The M Festival 2016

27. May 2016

THE M FESTIVAL 2016.

Every year the M Festival, as part of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, attracts countless fans from all over the world to the Eifel region. For three days and two nights, everything’s ticked off the motor racing list – from inside views of the drivers’ area and guided tours through the paddock and boxes and up to the 24-hour race itself, following the route of the Grand Prix and the northern stretch – the legendary Nordschleife.

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The warm-up.

Hospitality.

BMW M240i and BMW X4 M40i.

BMW M4 GTS DTM Safety Car.

Safety adds to the pleasure in M.

Best view of the best racing entertainment.

BMW M4 GTS.

BMW M760Li xDrive.

BMW M2 Coupé with BMW M Performance Parts.

“30 Years’ BMW M3” special model under cover.

Driving Experience.

The M Night.

Welcome with Frank van Meel (left).

The ROWE Racing Team on stage.

World premiere: "30 Years’ BMW M3" special model.

Recap of the first day.

Feel the anticipation on the spot.

Phenomenal from below as well.

The M Corso.

Amazing on the eyes and ears.

The calm before the storm.

There were even helicopter flights on offer.

The night.

Sleep is not an option.

Close encounters of the fast kind.

The 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

The BMW M6 GT3 number 23 was the best-placed BMW at the Nürburgring 24-hour race :Last-stint driver Dirk Werner (DE) crossed the finish line in fifth place overall after 133 laps. He had shared the driving duties with teammates Alexander Sims (GB), Philipp Eng (AT) and Maxime Martin (BE) during the race. The quartet came home one lap behind the winning Mercedes.

The two Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3s both finished in the top 30: the number 999 car, with Victor Bouveng (SE), Tom Blomqvist (GB), Christian Krognes (NO) and Michele di Martino (DE) at the wheel, lost several laps while the car was being repaired during the night, but fought back to finish 12th. The number 101 car, driven by Matias Henkola (FI), Kazunori Yamauchi (JP), Max Sandritter (DE) and George Richardson (GB), ended the race in 22nd.

BMW M6 GT3 #23, ROWE Racing, Alexander Sims, Philipp Eng, Maxime Martin, Dirk Werner.

This was the BMW M6 GT3’s first outing at this endurance classic – and the Nürburgring-Nordschleife lived up to its nickname of the “Green Hell” on several occasions on the car’s debut. With torrential rain and hail at the start, a race interruption, many incidents and countless twists in the ever-fascinating storyline, the race at the 25.378-kilometre circuit once again proved to be a unique challenge. Unfortunately, the BMW M6 GT3 teams were often left to rue the unpredictability of this event.

For a long time, the number 100 Schubert Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 was on course for a podium finish, until Lucas Luhr (DE) was hit by a slower car on the Grand Prix circuit shortly after 09:00. He hit the crash barriers hard, but fortunately emerged from the crash unhurt. At the time of the incident, Luhr and his fellow drivers John Edwards (US), Jens Klingmann (DE) and Martin Tomczyk (DE) were running third in the BMW M6 GT3.

For the second ROWE Racing car, the number 22 BMW M6 GT3, the race came to a premature end in the early hours of Sunday morning: Klaus Graf (DE), who had alternated at the wheel with Richard Westbrook (GB), Nicky Catsburg (NL) and Markus Palttala (FI), was forced to retire following a collision with a slower car in the Hatzenbach section of the circuit. The number 22 had led the race for a while early on.

The 44th staging of the Eifel marathon also took a disappointing turn for Augusto Farfus (BR), Jesse Krohn (FI), Jörg Müller (DE) and Marco Wittmann (DE). An engine failure caused Müller to park the leading number 18 BMW M6 GT3 at the side of the track on Saturday. The Schubert team worked through the night to repair the car, meaning the quartet was at least able to rejoin the race on Sunday morning.

Victory in the Cup 5 class went to Michael Schrey (DE), Alexander Mies (DE), Emin Akata (DE) and Dries Vanthoor (BE) in the number 305 BMW M235i Racing fielded by the Bonk Motorsport team. In doing so, they extended their winning run in the 2016 BMW M235i Racing Cup, which forms part of the VLN Endurance Championship. In total, 13 cars were in action in this class. First place in the class was a strong 25th place overall.

BMW M235i Racing #310, Scheid Honert Motorsport.

BMW M6 Coupé:
Fuel consumption in l/100 km (combined): 9.9
CO2 emissions in g/km (combined): 231

Further information about the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger automobiles can be found in the 'New Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Guidelines', which are available free of charge at all sales outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany, or under http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html. The figures are not based on an individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the product offer; they are provided solely for the purposes of comparison between different vehicle types. CO2 emissions caused by the production and provision of fuel or other energy sources are not taken into account in the determination of CO2 emissions pursuant to Directive 1999/94/EC.

All vehicles, equipment, combination possibilities and varieties shown here are examples and can differ in your country. In no way do they constitute a binding offer by the BMW M GmbH. Visit your local BMW website or see your authorised BMW M Retailer for accurate details on the offers in your country.