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BMW Motorsport 2004 Season Review.

Summary
BMW Motorsport 2004 Season Review.

2004 Season Review. 3 Interview with BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen. 4 Formula One. Australian GP. 8 Malaysian GP. 8 Bahrain GP. 8 San Marino GP. 9 Spanish GP. 9 Monaco GP. 9 European GP. 10 Canadian GP. 10 USA GP. 11 French GP. 11 British GP. 11 German GP. 12 Hungarian GP. 12 Belgian GP. 13 Italian GP. 13 Chinese GP. 13 Japanese GP. 14 Brazilian GP. 14 Results and statistics. 15 Did you know?? 18 24 Hour Races. BMW celebrates its 17th overall victory on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. 20 Nürburgring winners successful at Spa-Francorchamps too. 22 FIA European Touring Car Championship. BMW takes Manufacturers? and Drivers? ETCC titles. 23 ETCC Champion Andy Priaulx. 27 Results and statistics. 28 Formula BMW. Formula BMW goes global. 30 Germany: Summary ? Champion profile ? Statistics. 31 Britain: Summary ? Champion profile ? Statistics. 34 USA: Summary ? Champion profile ? Statistics. 37 Asia: Summary ? Champion profile ? Statistics. 40

2004 Season Review.

Triumphs in touring car sport, difficult Formula One season,
Formula BMW goes international.

Munich. Whereas for the first time in its five-year involvement the
BMW WilliamsF1 Team failed to meet its targets in the FIA Formula One World
Championship of 2004, there were major victories to celebrate in touring
car racing: BMW won the Manufacturers? and Drives? title in the FIA European
Touring Car Championship, took overall victory in the 24 Hour Race at the
Nürburgring and a class victory at the 24 Hours of Spa. Formula BMW, meanwhile,
spread beyond its successful series in Germany and Asia to establish itself in
the USA and Britain as well in 2004.

The BMW WilliamsF1 Team had entered the 2004 season with great expectations.
The FW26 with its striking nose cone had acquitted itself superbly during
winter testing, but in the first races it soon became clear that the
competition had made a greater leap forward in terms of development. Although
the BMW P84 engine once again made its mark as a leading power unit in terms of
performance and reliability, the gap on the chassis front could no longer be
closed despite intensive work and design modifications. The situation worsened
when Ralf Schumacher had to miss out on six Grand Prix races after a serious
accident in Indianapolis. During this time, test drivers Marc Gené and Antonio
Pizzonia drove the second FW26 alongside Juan Pablo Montoya. One pole position
(Schumacher in Canada) and three podium places (Montoya two, Schumacher one)
remained for a long time the best results posted during the season. It wasn?t
until the final in Brazil that Montoya claimed his first win of the season to
end it on a more cheering note. Even so, after the team had exceeded its
targets for four consecutive years and been in contention for the title up
until the final in 2003, fourth place in the Constructors? Championship in 2004
was the worst result since the partnership began in 2000.

By contrast, it was success all the way in touring car racing. BMW swept the
board with the 320i in the FIA European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) and
took the BMW M3 GTR to overall victory in the 24 Hour Race at the Nürburgring
as well as a class win in the 24 Hours of Spa. In the Manufacturers? standings
of the European Touring Car Championship, BMW had carved out an unassailable
lead with three races to go before the end of the season. In the final events
in Dubai, Andy Priaulx (GBR, BMW Team Great Britain) managed to secure the
Drivers? title.

Press Contact: Joerg Kottmeier
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  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Great Britain - RBM, Andy Priaulx (GBR) (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Imola (ITA), 4th/5th September 2004, race, Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, Andy Priaulx, BMW Team Great Britain - RBM (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW ADAC Championship 2004, Norisring (DEU), Round 10, start, Chris van der Drift (NZL), Sébastien Buemi (CHE), Sebastian Vettel (DEU) (10/2004)
  • GP Monaco, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Italy-Spain - Ravaglia Motorsport, Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) (10/2004)
  • GP Germany, Juan Pablo Montoya ahead of Antonio Pizzonia (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW UK Championship 2004, Tim Bridgman (GBR) (10/2004)
  • GP Japan, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Bahrain, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, Jörg Müller (DEU) (10/2004)
  • BMW P84, F1 engine 2004 (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Hockenheimring (DEU), 15th/16th May, podium, Dirk Müller, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, Andy Priaulx, BMW Team Great Britain - RBM (10/2004)
  • The launch of the new WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, Team BMW Motorsport gets the first (No. 42) and second (No. 43) place with the BMW M3 GTR, FINISH (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW USA 2004, the Jordan F1 Team and former Formula BMW driver Timo Glock (DEU) visits Formula BMW USA (10/2004)
  • GP China, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 42: Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Hans-Joachim Stuck, 43: Duncan Huisman, Pedro Lamy, Boris Said (10/2004)
  • GP Belgium, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 31st July/1st August 2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 142: Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Hans-Joachim Stuck (10/2004)
  • GP France, Marc Gené in the garage (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, Dirk Müller (DEU) (10/2004)
  • GP Germany, Antonio Pizzonia, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 31.07./01.08.2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 142: D. Müller, J. Müller, H.-J. Stuck, 143: P. Lamy, A. Garcia, K. Mollekens, A. Priaulx (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 42: Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Hans-Joachim Stuck, 43: Duncan Huisman, Pedro Lamy, Boris Said (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Dubai (ARE), Alessandro Zanardi, BMW Team Italy-Spain - Ravaglia Motorsport, Jörg Müller, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport (10/2004)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 at a Tennis Tournament before the Spanish GP (10/2004)
  • GP Imola, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Great Britain - RBM, Andy Priaulx (GBR) (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW Drivers Selection 2004, Valencia, Ralf Kalaschek (Instructor), Group (10/2004)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004, wins the Brazilian GP (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW USA 2004, Andreas Wirth (DEU) (10/2004)
  • GP Australia, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Australia, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW UK Championship 2004, Bruno Senna (BRA) (10/2004)
  • GP Hungary, Antonio Pizzonia, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Malaysia, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya with the steering wheel from the WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP China, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Donington Park (GBR), Jörg Müller (DEU), BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, BMW 320i ETCC (10/2004)
  • GP Japan, Ralf Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1 Team Fahrer 2004 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW Asia 2004, Autopolis (JPN), Round 10, podium, Tyson Sy (PHL), Marchy Lee (HKG), Mehdi Bennani (MAR) (10/2004)
  • GP Italy, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW USA, Montreal (CAN), Round 4, podium, James Hinchcliffe (CAN), Matt Jaskol (USA), Andreas Wirth (DEU) (10/2004)
  • GP Hungary, Antonio Pizzonia in the garage (10/2004)
  • GP Malaysia, Juan Pablo Montoya on the podium (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Dubai (ARE), Dubai Autodrom, Alessandro Zanardi (ITA), BMW Team Italy-Spain - Ravaglia Motorsport, BMW 320i ETCC (10/2004)
  • Formel BMW ADAC Meisterschaft, Nürburgring (DEU), Läufe 5 und 6, Training, Federico Montoya (COL) (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW UK Championship, Brands Hatch (GBR), Round 4, Russ Curnow (GBR), Joao Urbano (PRT), Philip Glew (GBR), Tim Bridgman (GBR) (10/2004)
  • GP Monaco, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW Asia 2004,Shanghai (CHN),Round 12, scholarship drivers visit BMW WilliamsF1 Team:Ho-Pin Tung, Robert T Boughey, Marchy Lee, Nik Iruwan Nik Izani, Han Han, Kyong-Ouk You (10/2004)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004, wins the Brazilian GP (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Oschersleben (DEU), Tom Coronel (NLD), Carly Motors, BMW 320i ETCC, winner of the Independence Trophy 2004 (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Dubai (ARE), season final race, Dubai Autodrom, Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW Team Great Britain - RBM, BMW 320i ETCC, FINISH (10/2004)
  • Saturday, 12th June 2004, Grand Prix Canada, "BMW M Night" in the Streets of Montreal with Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 (10/2004)
  • Partick Head, Juan Pablo Montoya, Marc Gené, Mario Theissen, Ralf Schumacher und Frank Williams with the new WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW USA 2004, Indianapolis, 19th June 2004, Jonathan Summerton (USA), becomes the youngest winner of a race at the Indy Motor Speedway (10/2004)
  • GP USA, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW USA 2004, Alexis Fenton (USA) (10/2004)
  • GP Canada, Ralf Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 (10/2004)
  • GP Great Britain, Marc Gené in the garage (10/2004)
  • GP Monaco, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW ADAC Championship, Oschersleben (DEU), Rounds 13 and 14, all drivers of the Formula BMW ADAC Championship with their national flag making it a colourful picture (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Hockenheimring (DEU), BMW 320i ETCC, Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, BMW Team Deutschland, Antonio Garcia, BMW Team Italy-Spain (10/2004)
  • GP China, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • "In the spotlight: Dominik Wasem (DEU) interviewed by media trainer Helga Truckenbrodt (10/2004)
  • GP USA, Ralf Schumacher in the garage (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW UK Championship 2004, Joao Urbano (PRT), Luis Figo (PRT), Duarte Félix da Costa (PRT) (10/2004)
  • 24h-race at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), 31st July/1st August 2004, race, both BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Dubai (ARE), European Champion Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW Team Great Britain - RBM (10/2004)
  • GP Hungary, old and new nose of the WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Imola (ITA), Dirk Müller (DEU), Jörg Müller (DEU), BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport in the leading position (10/2004)
  • GP Europe, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 42: Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Hans-Joachim Stuck (10/2004)
  • GP France, Marc Gené, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Imola, Ralf Schumacher in the garage (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU),12th/13th June 2004, BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, 42: Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Hans-Joachim Stuck, 43: Duncan Huisman, Pedro Lamy, Boris Said (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Oschersleben (DEU), season final race, Park Ferme, Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW Team Great Britain - RBM, BMW 320i ETCC (10/2004)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 (10/2004)
  • GP Bahrain, pit stop (10/2004)
  • GP Belgium, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Malaysia, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW ADAC Championship 2004, Nürburgring (DEU), Rounds 11 and 12, podium, Atila de Abreu (BRA), Sebastian Vettel (DEU), Christopher Wassermann (AUT) (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, 43: BMW M3 GTR, Team BMW Motorsport, Duncan Huisman (NLD), Pedro Lamy (PRT), Boris Said (USA), pit stop (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), Jörg Müller (DEU), BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, BMW 320i ETCC (10/2004)
  • "Ralf Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 (10/2004)
  • GP Spain, Ralf Schumacher, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • GP Spain, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW Asia 2004, Bira (THA), Round 5, Marchy Lee (HKG) (10/2004)
  • GP Europa, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Dubai (ARE), Dubai Autodrom, Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW Team Great Britain - RBM, BMW 320i ETCC, winning the European Championship (10/2004)
  • Ralf Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver 2004 (10/2004)
  • GP Brazil, Juan Pablo Montoya, WilliamsF1 BMW FW26 (10/2004)
  • 24h-race Nürburgring (DEU), 12th/13th June 2004, Team BMW Motorsport gets the first (No.42) and second (No.43) place with the BMW M3 GTR, the team is celebrating at the Pitwall (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW Asia 2004, Han Han (CHN) (10/2004)
  • GP Bahrain, Ralf Schumacher in der Box (10/2004)
  • Formula BMW UK Championship, Brands Hatch (GBR), Ross Curnow (GBR) Formula BMW UK Championship, Brands Hatch (GBR), Ross Curnow (GBR) (10/2004)
  • ETCC 2004, Monza (ITA), BMW 320i ETCC, BMW Team Deutschland - Schnitzer Motorsport, Dirk Müller (DEU) (10/2004)
  • FIA ETCC 2004, Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), podium, Mario Theissen, Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller, Antonio Garcia, Tom Coronel (10/2004)
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