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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH AT LONG BEACH

A fifth place finish by the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE of John Edwards and Jesse Krohn in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach made a difficult day much better for BMW Team RLL. What started as an excellent race for the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Today’s qualifying session for Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach saw Connor DePhillippi qualify the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE in the seventh starting position with a time of 1:18.153 minutes around the temporary Long Beach street circuit. DePhillippi will co-drive with Alexander Sims in tomorrow’s race. Jesse Krohn, co-driving with … Continue reading → ...

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BMW M8 GTE HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season’s shortest race with a length of 100 minutes.

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SIMS SECURES FIRST PODIUM IN THE NEW BMW M8 GTE AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Warwickshire-based racing driver Alexander Sims finished second in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance event on 17 March 2018, clinching the first podium finish for the new BMW M8 GTE race car in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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NEW BMW M8 GTE RACES TO FIRST PODIUM AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

At the classic 12 Hours of Sebring (USA), the new BMW M8 GTE celebrated its maiden podium finish. After 328 laps, Alexander Sims (GBR) finished round two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship second in the GTLM class at the wheel of car number 25.

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IMSA SEBRING 12 HOURS QUALIFYING ROUND UP

March 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac DPi-V.R on Pole for Sebring 12 Hour Under perfect Florida weather conditions of sunshine and 80-degrees, the Cadillac four-some took to the 3.74-mile, 17-turn historic race track for the 15-minute qualifying session this afternoon. Tristan Vautier on pole in No. 90 Cadillac. Tristan Vautier, No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Cadillac DPi.VR.

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BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR SEBRING

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

The three weeks following the 22nd/23rd February test in preparation for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA) have been busy ones for BMW Team RLL as the team prepares for the second endurance race for the new BMW M8 GTE and hopes for a good result.

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BMW MOTORSPORT NAMES COLTON HERTA TO 2018 BMW JUNIOR PROGRAM AND TEST AND RESERVE ROLE FOR BMW TEAM RLL

February 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

This week’s test at Sebring International Raceway saw a new face behind the steering wheel of the BMW M8 GTE as 17-year old Californian Colton Herta drove the No. 24 machine in his very first laps in a GT car as BMW Team RLL prepared for the 66th 12 Hours of Sebring. Herta has been … Continue reading → ...

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Bobby Rahal Receives Bob Snodgrass Award

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Bobby Rahal, a principal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, which runs BMW Team RLL in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence.

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JENS MARQUARDT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW BMW M8 GTE

January 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

BMW Motorsport presented the new BMW M8 GTE in its livery for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Daytona (USA) on Wednesday. The running of two cars in the GT class in the 24-hour race at the “Daytona International Speedway” represents the race debut and the next milestone in “Mission8”. Speaking in an interview, … Continue reading → ...

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GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NEW SPEARHEAD: BMW M8 GTE MAKES RACE DEBUT AT THE “ROLEX 24” IN DAYTONA

January 22, 2018 Charles Côté

This is the moment BMW Motorsport has been waiting for: after months of intensive development, the new BMW M8 GTE will make its race debut this weekend. The new top model for international GT racing will take to the track at the legendary 24-hour race in Daytona (USA), the opener of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 56th edition of the endurance classic takes place on 27th/28th January.

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REGENERATION, FITNESS TRAINING AND RACE APPEARANCES: WHAT THE BMW DRIVERS WORK ON DURING THE WINTER

January 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL AND TURNER MOTORSPORT TEST AT DAYTONA

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With three weeks remaining until the start of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) in Daytona (USA), BMW Team RLL and Turner Motorsport have spent this weekend preparing intensively for the iconic 24-hour race. The three-day “Roar before the 24” offered both teams the opportunity to get plenty of test kilometres under their belts. … Continue reading → ...

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NEW CHALLENGE FOR MAXIME MARTIN: BMW MOTORSPORT WISHES LONG-STANDING WORKS DRIVER ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE

December 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Maxime Martin (BEL) will take on a new motor racing challenge in 2018, and will no longer take to the track in BMW Motorsport colours. The 31-year-old contested his first year as a BMW works driver in 2013, since when he has impressed in many ways, above all through his versatility.

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BMW Team RLL Adjusts IMSA Driver Roster

November 30, 2017 Speed Sport

BMW Team RLL officials have announced changes to the team driver roster ahead of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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BMW TEAM RLL CARRIES WINNING MOMENTUM TO PETIT LE MANS

October 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

BMW Team RLL will close the team’s ninth year of sports car competition with the running of this Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans, the traditional IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale.

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IMSA MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA QUALIFYING ROUND UP

September 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac DPi-V.R Team Konica Minolta on Pole at Laguna Cadillac V-Performance racing team Konica Minolta Cadillac and Mustang Sampling will start the IMSA WeatherTech Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca side-by-side on the front row for tomorrow’s penultimate round of the championship. The Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R will start from the … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL POST SECOND AND THIRD PLACE STARTING POSITIONS AT VIR

August 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Determined work through three one-hour practice sessions over the past day and one half resulted in BMW Team RLL scoring second and third place starting positions for tomorrow’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.

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BMW TEAM RLL CHASES IMSA GTLM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT VIR

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The August 27th Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway will feature a GT only race for the second time in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship providing a spotlight on BMW Team RLL’s GTLM class points chase. No. 25 M6 GTLM drivers Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims currently stand third in Driver points

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES 6th AND 8th AFTER A TOUGH DAY AT ROAD AMERICA

August 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A number of forced and unforced errors made BMW Team RLL’s finishes in this afternoon’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase a disappointing sixth and eighth. With the weather forecast changing towards a more favorable one than predicted yesterday, the green flag flew to start the race.

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