FIA GT World Cup : Producer Focal point – BMW

Quality over quantity summarises BMW’s title defence try of the 2019 FIA GT World Cup because the colossal German producer arrives at the Macau Extensive Prix with two entries.

It used to be a same myth final yr as a sole BMW M6 GT3 lined up on the grid, however that used to be obliging adequate as Brazilian Augusto Farfus Jnr romped to a memorable victory for the Bavarian marque.

Farfus is support to defend his crown in 2019 and can nonetheless be clearly marked out because the man to beat by the rival squads from Audi, Mercedes and Porsche.

The 36-yr-ragged snatched the lead across the 6.2km boulevard track in 2018 earlier than occurring to attain a commanding victory in the Qualification Lunge.

While Farfus used to be placed careworn out all over the main tournament, he at final claimed a lights-to-flag victory to salvage the FIA GT World Cup at the Macau Extensive Prix.

“It’s gargantuan to be defending our title,” stated Farfus. “Here’s the finest GT flee scoot on this planet, at one of many appropriate tracks on this planet. It’s an real privilege for me.

“We labored truly arduous for that trophy, so we’re looking out at for seeking to salvage it again.”

If success doesn’t draw at the fingers of Farfus Jnr then crew-mate Joel Eriksson could also be a probable contender.

The tidy-rapid Swede will pilot the opposite BMW M6 GT3 because the DTM fashioned returns to Macau.

The 21-yr-ragged makes his GT debut across the Guia Avenue track later this week, however has absolute best experience having raced there previously in System 3, scoring a podium at final yr’s tournament.

The M6 GT3 vehicle is a potent force at Macau, proving to be the category of the field in 2018, and with these two skills in the support of the wheel BMW is bound to be one to glance at this yr’s FIA GT World Cup.

The FIA GT World Cup and FIA F3 World Cup will occur as segment of the 66th working of the Macau Extensive Prix over the weekend of 14-17 November.