BMW M3 GT2 triumphs at Nurburgring 24hrs - RESULTS

BMW M3 GT2 wins 2010 Nurburgring 24hrs

Winning car was hobbled by gearbox problems near the end of the race

BMW Motorsport's own team has won the 2010 24-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in Germany.

The winning BMW M3 GT2 wore the number 25 and was driven by Jörg Müller (Germany), Augusto Farfus (Brazil), Uwe Alzen (Germany) and Pedro Lamy (Portugal) who completed 154 laps on the 25.4 km circuit. This was the fifth Nordschleife victory for Lamy who is now tied for the all-time record with Marcel Tiemann of Germany.

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said in a press release: "That was a fantastic return for us at the 24-hour race here on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife...I have never known excitement like I experienced today."

It was a tense run-up to the victory for the team as the car experienced transmission problems near the end of the race and was losing one gear after another. Theissen credited the efforts of drivers Müller and Alzen in bringing the hobbled car in for a win.

"During my last stint we lost fourth gear. The problem gradually got worse. The main priority was to be careful and keep the car in the race. Everything worked out superbly in the end," said Müller after the race.

It was a strong showing for the Bavarian brand over all, with 63 of the 198 cars running in the race being BMWs. BMW Motorsport's second BMW M3 GT2, number 26, finished seventh while Schubert Motorsport and Dörr Motorsport finished fourth and ninth, respectively, each running a BMW Z4 GT3.

BMW Motorsport last won 24-hour race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 2005.

See press release link below for overall results.

Source: BMW Motorsport

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37. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen 2010

Pos	No	Make	Laps	Time
1	25	BMW M3 GT2	154	12:17.344
2	43	Ferrari F 430 GTC	154	9:33.019
3	97	Audi R8 LMS	153	9:32.691
4	76	BMW Z4 GT3	152	10:37.803
5	102	Audi R8 LMS	152	10:51.149
6	20	Porsche GT3 Cup S	151	9:27.493
7	26	BMW M3 GT2	150	10:52.452
8	18	Porsche GT3 Cup S	150	10:41.858
9	69	BMW Z4 GT3	149	10:04.650
10	35	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	148	10:05.529
11	14	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	147	9:51.098
12	44	Nissan Z 33	145	10:15.261
13	11	Porsche GT3 RS	145	9:56.683
14	33	Porsche GT3 Cup	145	10:01.348
15	133	Audi TTS	144	10:13.279
16	117	VW Scirocco GT24-CNG	143	11:21.086
17	9	Porsche GT3 R Hybrid	142	8:45.243
18	28	Porsche 997 Cup	142	11:53.099
19	50	Lexus LF-A	142	13:47.310
20	142	Opel Astra OPC	141	11:04.473
21	88	Porsche GT3 Cup S	141	9:46.524
22	169	BMW Z4 Coupe	140	14:34.092
23	141	Opel Astra OPC	140	11:04.216
24	70	Audi RS 4	140	10:57.487
25	137	Subaru GRB	139	10:06.699
26	96	BMW M3 GT4	139	11:44.227
27	106	BMW E 46 GTR	137	13:56.987
28	61	Aston Martin Vantage V8	137	11:14.500
29	48	Porsche 997	137	11:08.376
30	42	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	137	9:50.002
31	158	Honda S 2000	136	10:42.297
32	146	VW Golf	136	11:40.637
33	120	BMW M3 GT4	134	10:38.765
34	37	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	134	11:04.931
35	7	Aston Martin Rapide	134	14:05.952
36	184	Audi A3	133	11:16.215
37	139	Seat Leon Supercopa	132	12:40.116
38	219	BMW E36 M3	132	11:43.412
39	148	Subaru Impreza	132	16:35.743
40	6	Aston Martin V12 Vantage	132	13:44.272
41	226	BMW M3	131	11:28.621
42	63	Chevrolet Corvette	131	11:31.680
43	82	BMW 135 i	131	11:43.845
44	232	BMW E46 M3	131	11:59.453
45	162	Opel Astra GTC	131	11:08.708
46	180	BMW Z4 3.0 si	131	13:58.997
47	59	Aston Martin N24	130	12:42.930
48	90	BMW M3 E46	130	13:57.437
49	223	BMW Z 85 / DU 51	130	11:47.581
50	183	Renault Clio III Cup	128	14:01.978
51	201	Peugeot RC Z	128	11:43.605
52	118	VW Scirocco GT24-CNG	128	9:32.410
53	213	BMW E 90	128	12:51.373
54	122	Volvo Heico HS3 Bioeth	128	13:49.709
55	151	Renault Clio	128	13:54.251
56	23	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	127	12:10.831
57	86	BMW Z4 M-Coupe	127	10:42.029
58	87	Nissan 350 Z	127	26:43.568
59	224	BMW E 36 M3	127	12:02.121
60	72	Lexus IS F	127	10:35.443
61	214	Mercedes Benz C 230	126	14:10.690
62	2	ABT Audi R8 LMS	125	8:47.284
63	205	BMW E36 318 IS	125	14:36.264
64	218	BMW E87 130i	125	13:44.866
65	237	BMW M3	125	10:58.72
66	125	Audi TTS	125	12:11.127
67	211	BMW 320 iS	125	11:14.665
68	167	Renault Clio Cup	125	12:27.391
69	175	Alfa Romeo 147 JTD	125	11:42.839
70	164	Renault Clio RS III	125	12:03.041
71	113	BMW 130 i	125	11:31.319
72	236	Porsche Cayman S	125	12:42.904
73	126	Ford Mondeo	125	13:03.178
74	116	VW Scirocco GT24-CNG	124	12:09.000
75	235	BMW M3 E46	124	13:46.484
76	212	BMW 325 i	123	13:16.658
77	233	Mercedes Benz SLK 350	123	11:40.768
78	80	BMW 330 i	123	13:17.555
79	206	BMW 318 iS	123	14:19.905
80	40	Porsche 997 RSR	122	9:28.976
81	60	Aston Martin Vantage V8	122	11:23.215
82	200	Peugeot RC Z	122	11:44.184
83	119	Seat Supercopa	121	12:08.039
84	135	Audi A3	121	10:00.571
85	244	Honda Civic Type-R	120	10:57.731
86	243	Honda Civic Type-R	120	10:59.547
87	74	Aston Martin N24	120	40:42.843
88	41	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	120	11:43.873
89	155	Honda Civic Type-R	120	13:50.246
90	215	BMW 325 i E90	119	13:29.300
91	193	BMW 330d	119	11:57.759
92	246	Honda Civic Type-R	119	11:11.073
93	220	BMW Z4 Coupe	118	1:28:03.022
94	225	BMW E36 M3	118	12:31.904
95	49	Audi R8	117	13:14.171
96	85	Porsche 911	116	9:39.399
97	153	VW Golf III Kitcar	115	12:50.687
98	176	BMW 120 d	115	14:33.735
99	127	Ford Focus ST	114	13:48.782
100	129	BMW 325 i E92	114	11:56.635
101	75	BMW 320 d	114	14:24.107
102	227	BMW M3 GT	113	12:38.080
103	8	Porsche GT3 R	112	8:43.088
104	55	Ginetta G50 - GT4	112	11:13.986
105	157	Honda S 2000	111	10:48.467
106	152	Honda Civic Type-R	111	12:10.383
107	79	Audi D2 W12	111	15:30.299
108	128	Volvo S60 Turbo	110	12:39.973
109	78	Audi D11 V8	110	15:30.426
110	208	Opel Astra G	109	12:15.946
111	161	Peugeot 206 RCC	109	14:32.484
112	234	Porsche 996	108	17:18.526
113	17	Porsche 997 GT3	108	10:51.552
114	245	Honda Integra	106	13:39.482
115	140	Seat Leon Supercopa	104	11:19.716
116	99	Audi R8 LMS	103	8:43.035
117	250	Ford Focus RS	103	12:52.395
118	154	VW Golf III Kitcar	102	15:17.302
119	156	Honda Civic Type-R	101	10:59.010
120	150	Peugeot 207 RC	100	1:45:32.520
121	165	Renault Clio Cup	98	12:48.320
122	134	Seat Leon	97	10:28.928
123	216	BMW E46 325i	94	10:49.358
124	138	BMW Mini Cooper S	94	12:03.334
125	64	Nissan 370 Z GT4	92	13:43.569
126	190	BMW 335 d GTR	91	11:35.277
127	130	BMW 325 i E 90	90	11:44.761
128	170	BMW E 90	90	14:11.725
129	195	Audi A4 quattro	89	14:00.971
130	242	Renault Clio	88	11:43.286
131	168	Seat Ibiza	86	13:47.948
132	16	Porsche GT3 Cup 997	85	18:59.066
133	221	BMW E36 M3	85	11:32.845
134	105	BMW E 46 M3	84	10:02.249
135	172	VW Golf 5 RTDi	84	13:18.599
136	166	Renault Clio Cup	84	4:13:10.011
137	159	VW Golf 3 16V	84	16:01.775
138	204	BMW E36 318 IS	80	1:33:09.532
139	163	Honda Civic Type-R	79	10:31.837
140	107	BMW 130 i GTR	79	13:50.210
141	145	BMW Mini Cooper	77	14:42.711
142	203	BMW 318 iS	77	12:51.071
143	67	Aston Martin N24	77	10:05.782
144	39	Porsche 997 GT3	75	9:25.914
145	174	VW Golf V	75	11:32.845
146	66	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	75	11:28.140
147	3	Porsche GT3 R	73	12:06.914
148	210	Ford Fiesta ST	73	2:10:28.039
149	47	Porsche 997 GT3	71	11:13.991
150	202	BMW E36 318 IS	71	14:27.851
151	83	BMW E 46 WTCC	71	10:32.234
152	111	Audi R8 LMS	69	9:41.096
153	112	BMW E 46 M3	68	11:24.541
154	132	Audi TT	68	12:58.523
155	81	BMW 330 i	67	10:21.549
156	51	Lexus LF-A	67	13:47.145
157	19	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	66	9:29.958
158	71	Audi RS 4	66	10:30.068
159	68	Chevrolet Corvette	64	45:05.595
160	89	Porsche 997 GT3	63	12:06.871
161	143	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	62	10:01.266
162	147	Audi TT	61	11:04.239
163	207	Opel Astra OPC	60	13:27.693
164	228	BMW Z4	56	10:26.58
165	173	BMW 320 Raps	52	2:43:47.161
166	194	BMW 135 d	52	14:33.464
167	65	Porsche Caymann	50	12:17.900
168	1	Porsche GT3 R	47	8:44.237
169	100	ABT Audi R8 LMS	47	8:54.065
170	98	Audi R8 LMS	41	8:52.263
171	110	BMW M3	41	10:44.90
172	84	BMW E46 M3	41	13:43.063
173	123	Seat Leon Supercopa	39	12:15.210
174	15	Porsche GT3 Cup 997	37	10:06.725
175	182	Seat Leon TDI	37	12:29.736
176	45	Porsche 911 RSR	32	9:47.874
177	12	Porsche 911 GT3 R	31	8:52.469
178	114	Lotus Exige Cup	31	10:34.096
179	179	BMW 320d	30	3:52:26.610
180	58	Chrysler Viper	30	1:14:17.156
181	22	Dodge Viper	28	12:37.701
182	171	BMW E 90	27	10:44.890
183	124	Seat Leon Supercopa	25	10:00.662
184	149	Mitsubishi Lancer CTO	23	12:18.304
185	46	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	23	3:29:21.731
186	144	BMW Mini Cooper	21	9:48.900
187	27	Porsche 997 Cup	20	9:28.487
188	36	Porsche 911 GT 3	17	9:18.216
189	109	BMW M3 E46	16	9:42.668
190	177	BMW 120 d	15	24:50.118
191	77	BMW Z4 GT3	12	8:55.659
192	131	Mercedes Benz 190 Evo 2	7	10:15.52
193	160	Opel Manta	5	10:16.775
194	186	Alfa Romeo 156	4	13:41.141
195	121	Seat Supercopa MK2	4	4:53:48.665
196	108	BMW 130 i	3	11:54.276
197	57	BMW E92 M3 GTRS	1	9:53.944

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ivanporcalla

Well done! And it's their home turf..

May 17, 2010 5:54 am

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scratchy996

the LFA did it ! it finally managed to beat those annoying hatchbacks ! very good position for the stock 911 GT3 RS.

May 17, 2010 7:04 am

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khlbt

Absolute awesomeness...BMW...still the ultimate driving machine :)

May 17, 2010 8:04 am

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tom43

The real king of the ring...where are all those GT-Rs, ZR1s and LFAs ?

May 17, 2010 8:10 am

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catchmyshadow

credit to them but after 13 of 15 favos out it can also be called: huge slice of luck.

May 17, 2010 8:37 am

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F10V8tt

They won because the fought the hardest. They had bad luck also, the radiator had to be replaced, which the team replaced incredibly fast. They also had a flat tire, and lost 4th gear in the final hours. The number 25 car that won set competitive lap times the whole race, often trading fastest lap with the GT3rs hybrid that led for most of the race. BMW Motorsport had reliability and speed, along with a great team effort. They won on there own merritt. The other teams didn't bring enough to the table and failed.

May 17, 2010 9:49 am

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catchmyshadow

yeah whatever lol

May 17, 2010 9:55 am

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F10V8tt

glad you agree. That is pretty embarrassing for Audi though. They had 7 cars near the top of the grid and only 2 finished...they were quick in qualifying but lacked the race pace..lol, but whatever...its in the record books now.

May 17, 2010 10:45 am

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Xenicide

Instead of coming up with an intelligent retort, all you have to say is "yeah whatever lol". You know that what he said was true. Do you people really find it that hard to congratulate BMW on any racing accomplishment? They may not have the quickest 0-60 times, but it's an overall great car. If you say BMW's win was luck, then you'll have to say every winner in any racing competition is due to luck.

May 17, 2010 9:09 pm

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IN_ACtion

too bad the hybrid didnt make it! i adore that car although im not a fan of that whole eco racing thing @catchmyshadow: i'd say: credit, where credit's due they might not have been the fastest but they were the most consistent of the "top" cars. they wouldve finished almost top5 i guess if less cars wouldve been out

May 17, 2010 10:45 am

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MTC

Porsche Hybrid failed with a transmission failure (with just 2 hours left and running in 1st place), ABT Audi R8 LMS got some huge failure when it's in 2nd place BMW's win is more luck than credit

May 17, 2010 11:07 am

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jerry05cod4

the point of this race is to OUTLAST not necessarily outpace everyone, and BMW just happened to be the best at this. Credit is due!

May 17, 2010 2:01 pm

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BavarianMS

where others have failed BMW succeeded. How does that lower the credit they deserve? Congrats BMW.

May 17, 2010 2:24 pm

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porschecarreragtmay6

My favorite team, Team Manthey, crashed and placed 168th overall. The stock 911 GT3 RS got 13th and the GT3 R Hybrid got 9th! Very good results.

May 17, 2010 12:57 pm

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amazing on the hybrid's performance.

May 17, 2010 6:41 pm

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justbored

Too bad that the Hybrid Porsche failed just 110 minutes before the end of the race. Gratz to BMW and a special gratz to the Farnbacher Ferrari team which was the only high ranked non works team and even finished 2nd place. Guess no one expected it to endure this race and get a final position on the podium.

May 18, 2010 12:22 am

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8th photo with the winner car and a broken stand in the background with Audi logo is rather symbolical. In any case I appreciate achievement of this BMW GT2 and the Porsche hybrid for particular technical innovations although it looks to me that the No. 1 Porsche would have won it for the fifth straight time if not the accident.

May 17, 2010 3:33 pm

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rnsaza

To finish first you first have to finish. My hat is off to BMW.

May 18, 2010 6:02 am

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johnny232

I guess Porsche could've had more chances of winning if they have kept their cars simpler and not "upgrade" them with KERS. all in all i'm quite surprised about some of the standings

May 18, 2010 7:49 am

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designads

so how about those Monaco babes....

May 18, 2010 12:38 pm

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scratchy996

why no Corvettes in the race ?

May 18, 2010 12:53 pm

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42nd position...and another one at the back.

May 18, 2010 1:57 pm

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Garais87

BMW is GT2 but Audi is GT3 nothing to compare Audi win its class anyway and come 3rd overall BMW was lucky anyway! will see how BMW will do LeMans 24H, does they will win GT2 class????? I dont think so!

May 18, 2010 5:03 pm

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justbored

And Audi was lucky that Manthey's pole-position Porsche failed, so what ?! Stop complaining about lucky or not. BMW won and they deserve it. It's more about reliability than speed. And that's also the part where VAG roadcars aren't that good as most people think.

May 20, 2010 5:08 am

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drivanramos

BMW was lucky the Porsche broke just 2 hours before the the end of the race

July 22, 2010 6:56 pm

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