BMW Motorsport completes productive test for the 24-hour of Le Mans race
Seven weeks alee of this year'due south 24-hour race in Le Mans (FR), BMW Motorsport made an important step forrard in its intense training programme for this classic endurance race. Together with 52 other cars, the two BMW M3 GTs with car numbers 55 and 56 took to the "Circuit de la Sarthe" on Sun, completing a total of 147 laps.
The team made full apply of the simply testing opportunity at the 13.629-kilometre track and collected a vast amount of valuable data that will be used in preparation before returning to Le Mans for the big race held on 11th/12th June 2011.
The no. 55 BMW M3 GT, with Augusto Farfus (BR), Jörg Müller (DE) and Dirk Werner (DE) at the wheel, came tertiary in the GTE Pro class after two four-hour test sessions with a lap time of 4:01.631 minutes. Andy Priaulx (GB), Dirk Müller (DE) and Joey Mitt (United states) shared driving duties in the second BMW M3 GT, finishing 7th after clocking a time of 4:03.856 minutes.
"This test ahead of the 24-hour race definitely was an important 1 for u.s.a.," said Team Manager Charly Lamm following the examination twenty-four hours. "Le Mans is such a unique and mighty venue that every unmarried lap of this rail helps. The team used the occasion to reacquaint itself with the special demands and workings asked for by this classic excursion. The test was of particular importance for Joey Paw. He was a Le Mans rookie and successfully qualified for the race held in June. Conditions were first-class, all six drivers managed to put in many laps and nerveless a lot of data."
BMW Motorsport will contest the Le Mans 24 Hours with the aforementioned driver line-up. The team will then, not only fight for a top effect in i of the biggest races on the institute, but also for valuable points in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Following the GT 1-2 accomplished by BMW Team RLL in the opening Sebring (US) round, BMW is currently belongings the lead in both the GT team and manufacturer classifications in this championship.
[Source: BMW ]
Source: https://www.bmwblog.com/2011/04/25/bmw-motorsport-completes-productive-test-for-the-24-hour-of-le-mans-race/
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