Nurburg. After an thrilling qualifying on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER), BMW M Crew RMG celebrated. Max Hesse (GER) secured pole place within the high 2 qualifying for the #72 BMW M4 GT3 within the BMW M Motorsport Premium Know-how Accomplice Shell design. This makes Hesse the youngest driver ever to win the Glickenhaus Trophy for pole place on the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The 22-year-old shares the cockpit with Dan Harper (GBR) and Charles Weerts (BEL). All three are members of Gen2K, these BMW M works drivers born in 2000 or later.
The #99 BMW M4 GT3 from ROWE Racing, pushed by Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), Dries Vanthoor (BEL), Robin Frijns (NED) and Augusto Farfus (BRA), begins the Nürburgring 24h from seventh on the grid. ROWE Racing’s sister automobile with the # 98, during which Farfus alternates with Marco Wittmann (GER), Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and Maxime Martin (BEL), is within the beginning place 21. The race begins on Saturday, June 1 4:00 pm
Within the first a part of the highest qualifying, a complete of 14 automobiles took to the monitor, together with the three BMW M4 GT3s. For them it was about getting one of many 5 remaining beginning positions for the highest 2 qualifiers. Twelve different automobiles had beforehand certified for this decisive shot. Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) led the sphere for a very long time within the #99 BMW M4 GT3 from ROWE Racing with a finest time of 8:11.716 minutes and finally completed part one in second place . Dan Harper (GBR) adopted simply behind within the #72 BMW M4 GT3 from BMW M Crew RMG in third place with a time of 8:12.070 minutes. Augusto Farfus (BRA) completed ninth within the #98 BMW M4 GT3 (8:14.696 minutes).
Within the high 2 qualifiers, totally different drivers needed to take the wheel than within the first half. In #72 this was Hesse. With a time of 8:10.992 minutes on the primary two laps flown across the Nordschleife, he was unbeatable. Farfus now drove the BMW M4 GT3 with beginning quantity 99 and took seventh place with a time of 8:12.127 minutes.
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Up to now, the next movies can be found for obtain right here: Remarks on the presentation of the brand new BMW M4 GT3 EVO on Wednesday night, feedback after one of the best qualifier for the 24h Nürburgring and evaluation by Franciscus van Meel, Director Administration of BMW M GmbH, on the significance of the race for BMW M. Extra movies will observe throughout the weekend.
Voices after high qualification:
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “To get pole place in one of the best qualifying – it could not have been higher. Congratulations to the BMW M RMG Crew, additionally to Max Hesse and Dan Harper, who laid the groundwork to get into the highest 2 qualifiers. Max then drove a terrific lap. We’re very pleased as a result of that is clearly one of the best beginning place for the 24 hour race. The #99 BMW M4 GT3 from ROWE Racing has beginning place with seventh place. Sadly, the quantity 98 has to begin a bit additional again, however we noticed final 12 months that something remains to be doable from there.
Max Hesse (#72 BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Crew RMG): “I am actually pleased concerning the pole place. 5 years right here on the Nordschleife was stuffed with lengthy exhausting work, and it has now paid off with my first pole place within the 24 hour race. I’m very pleased. Due to BMW M Crew RMG, BMW M Motorsport, Dan and Charles and everybody who did a terrific job. The automobile ran actually, very well. However 24 hours final, the race is just not received by the pole holder. That’s our focus and we are going to proceed to work on it.”
Augusto Farfus (#98 & #99 BMW M4 GT3, ROWE Racing): “Sadly, in TQ1 I could not put in lap within the #98 automobile. The stability was probably not within the optimum window. It is a disgrace I could not get the automobile into TQ2. The run within the #99 was good. It was a terrific job from Max to get pole place. I believe they’ve proven that they’ve a robust package deal. The BMW M4 GT3 may be very sturdy, so we are going to attempt to deliver the momentum into the race.”
Sheldon van der Linde (#99 BMW M4 GT3, ROWE Racing):
“Initially, it is an honor to drive this fashion with out visitors and with out loopy issues occurring in entrance of us. It was solely my third qualifying high in my profession and it will get extra enjoyable each time. The circumstances modified throughout the week, with rain and a number of mud on the monitor. The important thing to success was adapting to this, even throughout the highest qualifying lap. And I knew I solely had one spherical to make it; We had a peak with the tires and the general efficiency was on the primary lap. I managed a really clear lap with no errors. I used to be very pleased to get our automobile into TQ2.”
Dan Harper (#72 BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Crew RMG): “It was a number of enjoyable. Getting a free lap on the Nordschleife is all the time one thing particular, and making it to High Qualifying 2 is even higher. After all, it is a terrific privilege to belief BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Crew RMG. We’ve been very quick in each session since yesterday. So we had been assured, however in fact you by no means know. The competitors is getting harder and also you by no means know what the long run holds for visitors. So this was the primary time with free rounds for all. It is nice to get to the subsequent half.”