2017 marks a special anniversary: BMW Motorsport’s junior promotion turns 40. Four decades ago, in 1977, initiated by the managing director Jochen Neerpasch, BMW Motorsport GmbH founded the BMW Junior Team. It was the first time in German car racing that a works team introduced a team entirely consisting of juniors. Since then, talent promotion … Continue reading
The BMW family has gained a new member shortly before the DTM race weekend at the Norisring (DE). The 17-year-old Swede Joel Eriksson will be included in BMW Motorsport’s Junior Programme. He thereby joins the squad of talented racing drivers that up to now consisted of the two winners from the previous years, Jesse Krohn … Continue reading