BMW M Motorsport roundup: DTM win, M2 Cup double, NLS podium at Nürburgring
BMW M's customer racing teams scored a DTM victory, a third straight BMW M2 Cup double, and an NLS overall podium in a packed Nürburgring weekend.
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- 121
- 2nd
What Happened
BMW M Motorsport reports an intense weekend of customer racing at the Nürburgring from 14 to 16 August. Marco Wittmann won one DTM race and finished third in the other, while the BMW M3 Touring 24H returned to the track for the first time since the 24-hour race, giving selected guests taxi rides with works driver Max Hesse. The M3 Touring 24H will be on display in the paddock at GT World Challenge Europe at the end of August and can be seen in the M Showroom until then. The same weekend brought a third consecutive perfect weekend for Michael Schrey in the BMW M2 Cup and podiums for two teams in ADAC GT4 Germany.
“In many racing series, things tend to quiet down in August due to the summer break, but last weekend things really heated up at the Nürburgring. Congratulations to Marco Wittmann and Schubert Motorsport on their fantastic DTM victory! At the same time, I'd like to congratulate Michael Schrey on another double win in the BMW M2 Cup, as well as FK Performance Motorsport and ME Motorsport on their po”
“It was a jam-packed weekend for me with my duties as a Schaeffler brand ambassador and the taxi rides in the BMW M3 Touring 24H. The laps with the guests were the absolute highlight. They got in full of anticipation because the car is just so special. After their laps, there was a mix of beaming smiles and shouts of joy. It was great fun.”
In the BMW M2 Cup's third round, Michael Schrey took two wins and two pole positions in the #2 BMW M2 Racing. Moritz Groneck was second in both races; Christopher Holst and Niklas Hirsch took third on Saturday and Sunday respectively. In ADAC GT4 Germany, ME Motorsport finished second and FK Performance Motorsport third in race one; FK's Gabriele Piana and Benjamin Sylverstersson finished second in race two and sit third in the drivers' standings with 121 points.
At the NLS on 1 August, Schubert Motorsport finished second overall with Ugo de Wilde, Jens Klingmann and Tim Tramnitz in the #77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO. FK Performance Motorsport took fifth overall and third in SP9 PRO with Dan Harper, Leyton Fourie and Maxime Oosten. The weekend also produced eight class victories for BMW M customer teams.
- SP10 (AV Racing by Black Falcon, BMW M4 GT4 EVO)
- BMW M2 (Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport, BMW M2 Racing)
- BMW M240i
- BMW 325i
- SP4
- V3, V4, VT2-RWD
In the British GT Championship at Snetterton 300, Century Motorsport took second in the Silver-Am class in race two with Jonathon Beeson and Charles Clark, plus podiums in Silver and Pro-Am; WSR FlexiFly added a third in Pro-Am. At the GT Cup Series in Most, H&R Spezialfedern scored two class wins with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO and GT Sports matched that with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO.
Why this matters
Customer racing lets BMW M compete in many series with one lineup of cars, and this weekend's results show the M3 Touring 24H, M4 GT3 EVO and M4 GT4 EVO performing strongly. For fans, the M3 Touring 24H's return to the Nürburgring with guest taxi rides highlights its appeal. Teams like FK Performance Motorsport and ME Motorsport also strengthened their championship positions.
Terms in This Story
- DTM
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a German touring car racing series.
- NLS
- Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, an endurance racing series held at Germany's Nürburgring circuit.
- GT3/GT4
- Classes of grand tourer racing cars based on production sports cars; GT3 cars are faster and more powerful than GT4.
- Customer racing
- A manufacturer's programme that sells and supports race cars for private teams and drivers.
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