Björn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport:
“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 podium
finishes with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO. The fan-favorite appearance of the
BMW M3 Touring 24H completed our car line-up at the Nürburgring. Also
last weekend, Century Motorsport secured podium finishes in the
British GT with both the BMW M4 GT3 EVO and the BMW M4 GT4 EVO. The
success stories of our customer racing cars continue.”
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Nürburgring (14th-16th August): Intense programme with BMW M3
Touring 24H, BMW M2 Cup, and ADAC GT4 Germany.
From the perspective of BMW M Motorsport, the ADAC race weekend at
the Nürburgring (GER) was packed with highlights. First and foremost
were the victory and the third place finish for Marco Wittmann (GER)
in the two DTM races. At the same time, the BMW M3 Touring 24H caused
a stir with its first return to the Nürburgring since the 24-hour
race. BMW M works driver Max Hesse (GER) took selected guests on
thrilling taxi rides around the Grand Prix circuit. “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,” said Hesse.
“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.” At the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS at the end
of August, the BMW M3 Touring 24H will once again be on display in the
paddock. Until then, fans can admire it in the M Showroom at the racetrack.
Michael Schrey (GER) once again left his mark on the third round of
the BMW M2 Cup. For the third time in a row, he achieved a perfect
weekend in the #2 BMW M2 Racing from Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport,
with two wins and two pole positions. At the Nürburgring, Moritz
Groneck (GER) in the #77 car from ME Motorsport finished second in
both races. His teammate Christopher Holst (SUI) took third place on
Saturday, while on Sunday the final podium spot went to Niklas Hirsch
(GER) from FK Performance Motorsport.
Both teams also had reason to celebrate in the ADAC GT4 Germany. ME
Motorsport finished second in race one with Linus Hahne and Phillip
Wiskirchen (both GER) in the #77 BMW M4 GT4 EVO. FK Performance
Motorsport, with Luca Link (GER) and Luis Moser (AUT), finished third
in the first race. In the second race, their teammates Gabriele Piana
(ITA) and Benjamin Sylverstersson (FIN) crossed the line in second
place. The two currently sit third in the drivers’ standings with 121 points.
Results BMW M2 Cup: https://www.adac-motorsport.de/bmw-m2-cup/race-calendar/2026/race-details/2026-8-14-nurburgring/
Results ADAC GT4 Germany: https://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-gt4-germany/race-calendar/2026/race-details/2026-8-14-nurburgring/
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NLS (1st August): Overall podium and eight class victories.
On the first weekend of August, BMW M Motorsport teams and drivers
celebrated numerous successes in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
(NLS). BMW M works drivers Ugo de Wilde (BEL), Jens Klingmann, and Tim
Tramnitz (both GER) took second place on the overall podium in the #77
BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Schubert Motorsport. Fifth place overall – and
third in the SP9 PRO class – went to BMW M works driver Dan Harper
(GBR), Leyton Fourie (RSA), and Maxime Oosten (NED) in the #1 BMW M4
GT3 EVO from FK Performance Motorsport.
In addition, there were eight class victories. AV Racing by Black
Falcon triumphed in the SP10 category with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO. With
the BMW M2 Racing, first place in the BMW M2 class went to Hofor
Racing by Bonk Motorsport. There were also wins in the BMW M240i, BMW
325i, SP4, V3, V4, and VT2-RWD categories.
Results NLS: https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/language/de/ergebnisarchiv/
M News compact: More victories and podium finishes.
British GT Championship (14th-16th August): On the
Snetterton 300, Century Motorsport celebrated podium finishes in
multiple classes. Jonathon Beeson and Charles Clark (both GBR) took
second place in the Silver-Am class with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the
second race. There were also podium finishes with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO
in the Silver and Pro-Am categories. In the Pro-Am class, the WSR
FlexiFly team was also pleased with a third-place finish.
All results at a glance: https://www.britishgt.com/results/2026/snetterton
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GT Cup Series (31st July-2nd August): At the race
weekend at Most (CZE), the H&R Spezialfedern team celebrated two
class victories with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. The GT Sports team achieved
the same feat with the BMW M4 GT4 EVO.
All results at a glance: https://www.gtcupseries.com/autodrom-most-2026/