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Bruno Spengler
SEBRING SPRINT RACE NEXT FOR BMW TEAM RLL
BMW Team RLL travels to Sebring International Raceway this weekend for Round Three of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The two-hour-and-forty-minute Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring is the second of two sprint races scheduled to replace events postponed or cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a win at the Rolex 24 At Daytona by … Continue reading
ByKOLLES RACING SIGNS BRUNO SPENGLER FOR LE MANS
ByKolles Racing has signed the Canadian Bruno Spengler(36) for for its entry in this years 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 2012 DTM-Champion will make his debut at the greatest endurance race on 19/20 September. Spengler will the share the cockpit of the Enso CLM P1/01 Gibson with the experienced Tom Dillmann(31) for the WEC … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES FOURTH AND SIXTH AT DAYTONA
After spending a significant amount of time in the lead and running 1-2, BMW Team RLL finished the IMSA WeatherTech 240 At Daytona in the fourth and sixth GTLM class positions. Connor De Phillippi and Bruno Spengler finished fourth in the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, completing 90 laps in the two-hour-and-forty-minute contest. De Phillippi, … Continue reading
BMW M MOTORSPORT AND BMW TEAM RLL READY TO KICK OF THE 2020 IMSA SEASON AT DAYTONA
The winter break in North America is over: This coming weekend sees BMW M Motorsport and BMW Team RLL start the 2020 season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series). Traditionally the season kicks off with a real endurance classic, the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) from 25th to 26th January. BMW Team RLL, … Continue reading
BRUNO SPENGLER SWITCHES FROM THE DTM TO THE NORTH AMERICAN IMSA SERIES IN 2020
Bruno Spengler (CAN) will swap the BMW M4 DTM for a BMW M8 GTE next season, when he will race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This move sees Spengler bring the curtain down on a dazzling DTM career, which has spanned 15 years and 195 races and produced a host of highlights. The Canadian’s … Continue reading
SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR THE BMW iFE.18 AT THE FORMULA E TEST AT CALAFAT
BMW Motorsport continued its development of the new BMW iFE.18 with a test at Calafat (ESP) this week. The car is equipped with a drivetrain developed solely by BMW and will compete in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 5 when BMW joins the first series for fully-electric racing cars as an official … Continue reading
REGENERATION, FITNESS TRAINING AND RACE APPEARANCES: WHAT THE BMW DRIVERS WORK ON DURING THE WINTER
Just six months separate the 2017 DTM season finale in Hockenheim (GER) in October and the 2018 opener at the same track in May. It might sound like a long break, but the six BMW DTM drivers don’t get bored during that time. They have an extensive programme even during the DTM break. The drivers … Continue reading
SPENGLER AND ERIKSSON AT FORMULA E ROOKIE TEST IN MARRAKESH
The day after the third race of the season, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team was involved in the official rookie test of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Marrakesh (MAR). Bruno Spengler (CAN) was in action in car number 27. The BMW works driver and experienced DTM driver broke new ground; it was … Continue reading
BMW M6 GT3 TEAMS BATTLING FOR PODIUM POSITIONS IN THE EIFEL MOUNTAINS
The BMW teams in the leading group at the Nürburgring 24-hour race all made it through the night without major incidents. No fewer than five BMW M6 GT3s are in the top 10 after 16 hours of racing. Alexander Sims (GBR), Markus Palttala (FIN), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Richard Westbrook (GBR) in the #98 car … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORT DRIVER/TEAM ALLOCATIONS FOR THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS ANNOUNCED
BMW Motorsport will take a large, top-class contingent to the Nürburgring (GER) for the 24-hour race on 27th and 28th May. Following the announcement of the drivers and teams a few weeks ago, the allocation of the drivers to the individual cars has now been finalised. BMW Team Schnitzer, ROWE Racing and Schubert Motorsport are … Continue reading
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