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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 7 & 8 - IMOLA - RACE
    Created: Monday, May 30, 2005
    The BMW national teams had travelled to Imola for races seven and eight of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) without nurturing any great hopes. As in Silverstone a fortnight go, the BMW drivers had to line up with a weight handicap of 20 kilograms compared to their front-wheel-drive rivals. But after the races at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, a victory by Dirk Müller (GER) of BMW Team Deutschland and four podium places add another good overall result to the tally. Driving in temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius, Antonio Garcia (ESP) for BMW Team Italy-Spain managed to finish as runner-up in the first race behind Fabrizio Giovanardi (Alfa Romeo). Third-placed finisher Dirk Müller joined him on the podium. The reigning European Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK came fourth, while Garcia's team-mate, local hero Alessandro Zanardi (ITA), crossed the line in eighth place to capture a World Championship point. BMW Team Deutschland driver J&ou...
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  • European GP - RACE
    Created: Sunday, May 29, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 24°C, Track 40-42°C Nurburgring (GER). Following Nick's second place in Monaco, and securing his maiden pole position yesterday, Nick Heidfeld came today second at the Grand Prix of Europe, giving the BMW WilliamsF1 Team another positive result in the space of a week. Unfortunately, team-mate Mark Webber retired from the race just after the start, after an accident on turn one.   Nick Heidfeld: 2nd Best time: 1:31.124 (lap 9, 4th overall)Chassis: FW27 04 / BMW P84/5 engine 1st GP It's obviously great to be second today after yesterday's pole position of. I didn't think I was able to win, but a podium finish was within reach. We knew that Kimi would have a better start and in fact he went in front from the start, but I still had a go at him into the first corner but ultimately he held on to his position. I pushed as hard as I could in the first stint to open a good gap from the cars behind me and our strategy of three stops paid off, because towa...
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  • GP Europe - QUALIFYING
    Created: Friday, May 27, 2005
    Weather: dry, sunny. Air 30-31°C, Track 47-49°C Nurburgring (GER) On an unseasonally hot day in May, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team placed both its drivers among the top three fastest, with Nick Heidfeld securing pole, his career first at the front of the grid. Team mate Mark Webber qualified third for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Europe. Heidfeld's pole was the 17th for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team since the Anglo-German partnership commenced in 2000, and is the team's first since the Canadian GP in Montreal, almost a year ago.   Nick Heidfeld: 1st (1.30,081 min)Chassis: FW27 06 (T-car FW27 04) / BMW P84/5 engine: 1. GPIt is fantastic to get my first pole position in Formula One after so many years, and it is even more to have achieved it here at my home Grand Prix in front of my supporters. There is not much more one could ask for. I didn't do too much running yesterday and I was a bit concerned this would affect my performance today, but obviously we made the right tyre choice. This good r...
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  • Atlantic Racing Team announces newest driver, 15 years old.
    Created: Friday, May 27, 2005
    Atlantic Racing Team (ART) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the sole Formula BMW USA contestant based on the East Coast of Canada, is proud to announce the addition of a young Formula BMW USA driver to their team. 15-year old FBMW Germany Junior driver Tobias Hegewald will participate in all support races for the 2005 Formula F1 Montreal GP and Indy F1 GP.  Tobias, a team member/driver of the famous ADAC Brandenburg/Muecke Motorsport of Berlin, Germany, has decided to come to ART with his race engineers Micha Haentschel and Frank Lucke for the maximum allowable (four) races, as per the international FBMW rules.  In 2004, Atlantic Racing Team was selected by Team ADAC Brandenburg to run Dominic Jackson and Federico Montoya, and in the past year Lucas Strackerjan, ART's team engineer, has established sound working relationships with Micha and the team, strengthened by visits to overseas races and test days. It will be a great pleasure to work side-by-side with them again. ...
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  • BMW.WILLIAMSF1 LIFESTYLE COLLECTION RACES INTO THE FAST LANE OF STYLE
    Created: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
    Sporty collection features PUMA brand clothing and accessories -- A winning choice for Father's Day and racing fansWoodcliff Lake, NJ -May 26, 2005... Racing enthusiasts can start their engines in style with the latest clothing and accessories from the 2005 BMW.WilliamsF1 Lifestyle Team Collection, featuring apparel from high performance sports lifestyle brand PUMA. The collection captures the high energy, high stakes world of F1 racing, and makes its grand entrance just in time for Father's Day and the Grand Prix F1 race in Indianapolis, both on June 19.   (Click here to view all of these images) (Click here to view all of these images)   Fans in the stands can wear the hats, jackets and racy F1 watches like a badge of pride as they get swept up in the thrill of victory and cheer for drivers Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld.   Fashionable F1 fans get a fast start time with items from the PUMA collection for BMW.WilliamsF1 Team. Fusin...
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  • BMW GROUP MOBILE TRADITION AT MILLE MIGLIA 2005: RESULTS
    Created: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    BMW Group Mobile Tradition at Mille Miglia 2005: Results Boni/Barziza best BMW team and winner of the Ladies' Trophy for the tenth time Brescia/Munich. The BMW Group had three reasons to celebrate at the Mille Miglia 2005. The Boni/Barziza team won the Ladies' Trophy for the tenth time, with 8,427 points. The Isetta and the BMW 507 also celebrated their 50th birthdays at the world's most important vintage vehicle event.   As last year, and for the tenth time, the Ladies' Trophy went to Franca Boni and Monica Barziza, this time driving a BMW 328 Berlin-Rom. The team came 17th in the overall placings. This outstanding achievement also made them the best BMW team at the Mille Miglia 2005. Overall victory went to the Viaro/De Marco team.   Of the total of 22 BMW teams, three Isettas also started for the first time. The BMW privateer team Mercandanti/Mercandanti-Bastoni have conquered the hearts of the spectactors for some years now with their "bubble car". To mark the Isett...
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  • MINI MOTORING HOLIDAY TRAVEL PROGRAM DEBUTS
    Created: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    MINI USA partners with Virgin Vacations to create MINI travel holiday Woodcliff Lake, NJ - May 25, 2005...MINI USA has partnered with Virgin Vacations to create the MINI Motoring Holiday, a new travel program for MINI owners and enthusiasts. The new program will offer bookings for travel beginning June 20, 2005.   The program is designed specifically for those MINI enthusiasts who would like to create their own customized holiday to the UK. Most notably, travel includes unique 'MINI-esque' extras such as a tour of the MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, England and the option to rent a MINI while on holiday.   There are individual packages to suit varying interests, budgets and travel schedules. Available packages include: the "Short Cut", with three nights in London, the "Long Cut", a six-night London stay and "The Scenic Route", offering three nights in London and three nights in Oxford. Each package offers the add-on option of a MINI rental car as well as additional si...
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  • RACING LEGEND ERNST JAKOB HENNE DIES
    Created: Monday, May 23, 2005
    Munich. Former BMW works driver Ernst Jakob Henne died on Sunday night at his home on Gran Canaria at the age of 101. In the 1920s and 1930s, he achieved endless victories, championships and speed records on two wheels; he was also on the list of winners of many international races on four wheels. Holger Lapp, Head of BMW Mobile Tradition, was personally moved by the death of Ernst Henne: "Ernst Jakob Henne was not only a versatile, successful racing driver who gained the respect of his competitors and the admiration of his fans through his sporting successes. He was also an extremely fair sportsman who was also very popular off the racetrack because of his model behaviour. I am happy to have known this extraordinary personality in BMW history on a personal basis."   Ernst Jakob Henne was born on 22.02.1904 as the fourth child of a master saddler in Weiler near Wangen im Allgäu. In 1919 he started his apprenticeship to become a motor vehicle mechanic, before becoming an indepen...
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  • WTCC - Rounds 7 and 8 - Imola - Preview
    Created: Sunday, May 22, 2005
    Sports award gives Alex Zanardi added incentive for Imola. Imola (Italy), 23rd May 2005. This weekend the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) will be stopping off in Imola for races seven and eight. As with Formula One, San Marino will be hosting the event at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. BMW will again be competing as the leader of the Constructors' Championship. After the races at Silverstone, BMW tops the rankings with 81 points, ahead of Alfa Romeo (75) and SEAT (60). As was the case in the British races, the FIA will once more be granting a weight reduction of 20 kilograms to all front-wheel-drive cars, which again means a disadvantage for the rear-wheel-drive BMW models.   In the Drivers' Championship, things could hardly be much tighter after race six out of 20. A mere five World Championship points separate the first four drivers. Dirk Müller (GER) of BMW Team Deutschland leads with 32 points ahead of Alfa Romeo's Gabriele Tarquini, who has a tally of 30. Dir...
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  • Monaco GP - Race
    Created: Sunday, May 22, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 22-23°C, Track 34-43°C Monte Carlo (MCO). Both BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers achieved their career best Formula One results at the most important Grand Prix of the entire season. Nick Heidfeld finished second in Monaco while his team-mate Mark Webber joined him on the podium having followed Nick over the line in third position. Nick Heidfeld: 2nd Best time: 1:17.159 (lap 15, 9th overall)Chassis: FW27 04 / BMW P84/5 engine 2nd GP I am very very pleased to get my best ever result here in Monaco. I had a very good start and I even touched Mark at the first corner, but that's racing. But then I was stuck with other drivers behind Trulli for some time so I tried to save fuel and tyres. When the safety car came out and the engineers called us both in, the guys did a fantastic job in getting us out so quickly. Then I was lucky because the engineers decided to take a risk and pit earlier, for my second stop and this allowed me to get ahead of Mark. A lot of car...
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  • Formula BMW USA - Round 4 - Mid-Ohio - Race
    Created: Saturday, May 21, 2005
    Philippe Wins Round 4 Lexington, Ohio - May 22, 2005. 15 year-old BMW Junior and Rookie driver Richard Philippe (Team Autotecnica) took his second win of the 2005 Formula BMW USA Championship season in Round 4 today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The polesitter in every race to-date finished 4.468 seconds ahead of Edoardo Piscopo (EuroInternational), leading flag to flag in the 15-lap contest.   Piscopo, making his second Formula BMW USA start, raced from his seventh starting spot to finish as runner-up. Justin Moon (Gelles Racing) took the final podium position for his best result of the year.   Fourth-place finisher, Robert Wickens, was credited with the fastest lap of the race (1:26.942), in his run to his second top-five finish of the year.   The top-finishing Rookies were Philippe (P1), Piscopo (P2) and Moon (P3)....
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  • Formula BMW UK Championship - Rounds 5 and 6 - Rockingham - Race
    Created: Saturday, May 21, 2005
    Walker-Hansell and Howson convert poles to wins while Rookie winners are Hankey and Legris. Rockingham, 22 May, 2005. Simon Walker-Hansell (Carlin Motorsport) and Matt Howson (Filsell Motorsport) mirrored their qualifying results as both drivers scored a win from pole. On top of that, to make it an even better weekend, they both claimed a second place. It was the Australian Motoaworld Racing driver Nathan Antunes who completed the podium for race one, while for race two it was Ireland's Niall Breen (Barwell Motorsport).   For Matt this second win of the season has promoted him to the top of the points table, so he now leads on 65 points, with Stian Sørlie (Fortec Motorsport) second on 62 and Nathan third on 56. Before the weekend Stian and his team-mate, Sam Bird, had been joint leaders, but both had a bad time at Rockingham. Sam suffered most. He was involved in a collision in race one and having to park his car on the side of the track due to a mechanical problem in race two ...
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  • BMW Team PTG Wins Six Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant
    Created: Friday, May 20, 2005
    M3s Finish First and Third in GT Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada ? May 21, 2005? Anchored by Joey Hand?s iron-man performance, BMW Team PTG won its third 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series GT class victory in a row at today?s 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant.   The No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Hand, Ian James and Chris Gleason took the win, completing 180 laps in the six-hour contest. They finished 27.9 seconds ahead of the No. 80 Porsche and one lap ahead of the No. 16 BMW Team PTG F1 Air M3 of Hand, Tom Milner and Justin Marks. Hand drove both the first and third place finishing M3s during some five hours behind the wheel. The victory moved him to fourth place in Driver Points.   Starting the No. 16 M3, Hand began his endurance run under a light rain that increased in intensity for the first two-and-one-half hours of the contest. The conditions caused the inside of the windshields on both the Nos. 16 and 21 M3s to fog forcing Hand and Kelly Collins to the pits to clear ...
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  • BMW TEAM PTG GOES FOR THREE GT WINS IN A ROWAT MONT-TREMBLANT
    Created: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
    BMW Team PTG will enter three BMW M3s in this weekend's 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant in an attempt to make it three GT wins in a row for the defending 2004 Rolex Sports Car Series GT champions. Following its class victory at the April 3rd Grand American 400 at California Speedway with a 1-2-3 M3 class sweep of the Road and Track 250 at Laguna Seca, BMW Team PTG is back performing in the same manner they did when they won seven races in a row last year. "Our plan was always to bring three M3s to Mont-Tremblant," said BMW Team PTG owner, Tom Milner. "Not only does this give us a little more time to repair the car damaged at Laguna Seca, but, as we showed there, we can still get the job done. This is a very competitive series and we dug ourselves quite a hole in the first two races of the year. We will race for wins, but every point we score is important."   Rearranging eight of the best drivers in any road racing series Joey Hand will join the No. 16 F1 Air M3 of Tom Milner ...
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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 5 AND 6 - SILVERSTONE - RACE
    Created: Monday, May 16, 2005
    BMW holds onto championship lead after difficult races in Silverstone. Silverstone (England), 15th May 2005. After rounds five and six of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) at the Silverstone Circuit, BMW continues to lead both the Drivers' and the Manufacturers' Championship in this series. However, none of the drivers in the BMW national teams made it onto the podium at the English track. After an unexpected change in regulations by the FIA, some of the BMW 320i cars were 70 kilograms heavier than their direct competitors.   In the first race of the day, the reigning European Champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK took fifth place as the best BMW driver. The two BMW Team Deutschland drivers Jörg Müller (GER) and Dirk Müller (GER) followed in ninth and tenth places. Antonio Garcia (ITA/BMW Team Italy-Spain) was 15th to cross the line, while his team-mate Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) retired on the final lap. The race was won by Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) ahead of th...
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  • PREVIEW: FORMULA BMW USA ROUNDS 3 & 4, MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
    Created: Sunday, May 15, 2005
    The 2005 Formula BMW USA Championship will mark two important milestones when it stops at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on May 21 - 22 for Rounds 3 and 4. Racing in support of the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio weekend, this will be the first time the Championship has ever raced at the venerable Lexington, Ohio circuit and, the 22 drivers entered, will make Rounds 3 and 4 the largest fields yet in Formula BMW USA Championship history. The 13 classic turns of Mid-Ohio's 2.258-miles have crowned many amateur and professional sports car racing champions in past years and is sure to provide a perfect venue for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Championship as the young Formula BMW USA drivers continue the first stages of their racing careers.   With a win in Round 1 and a third place finish in Round 2, Kevin LaCroix leads both the Overall and Rookie point standings. The 16-year old from St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada will be looking for another winning weekend as he will want to bring the Champions...
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  • MONACO GRAND PRIX PREVIEW, MAY 19 - 22, 2005
    Created: Thursday, May 12, 2005
    Celebrated as the jewel in the Formula One crown, the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix gets underway in just over a week's time. The Principality, playground of the rich and famous, will play host to the sixth round of the season, a year which has seen the BMW WilliamsF1 Team achieve less than their exacting standards, thus far. Currently lying in fourth place in the Constructors' table, the team hope the FW27s will benefit from yet more aero developments and a productive test this week at Vallelunga, the Italian track which bears considerable resemblance to the narrow, twisting Mediterranean street circuit. F1's showpiece event is one of the most challenging races on the calendar which rewards a strong qualifying performance and a good race strategy but one which equally punishes even the smallest of errors. Having won in Monte Carlo three times, the last victory claimed by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2003, the team are hoping for a more rewarding outcome at this Grand Prix.   Mark Webber:"No...
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  • WTCC PREVIEW - ROUNDS 5 AND 6, SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND
    Created: Monday, May 09, 2005
    After two successful race weekends in Monza and Magny-Cours, the BMW national teams head with confidence to Silverstone, which is hosting races five and six of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). So far, the drivers of BMW Team Deutschland have dominated the first World Touring Car Championship to be held since 1987. At the season opener in Italy, Dirk Müller (GER) - who leads the drivers' rankings - collected 18 world championship points. In France, both race wins went to his team-mate Jörg Müller (GER). With the other BMW drivers busy collecting points in the first four races as well, BMW tops the Constructors' Championship with 65 points ahead of Alfa Romeo (46) and SEAT (33). At the focus of attention on the 3.619-kilometre Silverstone Circuit will be the reigning European Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK. The 30-year-old, who ranks third in the world championship with 23 points, is looking forward to his two home races, though he will have a we...
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  • SPANISH GRAND PRIX
    Created: Sunday, May 08, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 24-25°C, Track 45-46°C Barcelona (ESP). Mark Webber collected three points today for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, finishing in 6th position. Team-mate Nick Heidfeld fought his way up from 17th on the grid to 10th place.   Mark Webber: 6th Best time: 1:16.761in (lap 62, 9th overall)Chassis: FW27 05 - BMW P84/5 engine 1st GP The start was tricky because I was on the dirty side of the track and I lost one position there. I didn't want to risk too much with Ralf Schumacher at the first corner to protect my position. Then I was stuck for a while behind Ralf and Alonso, which was a shame, because I was lighter than them. We decided to change strategy and go for two stops instead of three but the fuel load was quite hard on the tyres then, causing quite a bit of deterioration and consequent vibrations in the car. At the end of the day we collected some useful points....
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  • NURBURGRING 24 HOUR RACE, MAY 7 - 8, 2005, RACE REPORT
    Created: Sunday, May 08, 2005
    Team BMW Motorsport has taken a one two with its BMW M3 GTR cars in the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race. Pedro Lamy (POR), Duncan Huisman (NLD), Andy Priaulx (GBR), Boris Said (USA) completed a total of 139 laps in the GT Coupe car number 2 over the 25.378 kilometre Nordschleife, to take the win. Their team-mates, Dirk Müller (GER), Jörg Müller (GER), Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) Dirk Müller (GER), Jörg Müller (GER), Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) came second after completing 134 laps. Last year BMW also celebrated a one two in the German Eifel region. In 2004, however, it was the trio of Dirk Müller (GER), Jörg Müller (GER), Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) who took the top step of the podium. For BMW it is the 18th outright victory at the Nordschleife, and for the eighth time BMW cars claimed a one two. For the first time in the history of BMW a team has claimed consecutive one two victories....
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