BMW Motorsport - Formula BMW Season Review 2006.

1. Talent support at the highest level. 2 2. Review - Profile: Formula BMW Germany. 4 3. Review - Profile: Formula BMW UK Championship. 6 4. Review - Profile: Formula BMW Asia. 8 5. Review - Profile: Formula BMW USA. 10 6. Statistics 2006. 12 7. Vietoris wins 2006 DELL Formula BMW World Final. 16 8. Press Contact. 18

First experiences in a competitive field.

Exciting races, close decisions and highly gifted drivers: the BMW talent
promotion represented by the four international Formula BMW championships once
again succeeded in wowing the motor racing fans throughout the 2006 season. In
Germany, Great Britain, Asia and North America, numerous promising young guns
contested the series to gain their first single-seater racing experiences - and
successes.

"Formula BMW has got a major significance", says BMW Motorsport Director Mario
Theissen. "For young drivers that have outgrown kart racing, it represents the
ideal opportunity for making their next step on the motor racing ladder." The
successful Formula BMW concept is tailor-made for young drivers who may be as
young as 15 years. As equality of opportunities is set in stone in the
regulations, the talent of the drivers represents the crucial factor. All the
drivers contest the races with the Formula BMW FB02 car.

Furthermore, the unique BMW education and coaching programme provides the
entrants with the ammunition for a successful career. This programme comprises
the professional tutelage in numerous motor racing areas such as car set-up,
driving skills and tactics, fitness and nutrition or dealing with sponsors and
the media. Every year, the young drivers are supported by experienced
instructors such as Andy Priaulx (GBR) and the two
BMW Team Germany WTCC drivers Jörg Müller (GER) and Dirk Müller (GER).