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Drivin Pleasure

ForMula BMW talent cuP 2012.

Face the challenge.

ForeWorD BY BMW MotorSPort

DIrector MarIo theISSen.

Dear motorsport friends,

In doing so, we are positioning ourselves bet-

ween karting and professional motorsport, one

step earlier than the previous Formula BMW

concept. This information will allow you to i nd

out everything you need to know about this new

training platform. We are focussing on driving

practice and overall driver training, in order to

prepare the youngsters as well as possible for

their future career.

The promotion of junior racing drivers has

always been close to our hearts. The fact that

ten graduates of our Formula BMW series lined

up in Formula One in 2011 alone is remarkable

proof of this fact.

The most impressive evidence of what the

right kind of promotion can lead to is Sebastian

Vettel, who walked away with the world cham-

pionship title at the end of the 2010 season.

Since 2011, we have also been repositioning

our junior promotion as part of the strategic

realignment of our commitment to motorsport.

The most talented junior at the end of the one-

year training course wins a season in the ATS

Formula 3 Cup, sponsored by BMW. This way

we are making another valuable contribution to

ensuring that the careers of talented juniors are

on the right track from the very beginning.

The training of talented juniors is of great im-

portance to our company. Since 2011 we have

been introducing the junior promotion even

earlier. We offer young drivers aged 14 and

above an attractive and cost-efi cient stage for

the next step of their career: the Formula BMW

Talent Cup.

Yours sincerely

Mario Theissen

Page 2. Formula BMW Talent Cup.

SucceSSFul JunIorS arounD the WorlD.

For more than two decades, Formula

BMW has been providing competitors

from around the world with the neces-

sary training to survive in international

motorsport.

Perfect training for the champions of

tomorrow.

a tradition of promoting juniors.

It very quickly became clear that anyone

learning their trade in Formula BMW is well

equipped to succeed and progress to For-

mula One. In 1994 Ralf Schumacher i nished

second overall in Formula Junior. Alongside

the German, the 2001 champion, Timo Glock,

also made the step up to motorsport’s elite

class. After Nico Rosberg and Maximilian Götz,

Sebastian Vettel won the title in 2004 – and

with a virtually perfect record for the season.

He won 18 of the 20 races and started from

pole position on 14 occasions.

Even in the Formula Two junior league the

powerful BMW four-cylinder engine supplies

numerous youngsters with the power required

to compete for titles right up to the European

Championship.

no less than ten current Formula one

drivers learned their trade in the BMW

Motorsport racing school.

After intensive preparations, the joint promoti-

on of talented drivers between BMW and the

largest German car association, ADAC, was

launched in 1991.

Over 70 young drivers moved on from Formula

BMW to the next level: Formula 3. In 2010,

graduates of the junior series set the pace

in the GP3 series. Former Formula BMW

drivers also became race winners in the GP2

championship, in the form of Fabio Leimer and

Stefano Coletti.

After the introduction of the “new” Formula

BMW series, BMW stepped up production in

its talent factory in 2002.

Vettel and Rosberg progressed to Formula

One, as did Sébastien Buemi, Nicolas Hülken-

berg, Bruno Senna and Adrian Sutil.

Formula BMW alumni are also enjoying

success in the USA: in 2008, Graham Rahal

became the youngest driver of all time to win a

round of the IndyCar series. Simona de Silve-

stro also lines up alongside the 21-year-old in

this popular series.

Past Formula BMW drivers have not only

made a lasting impression in single-seater

racing. Drivers like Maro Engel and Christian

Bakkerud (DTM), Natacha Gachnang (GT1),

Rene Rast (Porsche Supercup) and Marco

Holzer (winner of the 24h Dubai 2010) are

among the next big hopes for touring cars and

sports cars. Tommy Milner was a member of

the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team in the

American Le Mans Series in 2010.

Page 3. Formula BMW Talent Cup.

talent FactorY For toMorroW‘S

chaMPIonS.

From 2011, the Formula BMW talent

cup has continued the established trai-

ning of talented young drivers both on

and off the track in a complete education

programme.

It also offers the young drivers many set-up

options, which they will continue to come

across throughout their career.

While the one-year training programme begins

with simple driving exercises, the participants’

tasks increase in complexity over the course

of the season until they must ultimately prove

themselves in a race situation. At the end of

the year, the juniors are perfectly prepared for

the i nale, which shares the bill with a renow-

ned motorsport event.

The Formula BMW Talent Cup also offers all

participants an excellent cost/performance

ratio. As well as the theory courses and race

events, the price includes accident insurance

(with excess) and a set of Formula BMW team

and driver clothing.

From theoretical approach to intensive test

drives and races, the newcomers to single

seater-racing, aged 14 and above, are taught

everything they need to transform them into

competitive racing drivers. At the end of the

one-year programme, BMW Motorsport

sponsors the winner of the Formula BMW

Talent Cup for the following season in the ATS

Formula-3-Cup.

talent is what counts.

closer to the limit with every lesson.

The name says it all: talent alone is what

counts in the end. That is why BMW Motor-

sport organises a trial ahead of the start of the

season, in which drivers can present them-

selves to the instructors. The winner of this

trial can participate in the 2012 Formula BMW

Talent Cup free of charge. BMW will sponsor

the winner of the Formula BMW Talent Cup

for the complete 2013 season in the ATS

Formula-3-Cup.

Internationally respected experts provide the

participants with essential know-how in the

areas of car set-up, data analysis, technical

understanding, i tness, sponsorship and media

work. BMW works drivers and experienced

instructors prepare the young drivers perfect-

ly for their outings. Whether on the track or

at special theory events: the Formula BMW

Talent Cup participants are always in good

hands.

Within the framework of about ten events per

season, at which approximately 12 races will

be contested, the youngsters complete about

100 hours on the track, giving them more than

enough driving practice. The car employed

by BMW Motorsport for all participants is

the FB02, which has proven itself in Formula

BMW as both a safe and high-performance

car.

The talented youngsters are introduced to

single-seater racing step by step. The personal

development of every single participant is at

the centre of this concept.

Page 4. Formula BMW Talent Cup.

IngreDIentS For a PerFect PreParatIon.

the Formula BMW talent cup is a com-

plete education programme.

car set-up.

Starts.

training programme.

It allows drivers to further educate them-

selves on theory courses and in practical

exercises on the track.

Provided by BMW Motorsport, the FB02 al-

lows the drivers to familiarise themselves with

the fundamentals of set-up work. The variable

parameters include front and rear-wing set-up,

suspension selection, damper set-up (pressu-

re and traction levels), selection of transmis-

sion ratio, and the suspension set-up (ground

clearance, drop, caster).

Good starts can be achieved through practi-

ce: that is why the Formula BMW Talent Cup

training programme pays particular attention

to this crucial phase of the race. The drivers

learn how fast reaction times can pave the way

to victory, despite the enormous tension at the

start.

Physical itness is essential in order to be

able to give everything over the entire race

distance. For that reason, the youngsters are

given expert assistance from itness partner

Sense to create an individual training plan

for a season and ind the most appropriate,

individual exercises. This also incorporates

mental training from Prof. Dieter Hackfort. Only

those lining up with a healthy self-conidence

are in with a chance of winning. The training

programme is rounded off away from the

racetrack in the irst tests in a professional race

simulator, which records and analyses such

aspects as how the driver responds under

stress.

Anyone graduating successfully from the

Formula BMW Talent Cup is well prepared for

their further career in all kinds of professional

motorsport. Participants can expect a com-

prehensive curriculum, which includes the

following content:

Qualifying and race simulations.

handling.

The young drivers can apply everything they

have learned on the many theory courses in

qualifying and race simulations. From maxi-

mum concentration on the crucial qualifying

lap, to the perfect rhythm during the race: the

focus here is on practice.

This section of the programme allows the

participants to discover how the FB02 reacts

in different situations. They familiarise them-

selves with understeer and oversteer, learn

the special demands of driving on a wet track,

and are trained to identify the racing line by

professional racing drivers like Pat Blakeney

and BMW works driver Dirk Adorf.

Data analysis.

Sponsorship management, media and

Pr training.

long runs.

In modern motorsport, you need more than

just natural talent to be quick. The drivers

must be able to give their engineers detailed

feedback and use data analysis to draw

conclusions regarding their driving. A team of

experienced data engineers, led by Technical

Manager Albert Hamper, gives every driver

individual feedback on their car data after each

session.

In motorsport, the drivers’ behaviour is not only

important on the track, but also off it. Here,

the participants at the Formula BMW Talent

Cup are given useful tips regarding how to

deal with sponsors and partners. Furthermore,

they are advised how to use the media to their

advantage and establish a positive image.

Among other things, this is achieved within

the framework of a media cooperation with

motorsport-total.com.

How do tyres change over the course of an

entire race? How must a driver pace himself?

Formula BMW Talent Cup participants learn all

this when they head out onto the track for so-

called long runs. Engineers from tyre partner

Michelin then provide detailed feedback.

Page 5. Formula BMW Talent Cup.

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