\n Bj\u00f6rn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport: <\/p>\n
\u201cWe experienced fantastic season starts last weekend in the Italian
\n GT Sprint Championship, British GT, ADAC GT Masters, and ADAC GT4
\n Germany. Congratulations to everyone on their wins and podium
\n finishes! The success stories of our customer racing cars, the BMW M4
\n GT3 EVO and BMW M4 GT4 EVO, continue uninterrupted. That makes me very
\n happy! I was at the Red Bull Ring and, in addition to the sporting
\n successes, I also observed taxi rides with our new BMW M2 Racing. It\u2019s
\n great to see how our latest car is also attracting attention from
\n customers and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Top Topic: Dream start for Klingmann\/Marciello in the Italian
\n GT Championship.<\/p>\n
BMW M works drivers Jens Klingmann (GER) and Raffaele Marciello (SUI)
\n celebrated a perfect start to the Italian GT Sprint Championship
\n season in Imola (ITA). At the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the
\n German-Swiss duo from Team BMW Italia Ceccato Racing finished second
\n in Saturday\u2019s race and were unbeatable on Sunday in the #7 BMW M4 GT3 EVO.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are more than satisfied \u2013 it was an almost perfect weekend,\u201d said
\n Klingmann, for whom Sunday\u2019s victory in Emilia-Romagna had special
\n significance. \u201cI had never won in Imola before. We\u2019ve often been
\n close, but it never quite worked out. So this is a very special
\n victory for me,\u201d explained the 35-year-old.<\/p>\n
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With 35 points, Klingmann, Marciello, and BMW Italia Ceccato Racing
\n also took the overall championship lead after the opening weekend \u2013 a
\n first indication after narrowly missing out on their third consecutive
\n title last season.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe don\u2019t just want to win races \u2013 we also want to bring the
\n championship back to BMW M Motorsport and BMW Italia Ceccato Racing
\n after the close result in 2025,\u201d Klingmann emphasized. \u201cThis weekend
\n laid the foundation for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Behind Klingmann and Marciello, Ian Rodriguez (GUA) and local driver
\n Giuseppe Forenzi (ITA) also delivered an impressive performance in
\n Imola. In Sunday\u2019s race, they secured third place, completing a double
\n podium for BMW M Motorsport in the #77 BMW M4 GT3 EVO after narrowly
\n missing out on the podium with fourth place in the first race.<\/p>\n
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Following the strong weekend, the duo from Team Faems sits third in
\n the championship, just 13 points behind the leaders. The second sprint
\n weekend of the Italian GT Championship will take place in mid-May in
\n Vallelunga (ITA).<\/p>\n
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\n All \u00a0<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n \n ADAC GT Masters and ADAC GT4 Germany: Successes for FK FK Performance Motorsport had a successful start to the ADAC GT \u00a0<\/p>\n For Sylvestersson, the Saturday win marked his first victory in the \u00a0<\/p>\n In the sister car #49, Luca Link (GER) and Luis Moser (AUT) also \u00a0<\/p>\n In ADAC GT Masters, FK Performance Motorsport narrowly missed the \u00a0<\/p>\n \n All \n All \u00a0<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n \n British GT: Double podium for BMW M Motorsport at Silverstone.<\/p>\n BMW M Motorsport celebrated a double podium at the British GT season \u00a0<\/p>\n For Harper and Leung, third overall in the #91 BMW M4 GT3 EVO also \u00a0<\/p>\n Leung held the lead after the start on Sunday. After the driver \u00a0<\/p>\n Jack Collins and Branden Templeton (both GBR) from Century Motorsport \u00a0<\/p>\n \n All \n \u00a0<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n \n M News compact: More victories and podium finishes.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n GT4 America (25th-26th April): The success of the BMW \u00a0<\/p>\n \n All \n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n GT World Challenge America (25th-26th April): BMW M \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n results from the Italian GT Championship at a glance<\/a><\/p>\n
\n Performance Motorsport.<\/p>\n
\n Masters and ADAC GT4 Germany seasons last weekend at the Red Bull Ring
\n (AUT). Particularly impressive were the performances of Gabriele Piana
\n (ITA) and Benjamin Sylvestersson (FIN) in the #51 BMW M4 GT4 EVO. The
\n duo won the opening race on Saturday and followed it up with a
\n second-place finish on Sunday, earning them the overall lead in the
\n ADAC GT4 Germany standings.<\/p>\n
\n series. \u201cI will never forget my first win in ADAC GT4 Germany,\u201d he
\n said. \u201cThanks to the team and to Gabriele, who gave everything today.
\n It was a great race. My stint was quite intense \u2013 but in the end, I
\n managed to pull away and build a small gap.\u201d Piana added: \u201cEvery win
\n feels like the first for me. It never gets boring to win in ADAC GT4
\n Germany. We\u2019re extremely happy about this victory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n delivered strong performances, finishing fourth and fifth. ME
\n Motorsport started the season with two sixth-place finishes.<\/p>\n
\n podium. Leyton Fourie (RSA) and Tim Zimmermann (GER) finished fourth
\n in Sunday\u2019s race in the #11 BMW M4 GT3 EVO after placing tenth on
\n Saturday. Their teammates Fabio Rauer (GER) and Storm Gjerdrum (NOR)
\n finished sixth in both races in the #10 car.<\/p>\n
\n results at a glance | ADAC GT Masters<\/a><\/p>\n
\n results at a glance | ADAC GT4 Germany<\/a><\/p>\n
\n opener. Jonathon Beeson and Charles Clark (both GBR) from Century
\n Motorsport finished second in the three-hour Silverstone 500 (GBR),
\n ahead of BMW M works driver Dan Harper and Darren Leung (both GBR)
\n from Paradine Competition.<\/p>\n
\n meant victory in the Pro-Am category. On Saturday, the duo had secured
\n pole position. \u201cDarren put in a brilliant lap, which gave me enough
\n margin to secure pole with a clean lap,\u201d said Harper.<\/p>\n
\n change, Harper initially built a seven-second gap. \u201cThe first half of
\n the race went perfectly \u2013 we made a very strong impression,\u201d said
\n Harper. \u201cBut in the middle phase, the race slipped away from us due to
\n the safety car periods.\u201d Despite this, the 25-year-old remained
\n positive: \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute pleasure to be back on the British GT
\n podium. I always love racing at home. Hopefully, we\u2019ll come back next
\n year and take our third overall win at the Silverstone 500.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n finished fourth in the GT4 category in the #24 BMW M4 GT4 EVO. Colin
\n Turkington and Ernie Graham (both GBR, Team WSR) secured third place
\n in the GT4 Pro-Am category in the #61 BMW M4 GT4 EVO.<\/p>\n
\n results from Silverstone at a glance<\/a><\/p>\n
\n M4 GT4 EVO continued in the endurance race at Circuit of the Americas.
\n Sam Craven and Kenton Koch (both USA) won the 3-hour race in the #94
\n BMW M4 GT4 EVO of Random Vandals Racing, also taking victory in the
\n Pro-Am class. In the Am category, James Clay and James Walker Jr.
\n (both USA) celebrated victory in the #36 BMW M4 GT4 EVO of BimmerWorld.<\/p>\n
\n results at a glance<\/a><\/p>\n
\n works driver Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg (both USA) finished
\n second in the Pro category in the 3-hour race at Circuit of the
\n Americas in the #29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Turner Motorsport.<\/p>\n