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BMW M Motorsport News, 21st September 2021.

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BMW M Motorsport teams are once again in action all over the world in 2021. They are challenging for race wins and titles with the BMW M6 GT3, the BMW M4 GT4, the BMW M2 CS Racing, and other BMW M Motorsport race cars. Our BMW M Motorsport News allows us to give you a regular overview of the race action in various championships around the world and any success enjoyed by the BMW M Motorsport teams.

DTM: Victory and third place for Marco Wittmann at Assen.

Marco Wittmann (GER) celebrated his second win of the season on the sixth DTM race weekend. The two-time DTM champion delivered a sensational performance in a chaotic Saturday race at Assen, the ‘Cathedral of Speed’. Starting from second on the grid, he secured the win at the wheel of his #11 BMW M6 GT3 from the Walkenhorst Motorsport team, even overcoming a five-second penalty during the closing stage of the race. “My team and I decided to make our mandatory pit stop a little later,” said Wittmann. “That was a key moment, as the fresher tyres meant that we could attack the other cars in front of me. I gave it everything in that manoeuvre against Liam Lawson and risked the lot, a decision for which I was later penalised. It is a great feeling to be able to win despite this, and it is a fantastic team performance.” In the #31 BMW M6 GT3 from ROWE Racing, Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) also scored points in sixth place, while team-mate Timo Glock (GER) was forced to retire in the #16 BMW M6 GT3. 

Wittmann gave another impressive performance on Sunday. Having started the race from second on the grid once again, he was able to reach third place and claim his fifth podium of the season despite carrying 25 kilos of additional weight. Glock finished the race in 14th place, while van der Linde had to head for the pits and retire early.

Wittmann has now made up some ground on his rivals in the drivers’ standings, moving up to second place overall after six of eight race weekends, ten points behind the leader. The next DTM race weekend takes place from 1st to 3rd October at Hockenheim (GER).

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DTM Trophy: Podium for Ben Green in Assen.

Ben Green (GBR) celebrated a podium finish on the fifth race weekend of the DTM Trophy as he successfully defended his lead in the drivers’ standings. In the #10 BMW M4 GT4 from the FK Performance Motorsport team, he claimed third place in Saturday's race at the TT Circuit Assen (NED). Right behind him, team-mate Moritz Löhner (GER) finished fourth with the #11 BMW M4 GT4, just missing out on the podium. Joining them in the top ten were Yann Zimmer (SUI / FK Performance Motorsport) in eighth, with Ben Tuck (GBR / Walkenhorst Motorsport) and Theo Oeverhaus (GER / Walkenhorst Motorsport) in ninth and tenth positions. Green also scored some important points for the drivers’ championship by finishing sixth in Sunday’s race. Oeverhaus was the best-placed BMW driver in fourth, while Zimmer crossed the finish line in eighth once again. Ninth and tenth positions went to Michael Schrey (GER / Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport) and Löhner. 

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BMW M2 Cup: Caresani and Oeverhaus win in Assen.
Colin Caresani (NED) and Theo Oeverhaus (GER) came out on top in both races on the penultimate weekend of the BMW M2 Cup at Assen (NED). In Saturday’s race, local hero Caresani claimed victory in the #47 BMW M2 CS Racing, just ahead of Michael Schrey (GER) in the #2 BMW M2 CS Racing and Davit Kajaia (GEO) in the #5 BMW M2 CS Racing. This represented a first win in the one-make cup for Caresani, who nearly repeated the feat in Sunday's race. He defended first place until the closing stage of the race, before yielding to race winner Oeverhaus in the #34 BMW M2 CS Racing. “I am over the moon,” said Oeverhaus, who had started the race from eighth on the grid. “At the start, I would never have thought it would go so well today. It is really difficult to overtake on this circuit but then it went better than I had thought. My car really was perfect – thanks to the team for that.” Louis Henkefend (GER) crossed the line in third place to extend his lead in the overall standings. The final race weekend in the BMW M2 Cup takes place from 8th to 10th October at the Norisring (GER).

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