Munich. BMW Motorsport Juniors Beitske Visser (NED) and Nico
Menzel (GER) will be behind the wheel of a BMW M4 GT4 for the 2018
GT4 European Series season. Both will compete for the RN Vision STS team.
The 2018 season for the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme began in
early March with the fitness camp for all participants at Formula
Medicine in Viareggio (ITA). All the details of the race schedule for
two BMW Motorsport Juniors over the coming months have now been
confirmed. Visser and Menzel will have the chance to prove themselves
in the BMW M4 GT4 in the competitive environment of the GT4 European Series.
“I am really looking forward to getting started in the BMW M4 GT4
with Nico,” said Visser. “I had the chance to drive the car in
Barcelona last year and recorded a win at the first attempt with
Dennis Marschall so now I am hoping to continue the success with Nico.”
“It is great to be able to spend a race season driving a car having
been involved in its development,” said a delighted Menzel, who
completed numerous test and development drives with the BMW M4 GT4 in
2017. “I am really looking forward to the GT4 European Series as the
racing there is at a very high level. I think that we have a great
set-up but we also understand that Beitske, the team and I will need
to get some experience first.”
Visser and Menzel will compete for the RN Vision STS team. The young,
ambitious team of experienced motorsport professionals is
headquartered in Mönchengladbach (GER) and has been competing
successfully in various series since 2016. In addition to the Juniors’
car, RN Vision STS will be competing with two further BMW M4 GT4s in
the GT4 European Series 2018 season. The team is also competing in the
NES500 series.
“For us, the collaboration with BMW Motorsport within their Junior
Programme is a special accolade and a great challenge. Above all, it
is a unique opportunity for our up-and-coming team,” said Managing
Director Marek Zuchowski. “We have some very ambitious objectives for
this year and beyond. We’re convinced that working in such a
professional environment will help us to achieve our goals.”
The GT4 European Series season consists of six race weekends. The two
season-opening races take place on 7th/8th
April, in Zolder (BEL). The series visits Brands Hatch (GBR), Misano
(ITA), Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) and the Hungaroring (HUN), before
drawing to a close on 15th/16th September with
two races at the Nürburgring.