BMW M3 GT4 widens BMW Motorsports product range.

Munich, 11th February 2009. BMW Motorsport is offering teams and drivers
a new, highly attractive vehicle: At the wheel of the BMW M3 GT4,
privateers have the opportunity to race for points and victories in
various series. The BMW Motorsport Distribution Division is now
accepting orders for this impressive race car. The price for the
ready-to-race car amounts to €120,000 (plus VAT). “In 2009, we will
witness the BMW M3 racing not only for the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing
Team in the American Le Mans series. The new BMW M3 GT4 now also
provides private teams with numerous opportunities,” says BMW Motorsport
Director Mario Theissen. “For over 50 years customer racing has been a
cornerstone of BMW’s motorsport programmes. After all, what better
global ambassador for the performance pedigree of BMW cars than a
privateer who is competing for victory in a BMW vehicle.” By
purchasing a car from BMW Motorsport, customer teams are offered more
than just a competitive product. The offered vehicles are the result of
intensive development programmes. Only reliable parts, which also
provide excellent competitiveness and cost to performance ratios, find
their way into competition. During development BMW Motorsport relies on
ultra-modern test beds, its own test track situated in Aschheim,
Bavaria, and the experience of its in-house experts. In addition,
privateer teams may specify their own individual parts from the
respective racing kits according to the series they are competing in.
Since 2006 the BMW 320si WTCC has successfully proven itself as the
mainstay of the BMW customer racing programme, with the model having
won four FIA World Touring Car Championship titles for BMW. To date
over 60 racing kits have been supplied to BMW racing teams. The racing
version of the BMW Z4 M Coupe, too, has proven successful, particularly
in endurance events where BMW privateers have celebrated numerous
triumphs over the past years. Racing kit versions of the BMW 120d,
which is also mainly suited to endurance racing, have been on offer
since March 2006. Drivers competing with BMW products are offered a
special incentive by the marque: the BMW Sports Trophy has existed
since the sixties. The aim is to offer a broad support base to all BMW
privateers. Drivers competing in a wide variety of series across the
globe are able to amass points towards the overall classification. The
purse for the 2009 BMW Sport Trophy amounts to €250,000. For further
information on the BMW M3 GT4 the BMW Motorsport Distribution Division
may be contacted via email at m3gt4@bmw-motorsport.com.