BMW M3 GT4 widens BMW Motorsport’s product range
11-02-2009 Press Release
BMW Motorsport is offering teams and drivers a new,
highly attractive vehicle: At the wheel of the BMW M3 GT4, privateers
have the opportunity to race for points and victories in various
series. The BMW Motorsport Distribution Division is now accepting
orders for this impressive race car. The price for the ready-to-race
car amounts to €120,000 (plus VAT).
“In 2009, we will witness the BMW M3 racing not only for the BMW
Rahal Letterman Racing Team in the American Le Mans series. The new BMW
M3 GT4 now also provides private teams with numerous opportunities,”
says BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen. “For over 50 years
customer racing has been a cornerstone of BMW’s motorsport programmes.
After all, what better global ambassador for the performance pedigree
of BMW cars than a privateer who is competing for victory in a BMW
vehicle.”
By purchasing a car from BMW Motorsport, customer teams are offered
more than just a competitive product. The offered vehicles are the
result of intensive development programmes. Only reliable parts, which
also provide excellent competitiveness and cost to performance ratios,
find their way into competition. During development BMW Motorsport
relies on ultra-modern test beds, its own test track situated in
Aschheim, Bavaria, and the experience of its in-house experts. In
addition, privateer teams may specify their own individual parts from
the respective racing kits according to the series they are competing
in.
Since 2006 the BMW 320si WTCC has successfully proven itself as the
mainstay of the BMW customer racing programme, with the model having
won four FIA World Touring Car Championship titles for BMW. To date
over 60 racing kits have been supplied to BMW racing teams. The racing
version of the BMW Z4 M Coupe, too, has proven successful, particularly
in endurance events where BMW privateers have celebrated numerous
triumphs over the past years. Racing kit versions of the BMW 120d,
which is also mainly suited to endurance racing, have been on offer
since March 2006.
Drivers competing with BMW products are offered a special incentive
by the marque: the BMW Sports Trophy has existed since the sixties. The
aim is to offer a broad support base to all BMW privateers. Drivers
competing in a wide variety of series across the globe are able to
amass points towards the overall classification. The purse for the 2009
BMW Sport Trophy amounts to €250,000.
For further information on the BMW M3 GT4 the BMW Motorsport
Distribution Division may be contacted via email at
mailto:m3gt4@bmw-motorsport.com - m3gt4@bmw-motorsport.com .
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