BMW manufacturing facility driver Sheldon van der Linde completed second on the 24h Nürburgring on Sunday, 21 May for the #98 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3, 26.911 seconds behind the profitable Ferrari.
For BMW M Motorsport, this was the primary podium with the BMW M4 GT3 on the 51st working of the endurance basic within the Eifel Mountains, the carmaker introduced.
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THE ROWE RACING #98 CAR QUALIFIED IN 31ST PLACE AT THE 24H NÜRBURGRING
Along with the South African driver was Belgian drivers Dries Vanthoor, Maxime Martin and Germany’s Marco Wittman who accomplished 162 laps and drove flawlessly. The #98 automotive averted main incidences on the 24h Nürburgring race and navigated effectively via the site visitors.
The quartet of drivers did remarkably effectively to complete second regardless of beginning thirty first on the grid, based on AutoSport.. They steadily labored their method up the sphere within the opening hours of the race, and have been already within the prime ten after the second spherical of pit stops.
Afterwards they have been embroiled in a long-range battle with the eventual winners, which noticed the lead repeatedly change fingers between the 2 vehicles.
The Rowe Racing crew made up a number of floor on the profitable Ferrari because of a shorter remaining pit cease, however have been finally unable to shut the hole on the 24h Nürburgring.
BMW CONGRATULATED TEAM FRIKADELLI RACING THAT FINISHED IN FIRST PLACE
Van der Linde stated: “Simply getting through this race without any major issues or incidents is a very good performance. We saw a lot of crashes, particularly during the night.”
“We wanted to survive that phase without any issues – and we managed that. We were just lacking a little bit of pace that would have allowed us to push for victory. However, we still produced a flawless race,” the 24-year-old stated after the 24h Nürburgring.
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport) stated: “That was an eventful 24h Nürburgring race for us. Second place with the #98 BMW M4 GT3 of ROWE Racing is a fantastic result. Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone! Our drivers did a flawless job and worked their way into the leading group from outside the top 30.”
The Frikadelli Racing group, within the Ferrari 296 GT3, have been victorious within the 24h Nürburgring and ended a 20-year profitable streak by German producers.
