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BMW Team MTEK
Founded	2012
Base	Amsterdam
Team principal(s)	Ernest Knoors
Former series	FIA World Endurance Championship; Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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Team MTEK (commonly known as BMW Team MTEK) is a racing team located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

Team MTEK was founded in 2012 by Ernest Knoors. After a stint with the BMW Sauber squad Knoors, joined Scuderia Ferrari. With Ferrari the Dutchman was responsible for the customer engines supplied to Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sauber and other teams. He returned to BMW in 2012 forming Team MTEK, a BMW supported DTM entry.^[3] After BMW's return to DTM in 2012, Team MTEK joined in the 2013 season along with BMW factory supported entry's by Team RMG, Team RBM and Team Schnitzer.

2013 season[edit]

For its debut season the team started with two rookies to the series, Timo Glock and Marco Wittmann. Glock left Formula 1 in 2012 to join the DTM series in 2013. Wittmann was a former Formula 3 Euro Series race winner who converted to GT racing in 2012. In 2012 Wittmann ran the VLN championship in a BMW supported entry.

The teams first (double) podium came at the Red Bull Ring scoring a second (Wittmann) and third (Glock) finish. Glock also won the season finale at the Hockenheimring. Team MTEK finished seventh in the team championship, third out of four BMW teams.

2014 season[edit]

For 2014 the team retained Glock but replaced Wittmann by António Félix da Costa. BMW replaced the BMW M3 DTM with the BMW M4 DTM. The team struggled with the new car. Glock's best result was a third place at the Red Bull Ring. Félix da Costa struggled scoring points in his rookie season, he did so on two occasions. The team finished eleventh in the team standings.

2015 season[edit]

Bruno Spengler joined Team MTEK in 2015 coming over from Mercedes' HWA Team. The 2012 season champion scored six podium finishes ending fifth in the drivers' championship. Glock scored a sole win at Oschersleben. The team finished fourth in the team standings.

Gallery[edit]

Timo Glock at the Hungaroring 2013
Marco Wittmann at Zandvoort 2013
Antonio Félix da Costa at the Hockenheimring 2014
Timo Glock at the Hockenheimring 2014

References[edit]

^ DTM Media Guide 2016. ITR GmbH. p. 62.
^ DTM Media Guide 2016. ITR GmbH. p. 62. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Xclusief: Uitgebreid interview met Nederlandse DTM-teambaas Ernest Knoors". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] DTM Media Guide 2016. ITR GmbH. p. 62.

[2] DTM Media Guide 2016. ITR GmbH. p. 62. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[3] "Xclusief: Uitgebreid interview met Nederlandse DTM-teambaas Ernest Knoors". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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-'''Team MTEK''' (commonly known as '''BMW Team MTEK''') is a racing team currently competing in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship|World Endurance Championship]]. The team is located in [[Garching]], [[Bavaria]].<ref>{{cite book|title=DTM Media Guide 2016|publisher=ITR GmbH|page=62|accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=DTM Media Guide 2016|publisher=ITR GmbH|page=62|url=http://media.dtm.com/download.php?f=/01-guides/2016_DTM-Media-Guide.en.pdf&t=pdf|accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref>
+'''Team MTEK''' (commonly known as '''BMW Team MTEK''') is a racing team located in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite book|title=DTM Media Guide 2016|publisher=ITR GmbH|page=62}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=DTM Media Guide 2016|publisher=ITR GmbH|page=62|url=http://media.dtm.com/download.php?f=/01-guides/2016_DTM-Media-Guide.en.pdf&t=pdf|accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref>
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 * [http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/dtm/teams/bmw-team-mtek.html Team MTEK on bmw-motorsport.com]
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+[[Category:Auto racing teams in Germany]]
 [[Category:BMW in motorsport]]
 [[Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters teams]]
 [[Category:2012 establishments in Germany]]
-[[Category:Companies based in Munich]]
+[[Category:Sport in Amsterdam]]
+[[Category:FIA World Endurance Championship teams]]
+[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans teams]]
+[[Category:Auto racing teams established in 2012]]