BMW Press release
The past two days have seen BMW continue its preparations for the coming DTM season at the Hungaroring. As at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, this test was held together with the other two manufacturers represented in the DTM.
Once again, three BMW M3 DTM cars were in action, run by the three teams BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG. The tests focussed on tyre tests, general set-up work and longruns.
As well as Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus, the freshly-crowned American Le Mans Series champion Dirk Müller (day 1) and Dirk Werner (day 2) also saw action at the wheel of the third BMW M3 DTM. Both Andy and Augusto have already been confirmed by BMW Motorsport as regular drivers for the coming season.
The tests were successful. All three cars completed long distances without any issues on both days. On day one, the three BMW M3 DTM cars lapped the 4.381-kilometre 361 times. Day two saw them complete 392 laps.
"In this current phase every test is very important to us, said driver Andy Priaulx. The way the car and tyres interact is a particularly important factor in order to ensure we are competitive, and that was a key component of our test programme. With every test we have a better understanding of the car. We gained more important knowledge again here at the Hungaroring."
The past two days have seen BMW continue its preparations for the coming DTM season at the Hungaroring. As at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, this test was held together with the other two manufacturers represented in the DTM.
Once again, three BMW M3 DTM cars were in action, run by the three teams BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG. The tests focussed on tyre tests, general set-up work and longruns.
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| Photo: BMW Motorsports |
As well as Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus, the freshly-crowned American Le Mans Series champion Dirk Müller (day 1) and Dirk Werner (day 2) also saw action at the wheel of the third BMW M3 DTM. Both Andy and Augusto have already been confirmed by BMW Motorsport as regular drivers for the coming season.
The tests were successful. All three cars completed long distances without any issues on both days. On day one, the three BMW M3 DTM cars lapped the 4.381-kilometre 361 times. Day two saw them complete 392 laps.
"In this current phase every test is very important to us, said driver Andy Priaulx. The way the car and tyres interact is a particularly important factor in order to ensure we are competitive, and that was a key component of our test programme. With every test we have a better understanding of the car. We gained more important knowledge again here at the Hungaroring."
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| Andy Priaulx (Photo: BMW Motorsports) |