Robert Kubica drives LMR V12 Le Mans winner at BMW World Final (Pictures)
Robert Kubica in the 1999 Le Mans-winning BMW V12 LMR
Robert Kubica had the chance to sample a very special BMW last weekend: the V12 LMR which won the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours.
Kubica demonstrated the car along with a 2007 F1.07 racer at Mexico’s former F1 venue, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which last held a round of the world championship in 1992.
It was part of the entertainment at the 2008 Formula BMW world finals which was attended by several drivers who had participated in rounds of the series that supported this year’s F1 championship. Pictures from the weekend below.
Esteban Gutiérrez, winner of the inaugural Formula BMW Europe championship which supported several F1 rounds this year, and Daniel Juncadella each scored a first and a third place in the two heats. But Jim Pla beat them to pole position for the final after a single lap qualifying shoot-out.
But Formula BMW Americas champion Alexander Rossi came out on top in the final, edging out Michael Christensen by 0.655s, with Gutiérrez third.
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- Robert Kubica in the 1999 Le Mans-winning BMW V12 LMR
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- Robert Kubica with the BMW V12 LMR
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- Robert Kubica in the BMW V12 LMR
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- Robert Kubica in the BMW V12 LMR
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- BMW V12 LMR and BMW 320si World Touring Car
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- BMW V12 LMR
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- BMW M1
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- BMW 3.0 CSi
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- Robert Kubica in the BMW F1.07
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- Robert Kubica in the BMW F1.07
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- A toast to birthday boy Robert Kubica
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- Robert Kubica with his birthday cake
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- Philipp Eng won the 2007 BMW World Final
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- Eng’s prize was a drive in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- Philipp Eng in the BMW F1.07
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- David Mengesdorf
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- Jim Pla
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- Heat 1 start
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- Facundo Regalia
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- Esteban Guiterrez
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- Simon Moss and David Ostella
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- BMW world final drivers
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- BMW world final pole sitter Jim Pla with Mario Theissen
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- BMW world final start
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- BMW world final start
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- BMW world final start: Gabriel Chaves and Facundo Regalia
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- Alexander Rossi in the BMW World Final 2008, Mexico
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- BMW Safety Car
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- Alfonso Tolenado
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- Daniel Juncadella and Jazeman Jaafar
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- BMW world final
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- Alexander Rossi
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- Top top three in front of the statue of the Rodriguez brothers
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- Alexander Rossi
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- Michael Christensen
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- Esteban Guiterrez
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- Mario Theissen with Alexander Rossi, Michael Christensen and Esteban Guiterrez
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- BMW world final winner Alexander Rossi with Mario Theissen
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- BMW world final winner Alexander Rossi with Mario Theissen
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- BMW world final winner Alexander Rossi with his trophy
All photos (C) BMW ag
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Fer no.65 said on 9th December 2008, 14:28
Now i look those pictures of the old BMW tourers i wondering.
Why they don’t use the old (and really cool) red blue and light blue racing stripes insted of just blue and red on their F1 car?
Wesley said on 9th December 2008, 22:54
My favorite race car on my old Grand Turismo 4 game is the LMR BMW V12.
Great pics.