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BMW MOTORSPORT JUNIORS BEITSKE VISSER AND NICO MENZEL TO COMPETE IN THE BMW M4 GT4
BMW Motorsport Juniors Beitske Visser (NED) and Nico Menzel (GER) will be behind the wheel of a BMW M4 GT4 for the 2018 GT4 European Series season. Both will compete for the RN Vision STS team. The 2018 season for the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme began in early March with the fitness camp for all … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORT NAMES COLTON HERTA TO 2018 BMW JUNIOR PROGRAM AND TEST AND RESERVE ROLE FOR BMW TEAM RLL
This week’s test at Sebring International Raceway saw a new face behind the steering wheel of the BMW M8 GTE as 17-year old Californian Colton Herta drove the No. 24 machine in his very first laps in a GT car as BMW Team RLL prepared for the 66th 12 Hours of Sebring. Herta has been … Continue reading
RICKY COLLARD: “ WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET TO THE DTM.”
Six promising talented youngsters are part of the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme in the 2017 season. They are all at the start of their careers, but already have an interesting background behind them. As part of a series of interviews, we introduce the individual BMW Motorsport Juniors. This time: Ricky Collard (GBR). Ricky Collard (GBR) … Continue reading
40 YEARS OF BMW MOTORSPORT TALENT PROMOTION: MILESTONES, ANECDOTES AND QUOTES
BMW Motorsport celebrated the 40th anniversary of its talent promotion with a big event in Maisach (GER). BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt, the first generation of the BMW Junior team from 1977 and the current BMW Motorsport Junior Programme recruits came together. This press release contains the best statements from a round table of all participants, … Continue reading
JENS MARQUARDT AND JOCHEN NEERPASCH: “IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN THE DRIVERS AS IN THE TECHNOLOGY.”
The history of BMW Motorsport’s promotion of talented youngsters is inextricably linked with its founder: Jochen Neerpasch. The former BMW Motorsport Director launched the legendary BMW Junior Team in 1977. Neerpasch and BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt met up at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the talent promotion programme. In an interview, they … Continue reading
40 YEARS OF BMW MOTORSPORT TALENT PROMOTION: A MEETING OF GENERATIONS AT THE ANNIVERSARY EVENT
The big meeting of generations was the highlight of Monday’s celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of BMW Motorsport talent promotion. The BMW and MINI Driving Experience in Maisach (GER), that had turned 40 years in 2017 as well, was the venue for the anniversary event, at which the heroes from the early days met BMW … Continue reading
DENNIS MARSCHALL: “BMW MOTORSPORT IS INCREDIBLY DIVERSE.”
Six promising talented youngsters are part of the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme in the 2017 season. They are all at the start of their careers, but already have an interesting background behind them. As part of a series of interviews, we introduce the individual BMW Motorsport Juniors. This time: Dennis Marschall (GER). 21-year-old Dennis Marschall … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORT JUNIOR NICO MENZEL: “I AM LIVING THE DREAM”
The BMW Motorsport Junior Programme features five promising, talented youngsters in the 2017 season. They are all still in the early stages of their development as racing drivers, but already have fascinating careers behind them. In a series of interviews, we present the BMW Motorsport Juniors. First up: Nico Menzel (GER). Now in the second … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORT FINALISES 2017 JUNIORS YEAR GROUP
The participants have been confirmed for the 2017 BMW Motorsport Junior Programme. Dennis Marschall (GER) and Beitske Visser (NED) are the newest members of the line-up, completing the list of talented young drivers that BMW Motorsport will be supporting in the coming months and years. Visser is the first woman to make the leap to … Continue reading
COMPREHENSIVE RACE PROGRAMME FOR BMW MOTORSPORT JUNIORS
The second year of training for the BMW Motorsport Juniors will be varied and intensive. Nico Menzel (GER) will compete in numerous domestic and international races in the BMW M6 GT3. Ricky Collard (GBR) will gather valuable experience on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (GER). The new member of the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme, Mikkel Jensen (DEN), … Continue reading
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