Augusto Farfus retires from a chaotic wet night race at Misano.
If Saturday’s first ever night race at Misano was chaotic, Sunday’s second race in the dark on the Italian Adriatic coast was even more chaotic. Rain showers resulted in many incidents, contact and a safety car period – and unfortunately, Augusto Farfus had to retire halfway through the race. As on Saturday, the weather was […]
Bad luck denies Augusto Farfus a top position in DTM’s first ever night race.
It was a spectacular first ever DTM night race that took place on Saturday night at Misano, Italy. Augusto Farfus crossed the line in 11th place – but a top position was definitely possible, had there not been a safety car period that destroyed Augusto and BMW Team RMG’s strategy. Misano on the Adriatic coast […]
Disappointing weekend for Augusto Farfus in the WEC Six Hours of Silverstone.
Augusto Farfus had a disappointing third round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) when his BMW M8 GTE retired with a mechanical issue four hours into the Six Hours of Silverstone. The #81 BMW M8 GTE, which had great reliability in the opening round of the championship at Spa-Francorchamps and good pace at the 24 […]
Augusto Farfus robbed of his chance of another top DTM result.
After Saturday’s race at Brands Hatch, Augusto Farfus was celebrating on the podium, but his fortunes were as unpredictable as the British weather, as in Sunday’s race Lady Luck was no longer on his side. He was robbed of his chance of another top result as soon as the first lap, when two cars collided […]
On the podium! Augusto Farfus races to second place at Brands Hatch.
Augusto Farfus knows the Brands Hatch podium well, having won with BMW on the long Grand Prix Circuit back in the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Today he enjoyed spraying champagne on the podium again; the driver from Curitiba secured second place on the rostrum in Saturday’s DTM race at Brands Hatch in […]
Augusto Farfus scores his best result of the season to date at Zandvoort.
Fifth place in Sunday’s race: Augusto Farfus scored his best result of the season to date at Circuit Park Zandvoort today. After yesterday’s eighth-place finish, the BMW Team RMG driver gained a further three positions and proved once more that the old-school circuit in the Dutch dunes is a track that suits him really well. […]
Augusto Farfus races into the points in the Zandvoort dunes.
Zandvoort, on the Dutch North Sea coast, is one of Augusto Farfus’ favourite tracks in the DTM calendar – and the driver from Curitiba scored six points in the first of the two Zandvoort races. He finished Saturday’s race in eighth in his Shell BMW M4 DTM. In the morning, Augusto qualified tenth on the […]
A difficult Norisring weekend comes to a close for Augusto Farfus.
Augusto Farfus has to leave the German Norising empty-handed. After finishing 14th in Saturday’s race on the Nuremberg street circuit, the BMW Team RMG driver had to settle with 17th in today’s eighth race of the 2018 DTM season after another driver sent him into a spin. Over the weekend, Augusto and the team struggled […]
Augusto Farfus races on the streets of Nuremberg.
Just one week after his appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Augusto Farfus is in action at one the highlights of the 2018 season – the fourth DTM round at Germany’s Norisring. The short 2.3 kilometre track in the city of Nuremberg is the only street circuit in the calendar and thanks to […]
Augusto Farfus reflects on a week of highs and lows at Le Mans.
The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans was the culmination of more than 18-months of work by Augusto Farfus and his team-mates from BMW M Motorsport and BMW MTEK and, despite an early finish for the #82 crew, the week was deemed a success for the BMW M8 GTE team. It was a return to […]
