREPARED FOR RACE TWO
New year, new challenge: After victory on its debut in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in December, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport Team is now focussing on the second race of the season in Marrakesh (MAR) this Saturday. António Félix da Costa (POR) leads the Drivers’ Championship with 28 points ahead of the Marrakesh … Continue reading
GREEN LIGHT FOR A NEW CHALLENGE: BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT ENTERS ITS FIRST FORMULA E SEASON
Next Saturday, the Ad Diriyah E-Prix (KSA) kicks off the fifth season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. It also marks the first race appearance for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and the BMW iFE.18 race car with its BMW i powertrain. Two BMW works drivers, Alexander Sims (GBR) and António Félix da … Continue reading
ALEXANDER SIMS: “FORMULA E WILL BE A FANTASTIC MENTAL CHALLENGE”
On 15th December, the opening race in Ad Diriyah (KSA) sees the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team get its first season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship underway. BMW works driver Alexander Sims (GBR) will make his BMW iFE.18 race debut. He has many years of experience in Formula and GT racing and has already … Continue reading
SIMS SECURES FOURTH PLACE AT ROAD ATLANTA AND SIXTH OVERALL IN 2018 IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexander Sims claimed a fourth-place finish in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the final round of the season on 14 October 2018. The Warwickshire-based driver and his BMW Team RLL team-mates guided the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE around the Road Atlanta track in Georgia, USA, for the ten-hour Motul … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL CARRYING TWO-WIN STREAK TO PETIT LE MANS
BMW Team RLL will look to close the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the inaugural season for the BMW M8 GTE with a third consecutive GTLM class victory, this time at the 21st annual Motul Petit Le Mans. Following a win and double-podium finish at Virginia International Raceway in August and a second victory … Continue reading
BMW M8 GTE EARNS SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON VICTORY AND THIRD BMW WIN IN FOUR YEARS AT LAGUNA SECA
BMW Team RLL recorded the team’s 19th victory and 73rd podium finish since beginning in 2009 with a second consecutive 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM class victory for the BMW M8 GTE in today’s America’s Tire 250 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The victory is the second consecutive triumph for the all-new BMW M8 … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL LOOKING TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS AT LAGUNA SECA
Following the first GTLM class victory and double-podium finish for the BMW M8 GTE program at Virginia International Raceway, BMW Team RLL has its sights set on this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to extend the winning ways. The classic Northern California circuit within sight of Monterey Bay has … Continue reading
RAIN DOES NOT DAMPEN BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFYING EFFORT AT VIR
After three practice sessions under very hot and humid conditions, a rain shower just before the GTLM class qualifying session this afternoon soaked the Virginia International Raceway circuit and slowed the pace of the field. Electing to use Michelin wet tires on both cars, BMW Team RLL qualified in third and fifth starting positions for … Continue reading
