This year yet again, the MotoGP pilots' battle for pole position is non simply about obtaining the best starting position in the subsequent motorcycle road racing title, but also nearly winning the BMW Thou award. Next weekend (17 – 19 July 2009) the Sachsenring will again be the setting for the spectacular contest for the fastest lap time. During the qualifying prior to the ninth of a full of 17 rounds in the current racing serial, the riders can collect further points in the seasonal cess for the BMW 1000 honor. At the stop of the season, the all-time qualifier amongst the MotoGP pilots will be rewarded with a BMW M3 saloon automobile.

This twelvemonth, the MotoGP race at the Sachsenring is the only circular in this motorcycle road racing title to be held in Germany. The organizers are expecting more than 200,000 motor sport fans to plough upward during the racing weekend at the Grand Prix rails which underwent all-encompassing modernisation as recently as 2007. Visitors tin already await forward to thrilling performances by the world's best motorcycle pilots during the qualifying rounds, because similar to the world championship, the battle for the BMW G honour will likewise exist inbound its decisive phase.

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Currently, three riders are the favourites to win the BMW M Award 2009. Having taken the lead in qualifying points, Jorge Lorenzo from Spain (168 points) will be on the starting grid at the Sachsenring, followed past the current earth champion Valentino Rossi from Italia (149) and Casey Stoner from Commonwealth of australia (142) who already achieved success in the two previous years.
The BMW Thou Honor has been in beingness since 2003. Every season, prior to the kickoff qualifying circular, the best test rider is determined, and following the final race, a second championship is awarded to the qualifier with the about points obtained over the entire year. At the commencement of the flavor, Casey Stoner managed to achieve the best lap fourth dimension at Jerez in Spain. At the end of the testing sessions he was presented with a BMW 135i Sauber Team Edition for his superior performance.

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This world road racing championship, known as the MotoGP, is one of the well-nigh attractive and spectacular sport events worldwide. The electric current racing season comprises 17 rounds held on legendary tracks throughout the world. The "height echelon" of motorcycle sport features four-cylinder, four-stroke engines with a cubic capacity of up to 800 cc and a ability output of more than than 200 bhp. Depending on the route, the bikes reach top speeds of 320 km/h and more.
"With our involvement in these fascinating motor sport events we are able to achieve a target group that is crucial for BMW – motorists who are likewise motorcyclists," comments Thomas Schemera, head of Marketing and Sales at BMW M Automobile. "This motor sport offers fascination, emotionality, high-tech and internationality – aspects that are closely associated with the BMW brand. This is why nosotros feel so at ease hither."

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As a long-term acquaintance partner of the MotoGP, the BMW K GmbH is not only marginally involved with the 3,670-metre long, high-speed racing track. BMW 1000 GmbH safety cars contribute towards safe during the qualifying rounds and the race itself. This flavor, in improver to a BMW M6, the new BMW X6 M will as well be deployed as an official safe car. Moreover, the organisational squad volition have further BMW and BMW Thou vehicles at its disposal, including a BMW M5 Touring for the safe director, a BMW M3 for the race manager, a BMW X5 for the stewards as well every bit a BMW 330i Touring as a medical auto. Furthermore, additional BMW X5 vehicles will exist bachelor for the VIP courtesy shuttle service.

[Source: BMW ]