BMW Motorrad Motorsport Endurance
| BMW Motorrad Motorsport Endurance
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| legal form | Department of BMW AG |
| founding | 2007 |
| Seat | Munich , Germany |
| Number of employees | approx. 20-30 |
| Branch | Racing team |
BMW Motorrad Motorsport Endurance is a BMW Motorrad racing team . As part of the FIM Endurance World Championship and other well-known racing events, the team mainly competes in endurance road racing on a modified BMW HP2 Sport . The team's first outing was the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007, 50 years after the last official factory outing ( Walter Zeller , 1957) of a BMW in road racing.
structure
While the coordination of the race track operations and the development of the machine is taken over by BMW-Motorrad in Munich , the assembly and conversion of the machines as well as the provision of the pit crew during the races are carried out by the company WITEC Motorsport, Adlkofen . WITEC has already looked after the factory-supported guest drivers in the BMW BoxerCup in the past .
| Area of responsibility | Surname |
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| Head of Motorsport BMW Motorrad |
 Berthold Hauser, BMW
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| Team boss |
Rainer Bäumel, BMW
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| Chief Technology Officer |
Thomas Eckhardt, WITEC
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Rainer Bäumel, Alan Cathcart, Berthold Hauser
BMW Motorrad Motorsport Endurance Truck
Race entries and results
2007 season
| run | 24 hours of Le Mans | |
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| route | Circuit Bugatti | |
| place |
Le Mans ,
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| Start number | 17th | |
| driver | M. Barth, T. Hinterreiter, R. Penzkofer | |
| Overall rank | 16 | |
| Rank "open class" | 1 | |
| run | 24h Frigo de Montmeló | |
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| route | Circuit de Catalunya | |
| place |
Montmeló ,
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| Start number | 17th | 27 |
| driver | M. Barth, T. Hinterreiter, R. Penzkofer | J. Nion, J. Busquets, A. Busquets |
| Overall rank | Failure due to accident | failure |
| Rank "open class" | - | - |
| run | German Speedweek | |
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| route | Motorsport arena | |
| place |
Oschersleben ,
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| Start number | 17th | 71 |
| driver | M. Barth, T. Hinterreiter, R. Penzkofer | R. Cooper, J.Nion, P. Öttl |
| Overall rank | 5 | 9 |
| Rank "open class" | 1 | 2 |
| run | Bol d'Or | |
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| route | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | |
| place |
Nevers ,
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| Start number | 17th | 71 |
| driver | R. Cooper, T. Hinterreiter, R. Penzkofer | B. Burrel, J. Nion, B. Parriott |
| Overall rank | 24 | Failure due to accident |
| Rank "open class" | 1 | |
| run | 8 hours from Doha | |
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| route | Losail | |
| place |
Doha ,
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| Start number | 17th | |
| driver | A. Al-Abdulla, R. Cooper, T. Hinterreiter | |
| Overall rank | 7th | |
| Rank "open class" | 1 | |
2008 season
| run | Daytona 200 | |||
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| route | Daytona International Speedway | |||
| place |
Daytona , FL,
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| Start number | 317 | 111 | 146 | 313 |
| driver | Richard Cooper | Nate Kern | Brian Parriott | Rico Penzkofer |
| Overall rank | 5 | Failure due to accident | 6th | Failure due to accident |
| run | 24 hours of Le Mans | |
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| route | Circuit Bugatti | |
| place |
Le Mans ,
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| Start number | 17th | 71 |
| driver | R. Cooper, J. Nion, B. Parriott | S. Le Grelle, S. Mertens, R. Penzkofer |
| Overall rank | failure | failure |
| Rank "open class" | - | - |
motorcycle
The machine is a modified BMW HP2 Sport . The starting point is the most powerful series machine to date with an air / oil-cooled boxer engine . Due to the displacement of almost 1200 cm³, the machine is used in the Open Class .
Technical specifications
| engine | |
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| design type | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke cycle - boxer engine , two overhead camshafts (DOHC), four radial valves per cylinder , central balancer shaft |
| Bore × stroke | 101 mm × 73 mm |
| Displacement | 1,170 cc |
| rated capacity | > 100 kW (136 PS) at 8,750 rpm (max.9,500 rpm) |
| Max. Torque | > 120 Nm at 7,250 rpm |
| Compression ratio | 12.5: 1 |
| Mixture formation / engine control | Electronic manifold injection BMS-KP with overrun cut-off , single ignition , shift assistant |
| Power transmission | |
| coupling | Single-plate dry anti-hopping clutch , hydraulically operated |
| transmission | Constant mesh Getrag -Sechsgang gearbox with helical gearing |
| Secondary drive | Cardan |
| Chassis / brakes | |
| frame | Space frame from Cr Mo - steel pipes , self-supporting carbon rear |
| Front suspension / suspension elements | Telelever |
| Rear wheel guidance / suspension elements | EVO Paralever , Öhlins -Zentralfederbein |
| Front / rear suspension travel | 105 mm / 120 mm |
| wheelbase | 1485 mm |
| trailing | 86 mm |
| Steering head angle | 66 ° |
| bikes | milled light alloy forged wheels |
| Front rim size | 3.50 × 17 " |
| Rear rim dimension | 6.00 × 17 " |
| Front tires | 120/70 ZR 17 |
| Rear tire | 190/55 ZR 17 |
| Front brake | Double disc brake, floating brake discs, diameter 320 mm, Brembo 4-piston monoblock fixed callipers |
| rear brake | Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, Brembo double-piston floating caliper |
| Dimensions / weights | |
| length | 2135 mm |
| width | 750 mm |
| height | 1163 mm |
| Seat height with empty weight | 830 mm |
| Empty weight ready to drive | <190 kg |
landing gear
In contrast to the series machine, the endurance machine has a quick-change system on the front and rear wheels. On the front wheel, after removing the axle, the lower clamps, including the brake caliper, snap outwards in order to accelerate the removal of the front wheel during the pit stop . A titanium central nut from Formula 1 is used to fix the wheel on the rear axle . In addition, higher-quality components from Öhlins are used on the front and rear suspension .
rear brake
Front wheel
Wheel nut
engine
The engine contains the series components of the HP2 Sport , but some components were mechanically processed by (boxer) engine specialist Helmut Mader, Erding , and the engine control in the test department in Munich was adapted accordingly. The changes include weight reduction and adaptation, surface processing to reduce the notch effect and fine processing of the components that influence the gas exchange . For the 2008 season, the intake valves were also enlarged, the fuel pressure increased and the engine management adjusted.
Cylinder head
Akrapovič rear silencer
Tank / fairing
According to the regulations, the tank is made of aluminum and filled with so-called tank foam in order to reduce excessive sloshing of the fuel and thus disruptions in the fuel supply. It is also equipped with a Stäubli quick tank cap. The shape of the trim parts largely corresponds to the series parts, but there are front masks without headlights and front masks with two round DE headlights instead of the standard open-area headlights. According to the regulations, the engine spoiler is designed as a liquid-collecting, closed tub and shortened in the area of the rear wheel to make it easier to change the rear wheel. Similarly, the front fender is significantly shortened in the front area compared to the standard part. Instead of the license plate boom, which, attached to the self-supporting rear, encloses the Akrapović underseat silencer from below, the racing machine has a similar boom to which, in accordance with the regulations, two round, red LED lamps are attached.
Aluminum tank with quick tank cap
Quick tank cap and 2D dashboard
Heck, from the right
Electronics / electrics
The wiring harness and the on-board electrics with CAN-BUS technology have been simplified in accordance with the changed requirements. The ABS control unit and unneeded approval-specific components (indicators, horn, side support switch, etc.) were no longer required. Deviating from the standard machine the racing machine is data logger systems of 2D and tracking features. This makes it possible to see the current position of the machine on the route and thus, for example, to have an unscheduled pit stop displayed in good time. The data recording, on the other hand, can only be read out in the pits, as sending from the vehicle is not permitted during the race.
Other technical modifications
In general, all lines connecting various components are provided with Stäubli quick-release couplings. These are used multiple times on the brake system and the fuel system, for example. In addition, almost all components are weight-optimized.
driver
| Surname | season | run |
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Ahmed Al-Abdulla
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2007 | Doha |
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Markus Barth
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2007 | Le Mans, Montmeló, Oschersleben, Magny-Cours |
 Barry Burrell
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2007 | Oschersleben |
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Alex Busquets
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2007 | Montmeló |
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Josep M. Busquets
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2007 | Montmeló |
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Richard Cooper
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2007, 2008 | Montmeló (replacement), Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, Daytona, Le Mans |
 Thomas Hinterreiter
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2007, 2008 | Le Mans, Montmeló, Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, |
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Nate Kern
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2007, 2008 | Le Mans (replacement), Daytona |
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Sébastien le Grelle
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2008 | Le Mans |
 Stéphane Mertens
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2007, 2008 | Le Mans |
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Jose Luis Nion Fernandez
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2007, 2008 | Montmeló, Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, Le Mans |
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Peter Öttl
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2007 | Oschersleben |
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Brian Parriott
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2007, 2008 | Montmeló, Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, Daytona, Le Mans |
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Rico Penzkofer
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2007, 2008 | Le Mans, Montmeló, Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, Daytona |
Thomas Hinterreiter
Jose Nion
Brian Parriott (left), Richard Cooper (right)
Sponsor Board (2008)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MO special issue BMW Motorräder No. 22, interview with Helmut Mader about the details of the revision of the HP2 sport engine