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may 13, 2019 - BMW Motorsport

BMW Motorsport News - Issue 15/2019

Whether in the DTM, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, or countless other championships: Week after week #bmw teams and drivers around the world do battle for points, victories and titles. Away from the track too, members of the large #bmw Motorsport family around the world are also creating headlines. The “BMW Motorsport News” allows us to regularly summarise all the action for you in a compact and informative manner. This way, you are always up to speed.

 

Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia: Victory and podium for #bmw #m4gt4.

At the second race weekend in the #blancpaingt World Challenge Asia, #bmw Team Studie continued the superb form shown at the season-opener. In Sunday’s race at the ‘Chang International Circuit’, the fourth race in the GT4 category, Takayuki Kinoshita and Sunako Jukuchou (both JPN) celebrated the third win of the season in their #81 #bmw #m4gt4. The duo had crossed the line second on Saturday. Kinoshita and Jukuchou now have a commanding lead in the GT4 drivers’ standings, with 93 points out of a possible 100. #bmw Team Studie is also in first place in the team standings.

 

Alessandro Zanardi: success at home World Cup #event in Italy.

Since his appearance at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) at the end of January, #bmw brand ambassador #alessandrozanardi (ITA) has again been concentrating on paracycling. At the weekend, he was in action at his home World Cup #event, the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Corridonia (ITA). He added another victory to his collection there on Friday when he won the individual time trial by a significant margin. “In my home country, along a circuit lined with fantastic #people who supported me for the whole distance, reaching the podium and standing alongside two guys whose combined age is still less than mine; that is really special. I am delighted,” said Zanardi afterwards. On Sunday, he was part of the Italian national team that reached the podium by securing third place in the team #event.

 

Tourenwagen Classics: Van de Poele and Hessel appearing in the #bmw #m3.

When the Tourenwagen Classics season starts as part of the upcoming DTM #event at Zolder (BEL) this weekend, an historic #bmw #m3 from 1987 will be making an appearance with a very special driving duo. In front of his home fans, #ericvandepoele (BEL) will drive the #bmw #m3 with which he became DTM champion in 1987. Then as now, another legendary #bmw driver will be by his side: #marchessel (GER). In 1987, van de Poele and Hessel were the DTM youngsters and team-mates involved in a thrilling battle for the title in the #bmw Team Zakspeed. It was the Belgian driver who came out on top at the season finale at the Salzburgring (AUT). The historic #bmw #m3 will be appearing for Team 2.0 #automotive at Zolder. “My friend Marc got in touch a few weeks ago to ask if I fancied driving the former Zakspeed #bmw #m3 with him again. Of course, I thought this was a great idea,” says van de Poele. Hessel explains: “The extremely emotional time at #bmw, when we fought one another for the DTM title, forged a strong bond between us. It's impossible not to reminisce about 1987. I am really looking forward to appearing together at the Tourenwagen Classics and I am sure that we will have a lot of fun.”