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Nick Catsburg
BMW M MOTORSPORT HEADS TO FUJI FOR THE FIRST OF TWO ASIAN WEC ROUNDS
With the first European rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season complete, BMW Team MTEK is making the 9,500 kilometre journey to the Fuji International Speedway in Japan for the “Six Hours of Fuji”, the first of two rounds in Asia. The #81 BMW M8 GTE will be driven by Martin Tomcyzk … Continue reading
DIFFICULT WEEKEND FOR BMW IN THE SIX HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
BMW Team MTEK has finished in sixth place in the GTE Pro class in the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the Six Hours of Silverstone (GBR), with its #81 BMW M8 GTE piloted by Martin Tomczyk (GER) and Nicky Catsburg (NED). The sister car, the #82 BMW M8 GTE of António … Continue reading
BMW’s WEC SEASON RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE
The third round of the World Endurance Championship Super Season takes place at Silverstone (GBR) this weekend and BMW Team MTEK is ready to battle for a podium position after a promising start to the season. The pair of BMW M8 GTEs, which launched at the start of 2018, had a trouble-free championship debut at … Continue reading
70th EDITION OF 24h SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: ARDENNES CLASSIC FEATURES NUMEROUS BMW WORKS DRIVERS
The final weekend in July sees the focus of GT racing return to the Ardennes. The 70th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) will be held on 28th and 29th July. BMW teams ROWE Racing and Walkenhorst Motorsport are contesting the anniversary race with a total of four BMW M6 GT3. Numerous BMW works drivers will … Continue reading
STRONG PACE BUT NO REWARD: BMW M8 GTE FINISHES 12th IN ITS LE MANS DEBUT
Mixed emotions for BMW M Motorsport after its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA). The pair of BMW M8 GTEs were able to match the pace of the GTE Pro front-runners over the course of the 86th edition of the endurance classic, with both running in the top-three for long stretches of the … Continue reading
BMW M MOTORSPORT READY FOR LE MANS 24 HOUR RETURN
BMW will make its competitive return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) this week. BMW Team MTEK will field two new BMW M8 GTE cars in the highly-competitive GTE Pro class. The line-up comprises from six BMW works drivers. Car number #81 will be piloted by Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED) and … Continue reading
BMW M8 GTE COMPLETES ENDURANCE TEST AT PORTIMAO
This week, BMW Motorsport continued preparations for entering the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with an endurance test at Portimão (POR). BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus (BRA), António Félix da Costa (POR), Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Philipp Eng (AUT) all had the chance to take the wheel of the BMW M8 GTE. … Continue reading
BMW M8 GTE MASTERS DEBUT RACE IN DAYTONA
The racing career of the new BMW M8 GTE officially kicked off at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Daytona (USA) this weekend. At the Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Krohn (FIN), John Edwards (USA), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished seventh in GTLM class after 773 laps, sharing driving … Continue reading
ROWE RACING SECURES SECOND PLACE AT THE NURBURGRING WITH THE BMW M6 GT3
A dramatic and rain-soaked finale, soaring summer temperatures and 205,000 thrilled spectators: the 45th edition of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER) lived up to the event’s reputation as one of the toughest and most spectacular GT races in the world. Alexander Sims (GBR), Markus Palttala (FIN), Nick Catsburg (NED), Richard Westbrook (GBR) and … Continue reading
GOOD FIA GT WORLD CUP MACAU DEBUT FOR CATSBURG
Nicky Catsburg (NL) from the ROWE Racing Team claimed seventh place in the FIA GT World Cup on the legendary “Guia Circuit” in Macau (CN) on Sunday. He had already concluded the qualifying race on Saturday with the same result in his BMW M6 GT3. However, Sunday’s race in the former Portuguese colony was anything … Continue reading
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