Motorsport: The 2018 BMW M4 DTM Gets Some Extensive Rework In Line With New DTM Technical Regulations

Preparations for the start of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is ongoing. The first race of 2018 will be at Hockenheim (GER) on 5th May 2018. Still quite a while as it is only the beginning of March. But the competing teams are hard at work in preparation to meet the new technical regulations for the cars. BMW Motorsport is one of them and they have been working on the BMW M4 DTM since winter of 2017. 

MOTORSPORT: BMW Motorsport and Akrapovič expand their long term commitment

Well known European performance exhaust manufacturer Akrapovič will continue to support BMW Motorsport as Official Partner, and will significantly expand its long-term commitment over the coming years. The company has been involved in BMW Motorsport’s DTM project since 2012 and will also be a prominent feature as Official Partner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), in which BMW Team RLL competes with two BMW M6 GTLMs, and at the iconic 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

Motorsports: BMW in the hunt for another successful DTM campaign for 2016

2015 saw BMW Motorsport win the seventh of a possible twelve titles in its fourth year since returning to the DTM in 2012. Given the fantastic performances and success enjoyed in 2015, there was no reason to change the drivers and teams for the new season. BMW Teams RMG, MTEK, RBM and Schnitzer will once again fly the flag for BMW in 2016. Back at the wheel of the eight BMW M4 DTMs will be Bruno Spengler, Marco Wittmann, António Félix da Costa, Timo Glock, Augusto Farfus, Tom Blomqvist, Maxime Martin and Martin Tomczyk

Race Tech: Racing technology right from the 3D printer: BMW makes water pump wheel for DTM racecars

The usage of 3D printing for plastics and nowadays alloys has now progressed via leaps and bounds. Even in the field of motorsports manufacturers are toying around with 3D printing. BMW has embraced this method in their DTM and GT3 cars with a 3D printed aluminium ally water pump wheel.There are already 500 water pump wheels in DTM and Z4 GT3 in use and according to BMW, worked without a hitch in races.