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  • MARCO HOLZER TO TEST WITH THE BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM
    Created: Thursday, October 26, 2006
    2006 DELL Formula BMW World Final. Munich, 27 October, 2006. For Marco Holzer (Bobingen/GER) a dream is about to come true. On 23rd November the 18-year-old will be taking the BMW Sauber F1.06 out on a test drive at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. Holzer has been granted the day's testing in motorsport's top echelon for winning the 2005 Formula BMW World Final in Bahrain. This is where the world's best drivers in the four international Formula BMW series pit their skills against one another. The young man from Bobingen in Bavaria came out on top against 34 competitors on the Bahrain International Circuit. "This Formula One test is the greatest thing that could happen to me. Now it's a question of preparing myself for the huge forces that come into play in a Formula One car," says Holzer. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen: "Marco Holzer has furnished plenty of proof of his potential in Formula BMW Germany. He has earned this t...
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  • No. 21 BMW TEAM PTG M3 EIGHTH IN THE MONTEREY SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Created: Sunday, October 22, 2006
    Monterey, Calif. - October 21, 2006... Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand, driving the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3, finished eighth in today's American Le Mans Series Monterey Sports Car Championships. The duo completed 139 laps of the 2.238-mile Laguna Seca circuit in the four hour race, finishing 10 laps behind the winning Ferrari. Running as high as fourth in the closing stages, Auberlen and Hand had to settle for an eighth place finish after mechanical problems forced them to take the checkered flag in the pit lane. The No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Justin Marks and Bryan Sellers was forced to retire following a collision on lap 80. Auberlen started the No. 21 M3 from the seventh position, but on the second lap found himself in the gravel after being hit by a competitor. Luckily the race's first caution period came only a lap later and he was able to catch up with the field and not lose a lap. After the green flag waved on lap 6 Auberlen regained the seventh place and Sellers, in the No. 22 M3, fo...
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  • BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - BRAZILIAN GP - RACE
    Created: Sunday, October 22, 2006
    Brazilian Grand Prix - Race, Sunday - 22.10.06 Weather: dry and sunny, 23-25°C Air, 34-46°C Track Interlagos (BRA). The BMW Sauber F1 Team is celebrating taking fifth place in the constructors' world championship after the final race of the team's first season in Sao Paulo. However, neither driver was able to add to the overall points tally with Robert Kubica finishing ninth and Nick Heidfeld crashing into the barriers with six laps to go. BMW has achieved many successes together with Michelin - in sports cars, touring cars, talent support programmes and in Formula One. BMW wants to thank Michelin for the successful partnership in F1 and looks forward to continuing together in other projects. Robert Kubica: 9th BMW Sauber F1.06-09/BMW P86 Race Fastest Lap: 1.14:117s on lap 25 - 14th quickest The race started okay and I overtook Nick on the first lap, but after ten laps we didn't have any more speed. I was driving as hard as I could and pushing but we were just too slow. This wa...
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  • WTCC - JAN MAGNUSSEN SUPPORTS BMW IN WTCC SEASON FINALE IN MACAU
    Created: Thursday, October 12, 2006
    Munich, 13th October 2006. The BMW national teams enter the season finale of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in Macau with six cars. Jan Magnussen (DEN) will take to the track at the wheel of another BMW 320si WTCC on 19th November and enforce the regular driver quintet at the "Guia Circuit". The 33-year-old is scheduled to be the team-mate of reigning Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) in the BMW Team UK, which is headed by Team Principal Bart Mampaey (BEL). "I'm really happy to be a part of the season highlight of the World Touring Car Championship with BMW," says Magnussen. "This series is amazingly exciting and the field could hardly be any closer together. I hope to be able to do my share in BMW's mission to defend both titles. Of course, it's also great to return to this challenging race track." Prior to the WTCC's rounds 19 and 20, three drivers still have the chance to secure the title. Priaulx is currently ranked second in the d...
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  • BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - JAPANESE GP - RACE RESULTS
    Created: Sunday, October 08, 2006
    Japanese Grand Prix - Race, Sunday - 08.10.06 Weather: dry, sun and clouds, 23-25°C Air, 21-28°C Track Suzuka (JPN). Nick Heidfeld scored another championship point in the Japanese Grand Prix. He finished eighth in Suzuka, just fractions of a second ahead of his team mate, Robert Kubica. Now the BMW Sauber F1 Team goes to the season's finale in Brazil in two weeks time fifth in the constructors' world championship. The advantage over Toyota is just one point. Nick Heidfeld: 8th BMW Sauber F1.06-04/BMW P86 Race Fastest Lap: 1.34.525s on lap 31 - 13th quickest My race was good and relatively unspectacular. At the start I gained one position and moved to eighth. The car was good, but I had trouble with the tyres. In all three stints I had graining on both the front and rear tyres. I have been on the softer compound, which was certainly the worse choice for the race. However, the decision had not been easy as, due to the weather conditions on Friday, we were not able to compare the...
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  • WTCC 2006 - ROUNDS 17 & 18 - VALENCIA - RACE
    Created: Sunday, October 08, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 17 and 18 - 07th/08th October 2006 - Race BMW celebrates triple victory in Valencia - Title fight closer than ever. Valencia (Spain), 08th October 2006. BMW Team Germany's Jörg Müller (GER) claimed victory in the 18th round of the FIA World Touring Car championship. While the 37-year-old secured his third win of the season, BMW Team Italy-Spain driver Duncan Huisman (NLD) and BMW privateer Luca Rangoni (ITA) made for a clean-sweep on the podium by crossing the line in second and third places respectively. In race one, Rangoni delivered a remarkable performance at the wheel of his of Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si WTCC, finishing second, behind winning Alfa Romeo driver Augusto Farfus (BRA). Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK retired in round one, but fought his way up to eighth place in the second race. The Guernsey-born driver now has 59 points under his belt and holds second place in the Drivers' Championship, one point beh...
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  • BMW TEAM PTG M3 - PETIT LE MANS - RACE
    Created: Sunday, October 01, 2006
    Braselton, Ga. - September 30, 2006... Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand and Boris Said, driving the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3, had to settle for a sixth place GT2 finish in today's Petit Le Mans after running third in the closing laps of the race. The trio completed 344 laps of the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta circuit in the 1000-mile race, finishing 12 laps behind the winning Porsche. The No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Justin Marks, Bryan Sellers and Ian James finished ninth, completing 304 laps after electrical problems late in the third hour cost the team a better finish. Bill Auberlen, in the No. 21 M3, and Ian James, in the No. 22 M3, started from the rear of the field after electing to change from their qualifying tires. The first caution period of the race came only 30 minutes after the green flag waved and both BMWs took advantage of the early yellow to pit for fuel. After racing in the seventh and eighth positions, the first driver change came during the second yellow flag, just before the...
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  • BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - CHINESE GP - RACE
    Created: Sunday, October 01, 2006
    Chinese Grand Prix - Race, Sunday - 01.10.06 Weather: Wet, slowly drying track, 22°C Air, 22-24°C Track Shanghai (CHN). In the Chinese Grand Prix the BMW Sauber F1 Team had to settle for two points for Nick Heidfeld. The German started the last lap of the race in fourth and became the victim of dubious manoeuvres. Robert Kubica was up to fifth before half distance, but then lost any chances of a good finish due to changing to dry tyres too early, and the Pole came 13th. Nick Heidfeld: 7th BMW Sauber F1.06-04/BMW P86 Race Fastest Lap: 1.39.164s - 4th quickest This was the most disappointing race of my career - not only in F1 but in my entire life. Right up to the end I was certain I would be fourth, but then a few backmarkers caused trouble. The first one was Albers, who stayed on the dry line and didn't let me pass. I had to brake on the wet, almost spun, went on the grass and lost a few seconds. Then Super Aguri Honda driver, Sato, blocked me for almost a lap. He was fighting,...
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  • WTCC - Round 17 & 18 - VALENCIA - PREVIEW
    Created: Sunday, October 01, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 17 and 18 - 07th/08th October 2006 - Preview Gripping WTCC title fight continues at the "Circuit de la Comunitat". Munich, 02nd October 2006. The FIA World Touring Car Championship is entering its decisive stages. This weekend, rounds 17 and 18 of the series are scheduled to take place in Valencia. Following the two races in Spain, the BMW national teams will travel to Macau, where the championship will be decided on 19th November. However, before the former Portuguese colony will host the season finale, the final event of the WTCC's 2006 European season will be held at the "Circuit de la Comunitat". The situation in the Drivers' Championship could hardly be more exciting and promises thrilling races at the 4.005-kilometre track. BMW Team UK's Andy Priaulx (GBR) is still leading the championship and has 58 points under his belt, despite leaving Istanbul - the venue of rounds 15 and 16 - empty-handed. However, his...
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