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Moet Cup 2003: ORACLE BMW Racing Extends Lead in Both Owner/Driver and Pro-Driver series

Sep 19, 2003

Pre-Start maneuvers crucial to the outcome of both races SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18 -- With steady winds that ranged between 13-16 knots, blue skies, sunshine and flat water, it was a day to remember for both the spectators and sailors alike. For ORACLE BMW Racing it was quite simply a 'good day at the office' with race w ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport-Formula BMW lines up in Great Britain

Sep 17, 2003

BMW 17 September 2003 Formula BMW 2004 also lines up on the grid in Great Britain. Munich. Internationalization of Formula BMW is continuing unabated. Following on from Germany and Asia, the racing series for young drivers will also be held in Great Britain from 2004. Next year, the Formula BMW UK Championship will sta ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Italian GP-First Qualifying

Sep 13, 2003

Italian Grand Prix - FIRST QUALIFYING 12th September 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: 26°C Air, 43°C Track Monza (ITA). It was a mixed start to the Italian Grand Prix weekend for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers, with Juan Pablo Montoya setting the fastest time today and Ralf Schumacher¹s time being annulled for missi ... Continue reading

BMW ETCC Race Report from Anderstorp

Sep 8, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 13, 14 - 6/7 September, Anderstorp (Sweden) - RACE Jörg Müller takes Championship lead The battle for the ETCC drivers' championship is incredibly close after Anderstorp with BMW Team Deutschland's Jörg Müller now in the lead by two points t ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: ETCC Qualifying Anderstorp

Sep 6, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 13, 14 - 6/7 September, Anderstorp (Sweden) - QUALIFYING BMW drivers hope for a good Sunday Qualifying in Anderstorp produced disappointing grid positions for the BMW drivers with fourth for the BMW Team Deutschland 320i of Jörg Müller being t ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Hungarian GP-Preview

Aug 18, 2003

Hungarian Grand Prix ­ 22­24 August 2003 ­ PREVIEW The sense of anticipation for the closing four races of the 2003 FIA Formula One Championship is palpable as every race will play a critical role in determining the outcome of the closely contested Constructors¹ and Drivers¹ Championships. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team ... Continue reading

Montoya Wins F1's German Grand Prix

Aug 3, 2003

By SALVATORE ZANCA Associated Press Writer HOCKENHEIM, Germany August 3, 2003; Salvatore Zanca writing for the AP reported that Juan Pablo Montoya sped from a crash on a scorching day and won the German Grand Prix, which was all but settled in the opening seconds. Three top contenders - Kimi Raikkonen, Ralf Schumacher ... Continue reading

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins - German GP-Race - Notes from BMW

Aug 3, 2003

German Grand Prix - RACE 3rd August 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, air 34-35°C, track 46-49°C Hockenheim (GER). The fourth win of the 2003 season put the BMW WilliamsF1 Team in a strong position in both the Constructor and Drivers FIA Formula One World Championship. Juan Pablo Montoya achieved his second victory of the ye ... Continue reading

Smart roadster-coupe with V6 biturbo Take Off For Solitude

Jul 22, 2003

smart issued the following press release: Eight smart roadster-coupés with higher power and higher torque engines will take part in the celebration rally to mark “100 years of the Solitude race” (25 – 27 July 2003). Two standard three-cylinder engines have been joined to create a v6 bi-turbo with 1,3 ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-British GP-Race

Jul 21, 2003

British Grand Prix - RACE 20th July 2003 Weather: dry, partly cloudy, air 21-22°C, track 22-32°C Silverstone (UK). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team continued a consistent run of five podium results with Juan Pablo Montoya claiming second place in a eventful race that included two safety car periods. Despite showing strongly, ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-British GP-Final Qualifying

Jul 19, 2003

British Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 19th July 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry. Air temperature 25°C Track temperature 38°C Silverstone (UK) After qualifying in the top three for the past five races, neither BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver enjoyed as strong a performance today. However, Ralf Schumacher will start from second ro ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-British GP-First Qualifying

Jul 18, 2003

British Grand Prix - FIRST QUALIFYING 18th July 2003 Weather: Overcast, occasional drizzle. Temp: 17°C Air, 24°C Track Silverstone (GB). On a typical British day, with grey sky and light drizzle, Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher qualified second and third in the First Qualifying session for the British Grand Pr ... Continue reading

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets the British Grand Prix Into Action!

Jul 17, 2003

MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom, July 17 -- One of the world's biggest movie stars comes together with one of the world's biggest sporting events this Sunday, July 20th, when Arnold Schwarzenegger makes an unprecedented appearance at the British Grand Prix as a guest of Jaguar Racing, promoting his latest blockbuster rel ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test Summary

Jul 14, 2003

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-British GP-Preview

Jul 11, 2003

British Grand Prix ­ 18/19/20 July 2003 ­ PREVIEW The BMW WilliamsF1 Team head to their home Grand Prix at Silverstone next weekend hopeful of another dominant race performance. With a pair of one - two victories secured in eight consecutive days at Nürburgring and Magny-Cours, the team is now only three points behi ... Continue reading