BMW: 2011 engine offered to customers

While attending the WTCC event in Oschersleben, BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen released the following statement:

“We said at the beginning of the year that we will continue offering touring cars in the future. In detail, we announced the development of a 1.6-litre Di turbocharged engine. This will be run in the MINI Countryman WRC from next year and will be available for BMW S2000 race cars as well.

This weekend we offer the BMW privateer teams in WTCC an upgrade kit, including the new engine a gearbox, as well as the necessary modifications to the race car. With this kit, the BMW 320si complies with the future WTCC regulations. Therefore our customer teams will have the opportunity to continue running existing cars.

A decision concerning BMW’s entire motor racing programme will be made later.”