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THREE BMW DTM DRIVERS AT THE FIA GT WORLD CUP IN MACAU
The 2017 DTM season is over – but at least three BMW works drivers will meet again on the racetrack in November when they will contest this year’s FIA GT World Cup in Macau (CHN). Marco Wittmann (GER), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) will take on the challenge of the legendary “Guia Circuit”. … Continue reading
BMW 24 HOURS NURBURGRING SQUAD DECIDED
In just over 100 days the “Green Hell” hosts one of the highlights of international GT racing for the 45th time: The 24-hour race at the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER) will be held on 27th and 28th May. The squad of BMW drivers for the classic in the Eifel region has been decided. The BMW M6 … Continue reading
DTM CHAMPION MARCO WITTMANN: “I HAD TO FIGHT FOR EVERY POINT.”
Marco Wittmann (DE) did it: Thanks to his fourth place at the season finale at the Hockenheimring (DE) he was crowned DTM champion for the second time. This makes Wittmann the first BMW driver to win two drivers’ championships in the DTM. He is also the first DTM driver ever to have managed to claim … Continue reading
MARCO WITTMANN WINS HIS SECOND DTM DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP
The race for the title in the DTM Drivers’ Championship is over: Marco Wittmann (DE) of BMW Team RMG is the new DTM champion. Fourth place in the final race of the year at the Hockenheimring (DE) was enough for the 26-year-old at the wheel of the Red Bull BMW M4 DTM to win the … Continue reading
MARCO WITTMANN FINISHES SECOND AT HOCKENHEIM TO EXTEND HIS LEAD IN THE DTM DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Marco Wittmann (DE) finished runner-up in the penultimate race of the DTM season. In doing so, he extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship ahead of the season finale on Sunday. Now with 194 points to his name, the BMW Team RMG driver holds a 17-point lead over his only remaining rival, Edoardo Mortara (IT, … Continue reading
TITLE TO BE DECIDED AT FINALE: BMW TEAMS AND MARCO WITTMANN BATTLE FOR THE FINAL DTM POINTS OF 2016
The battles for the drivers’, team and manufacturers’ titles in the DTM will all be decided at the Hockenheimring (DE) this weekend. Races 17 and 18 on the 4.574-kilometre track mark the grand finale of a thrilling and turbulent 2016 season. Marco Wittmann (DE) heads into the final races as the front-runner of the drivers, … Continue reading
WITTMANN FINISHES FOURTH AT THE HUNGARORING FOR BMW AND EXTENDS OVERALL DTM LEAD
Marco Wittmann (DE) can approach the DTM season finale in three weeks’ time at Hockenheim (DE) with a 26-point lead in the drivers’ championship. He drove his Red Bull BMW M4 DTM to fourth place in Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring (HU), extending his lead over Edoardo Mortara (IT, Audi), who scored no points in … Continue reading
MARCO WITTMANN FIGHTS HIS WAY TO VALUBLE POINTS FOR BMW IN THE DTM TITLE BATTLE
24th September 2016. Marco Wittmann (DE, Red Bull BMW M4 DTM) remains a model of consistency in the current DTM season: despite difficult conditions, he came home seventh to finish in the points again in race 15 of the season at the Hungaroring (HU). The six points gained in Hungary mean Wittmann continues to lead … Continue reading
BMW CLAIMS THE 250th PODIUM FINISH OF ITS DTM HISTORY
BMW reached a milestone in race 14 of the 2016 DTM season: Marco Wittmann (DE) finished third in the Red Bull BMW M4 DTM on Sunday to claim the 250th podium for BMW in the history of the DTM. The 15 points he received for finishing third were sufficient for Wittmann to maintain his lead … Continue reading
BMW DTM ONE-TWO AT THE NURBURGRING
Pole sitter Marco Wittmann (DE) won Saturday’s 40-minute race at the Nürburgring (DE) in the Red Bull BMW M4 DTM. In doing so, he presented BMW Team RMG, which is based in nearby Andernach (DE), with a home win. Wittmann’s third win of the season saw him extend his lead at the top of the … Continue reading
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