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American Le Mans Series

BMW Team RLL kicks off the 2012 ALMS season in Sebring.

Munich, March 12^th 2012. BMW Team RLL launches the defense of its titles in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at the 12 Hours of Sebring (US) this Saturday. The "Sebring International Raceway" is the oldest circuit in North America and this year hosts the spectacular endurance race for the 60^th time.

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Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – April 11, 2011... The contrast of racing the 12 Hours of Sebring to racing in the streets of Long Beach, California could not be greater, but BMW Team RLL is looking for a similar outcome – a 1-2 BMW finish in the American Le Mans Series GT class.

In the four weeks since the success at Sebring, the team has been preparing for a race only two hours long, with increased attention to maximizing the application of the M3 GT’s V8 power to the rear ...

Woodcliff Lake, N.J... March 25, 2011: BMW Motorsport announced today that Joey Hand will join teammates Dirk Müller and Andy Priaulx to drive the No.56 BMW M3 GT at this year’s 24 Heures du Mans endurance race on June 11-12, round three of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC). The same trio driving the BMW Team RLL M3 GT had the perfect start to the ILMC season and American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season with the GT class win at the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 19.

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BMW claims one-two in Sebring and kicks of 2011 season in style.

Sebring, March 19, 2011. Perfect start to the season for BMW Team RLL in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS): The No. 56 BMW M3 GT, driven by Dirk Müller (DE), Joey Hand (US) and Andy Priaulx (GB), claimed GT victory in the 12-hour race in Sebring (US) after 312 laps. Dirk Werner (DE), Bill Auberlen (US) and Augusto Farfus (BR) came second with the No. 55 BMW M3 GT, making it a clean sweep for BMW Motorsport ...

BMW Team RLL ready to get 2011 season started in Sebring.

Munich, 14^th March 2011. Saturday, March 19^th marks the start of the new campaign for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL). BMW Team RLL will field two newly constructed BMW M3 GT cars in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) this season. The 12 Hours of Sebring (US) at “Sebring International Raceway” traditionally provides the stage for the curtain-raiser to this popular endurance championship. ...

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NEW NAME, SAME WINNING RECORD: BMW TEAM RLR
In the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), as in all racing, the podium belongs to the first to cross the finish line.In keeping with this quicker-is-better philosophy, BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team – winner of the 2010 ALMS GT Manufacturer and Team Championships – has shortened its name to “BMW Team RLR.”

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TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW/Rileys Finish 1-2

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. February 1^st 2011... In front of the largest GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series crowd, the TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW/Riley swept to a 1-2 victory at the 49^th Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The No. 01 TELMEX/Target BMW/Riley of Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Joey Hand and Graham Rahal finished 2.46 seconds ahead of the No. ...

ALMS Manufacturer’s and Team Championships to the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team.

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. - Oct. 2, 2010… In only its second season of competition, the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team won the American Le Mans Series GT Manufacturer and Team Championships in the closing moments of the 13^th annual Petit Le Mans, after a season of hard-fought competition.

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JOY Never Says Never.

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 27, 2010…The BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team has arrived in Braselton, Georgia to attack the 2010 Petit Le Mans season finale with one mantra: “JOY NEVER SAYS NEVER.” A season of hard-fought ALMS GT competition has come down to one race - the grueling 1,000-mile / 10-hour race on Oct. 2 at Road ...

Rolex Sports Car and Continental GS Championships go to BMW.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 23, 2010… The Ultimate Driving Machine® continues its role as a successful racing machine, sweeping the GRAND-AM Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series and winning the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS Driver’s and Manufacturer’s Championships. The 2010 Series finale wrapped up on September 11th at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

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