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BMW TEAM RLL CELEBRATES VICTORY AT PETIT LE MANS
BMW Team RLL celebrated its fourth GTLM victory of the year at the season finale of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) at Road Atlanta (USA). At the classic Petit Le Mans, the number 25 BMW M6 GTLM with Bill Auberlen (USA), Alexander Sims (GBR) and Kuno Wittmer (CAN) at the wheel won with a … Continue reading
EDWARDS AND TOMCZYK RACE THE BMW M6 TO A THRILLING VICTORY AT LAGUNA SECA
If the colour black is the combination of all colors, today’s America’s Tire 250 race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was a combination of every emotion for John Edwards and Martin Tomczyk during their thrilling run to victory in the black-liveried No. 24 BMW M6 GTLM. The duo completed 110 laps of the 2.238-mile, 11-turn … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL STILL IN THE TITLE HUNT AT LAGUNA SECA
BMW Team RLL heads to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (USA) for the penultimate round of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC). The 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit on the Monterey Peninsula has hosted sportscar races since 1957 and is a favourite of BMW Team RLL principal Bobby Rahal (USA). Rahal scored four consecutive Champ Car victories … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL POST SECOND AND THIRD PLACE STARTING POSITIONS AT VIR
Determined work through three one-hour practice sessions over the past day and one half resulted in BMW Team RLL scoring second and third place starting positions for tomorrow’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. Alexander Sims qualified the No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM second with a time of 1:40.415 minutes around the 3.27-mile, 17-turn Virginia International … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL CHASES IMSA GTLM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT VIR
The August 27th Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway will feature a GT only race for the second time in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship providing a spotlight on BMW Team RLL’s GTLM class points chase. No. 25 M6 GTLM drivers Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims currently stand third in Driver points, only … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES 6th AND 8th AFTER A TOUGH DAY AT ROAD AMERICA
A number of forced and unforced errors made BMW Team RLL’s finishes in this afternoon’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase a disappointing sixth and eighth. With the weather forecast changing towards a more favorable one than predicted yesterday, the green flag flew to start the race. Sims, starting the No. 25 … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL LOOK TO CONTINUE PODIUM FINISH STREAK AT ROAD AMERICA
With four races remaining in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), this weekend’s race at Road America (USA) begins BMW Team RLL’s final push for the GTLM class championship. After a difficult start to the season, Bobby Rahal’s (USA) outfit has fought back to score six podium finishes in the last four races, including … Continue reading
SIMS TAKES VALUABLE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS IN CHALLENGING LIME ROCK PARK RACE
Alexander Sims remains second in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship standings after taking valuable points in a difficult Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, USA on 22 July 2017. The BMW Team RLL driver finished sixth in the GT-only race with team-mate Bill Auberlen in the No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM. … Continue reading
EDWARDS AND TOMCZYK FINISH THIRD FOR BMW AT LIME ROCK PARK
John Edwards (USA) and Martin Tomczyk (GER) raced the number 24 BMW M6 GTLM to a third place finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) race at Lime Rock Park (USA). The result is the third podium finish in the last four races for the duo and the 66th in BMW Team RLL history. … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES P4 AND P8 FOR NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX
It was a bit of a good news-bad news situation for BMW Team RLL in today’s qualifying session for tomorrow’s Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn. The shortest track the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship visits can magnify any performance issues and the compressed two-day schedule minimizes the available tuning time. At … Continue reading
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