BMW drivers selected for Nürburgring 24 Hours.

Munich, 16th March 2004. The six places for the drivers of the two BMW
M3 GTR running in the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race (12th/13th June)
have been allocated: the two BMW works drivers Dirk Müller and
Jörg Müller will again be lining up on the world's most
challenging circuit along with former champion Hans-Joachim Stuck. The
other drivers manning the BMW GT sports car are Pedro Lamy (Portugal),
Duncan Huisman (Netherlands) and Boris Said (USA). BMW Motorsport
Director Mario Theissen: "We are delighted to be fielding such a
strong squad. The two Müllers and Hans-Joachim Stuck were our firm
number one choices. Duncan Huisman was selected on the basis of his
persuasive performance in the ETCC, and with Pedro Lamy we have on
board another two-times winner of this marathon event next to Stuck.
Boris Said has for years been racing successfully for BMW in sprint and
endurance events in the US. He also gained some experience of the
Nordschleife last year." BMW Motorsport will be fielding the
muscular 450 bhp-plus BMW M3 GTR run by the seasoned Schnitzer
Motorsport team under the direction of Charly Lamm. The BMW M3 GTR made
its debut in the 2001 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and claimed
victory in every discipline: Jörg Müller won the Drivers'
championship, BMW Motorsport took the Team title, and BMW headed the
Manufacturers' rankings in the company's most significant export
market. Since the inaugural of the 24-Hour Race on the
Nürburgring in 1970, BMW has crossed the finishing line as overall
winner 16 times, most recently in 1998 when the BMW 320d became the
first diesel-powered touring car to win an endurance event of this
kind. Duncan Huisman (NLD) Born 11th November 1971 in Doornspijk
(NLD). 1992?93: Dutch Ferrari-Porsche Challenge, two wins. 1994: Dutch
Touring Car Championship. 1995: runner-up Dutch GT Championship. 1996:
Porsche Supercup. 1997 winner Dutch Touring Car Championship (BMW
320i), seven wins. 1998: winner Belcar Championship (Porsche 993), four
wins; runner-up Daytona 24 Hours (Porsche 993); winner Dutch Touring
Car Championship (BMW 320i), two wins; Belgian Procar Championship; BMW
Motorsport Trophy. 1999: winner Dutch Touring Car Championship (BMW
320i), three wins. 2000 winner Dutch Touring Car Championship, four
wins (BMW 320i); BMW Motorsport Trophy. 2001: runner-up FIA European
Super Production Championship (BMW 320i), three wins, winner Macau Guia
Race (BMW 320i). 2002: winner Dutch Touring Car Championship (BMW
320i), nine wins; FIA European Touring Car Championship, winner Macau
Guia Race (BMW 320i). 2003: FIA European Touring Car Championship (BMW
320i), winner Independents' Trophy, winner Macau Guia Race (BMW 320i).
Pedro Lamy (PRT) Born 20th March 1972 in Aldeia Galega (PRT). 1978?1981:
Mini Motorbikes in Portugal, circuit racing and motocross, nine
championship titles. 1988: Portuguese Kart Champion. 1989 Portuguese
Formula Ford Champion. 1991: European Formula Opel Champion. 1992:
German Formula 3 Champion (eleven wins). 1993: runner-up European
Formula 3000 Championship, Formula One debut (Lotus). 1994: four F1 GPs
for Lotus. 1995: eight F1 GPs for Minardi, one sixth place. 1996: F1
season for Minardi. 1997 FIA GT Championship (Porsche). 1998: FIA GT
Championship (Chrysler Viper), eight wins. 1999: Le Mans 24 Hours
(Mercedes), ALMS and ISRS (BMW). 2000 and 2001: German Touring Car
Championship (DTM) (Mercedes). 2001 and 2002: winner Nürburgring
24 Hours (Chrysler Viper). 2002: V8 Star (Jaguar) and Le Mans 24 Hours.
2003: V8 Star Champion (Jaguar), Nürburgring 24 Hours (Dodge
Viper), Spa 24 Hours (Chrysler Viper), fifth overall. Dirk
Müller (GER) Born 18th November 1975 in Burbach, Siegerland (GER).
Started kart racing in 1989. Race wins in Formula König and
Formula Opel. 1996: German Formula 3 Championship, one win. 1998:
winner Porsche Carrera Cup. 1998 and 1999: second in class Daytona 24
Hours. 1999: Le Mans 24 Hours, second in class. 2000: winner GT Class
ALMS. BMW works driver since 2001. 2001: ALMS (BMW M3 GTR), one win.
2002: FIA European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) (BMW 320i), three
wins, fourth overall. 2003: ETCC (BMW 320i), two wins, fifth overall.
2004: also raced in the ETCC. Jörg Müller (GER) Born 3rd
September 1969 in Kerkrade (NLD). 1988: German Formula Ford Champion.
1989: winner German Formula Opel. 1990: winner European Formula Ford
Championship. 1991: winner Formula 3 GP Monaco. 1993: winner Formula 3
GP Macau. 1994: winner German Formula 3 Championship. 1995: winner ADAC
Super Touring Cup (BMW). 1996: winner European Formula 3000
Championship, winner Spa 24 Hours (BMW). 1997?1999: Formula One test
driver, incl. BMW. 1999: winner Sebring 12 Hours (BMW V12 LMR). 2000:
ALMS (BMW V12 LMR), two wins. 2001: winner GT Class ALMS (BMW M3 GTR).
2002: runner-up ETCC (BMW 320i), four wins. 2003: ETCC (BMW 320i), five
wins, second overall. 2004: also raced in the ETCC. 24-hour events:
three starts Le Mans, four starts Nürburgring, one start Daytona
and Spa. Boris Said (USA) Born 18th September 1962 in New York (USA).
Motocross from 1974. 1989: car racing debut, wins in national GT
championships. 1992: winner IMSA Endurance Challenge sports-class
championship. 1993: German ADAC GT Cup. 1994: raced in BPR Series.
1994?1995: Le Mans 24 Hours. 1994?1996: Trans-AM Series, one win. 1996:
winner GT1 Class Daytona 24 Hours. From 1996: various GT races in the
USA, incl. ALMS, 12 wins. 1999?2002: seven races NASCAR Winston Cup.
2003: races in the USA and Nürburgring 24 Hours. Hans-Joachim
Stuck (GER) Born 1st January 1951 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER). 1970:
winner Nürburgring 24 Hours (BMW 2002ti). 1972: winner Spa 24
Hours, German Racing Champion. 1974: runner-up European Formula 2
Championship (March BMW). In total 74 Formula One GPs. 1979: winner
Procar Series (BMW). 1985: winner World Sports Car Championship. 1986:
runner-up World Sports Car Championship, winner Le Mans and Sebring 24
Hours. 1987: second win at Le Mans (in total 18 Le Mans starts to
1998). 1988: winner Sebring 12 Hours. 1990: winner German Touring Car
Championship. 1993: winner IMSA Supercar Series. 1998: winner
Nürburgring 24 Hours (BMW 320d). 1999?2000: class wins ALMS (BMW
M3 GT). 2001: class wins ALMS (BMW M3 GTR). 2003: races with BMW in the
USA and Nürburgring 24 Hours. 51 starts in 24-hour events to date.
Press contact: Heike Bartsch, BMW Corporate Communications, Motorsport
Tel: 089?382 33115, heike.bartsch@bmw.de