Woodcliff Lake
With a lap of 1.16.011 minutes around the 2.459-mile, 10-turn circuit, Bill Auberlen qualified the No. 55 BMW M3 GT third, only .533 seconds off the class pole time. He will co-drive with Jörg Müller. Dirk Müller qualified the No. 56 BMW M3 GT sixth, .387 seconds behind his teammate, with a time of 1:16.398 minutes. He will co-drive with
Now at the mid-point of the 2012 ALMS season, BMW stands second in manufacturer points, trailing Chevrolet by 10 points. BMW Team RLL is second in ALMS team points.
Bill Auberlen, driver No. 55 M3 GT – “The guys have done an amazing job. Dunlop has given us tires that are very secure. I'm so happy with how much grip this car is making. I think the series has us over-restricted a little bit. They have us on smaller restrictor than the competition and we lack straight line speed. Tomorrow we will need the right strategy and perfect pit work.”
Dirk Müller, driver No. 56 M3 GT – “We are definitely not the fastest on the straight so we knew we couldn't fight for the pole. On my second flying lap I caught a little traffic, but I'm not complaining because that can happen. I could have had another tenth without the traffic there, which would have brought me to P5. How we prepared our car was different than the 55. We optimized our car for the race instead of qualifying and we were expecting a much bigger gap but it's very close.”
The Grand Prix of Mosport race will take the green flag at 12:00 p.m. ET tomorrow. ESPN2 will air the race same-day beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET. Live streaming coverage is available starting at 11:45 a.m. ET on ESPN3.com.
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About BMW Team RLL:
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BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
BMW’s partner, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Hilliard, Ohio and co-owned by three-time IndyCar Champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan and CBS LATE SHOW host David Letterman, has been competing for nearly two decades, compiling 22 victories, 31 poles and two series championships (1992, 2010) as well as claiming an Indianapolis 500 victory (Buddy Rice in 2004). In 2009 the team joined BMW of North America to campaign the new BMW M3 in the American Le Mans Series. In 2010 the team won both the Manufacturer and Team Championships in the GT category. In 2011 the team swept all three GT titles – Manufacturer, Team and Driver.
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