BMW names Turner Motorsport driver as world's most successful privateer BMW race driver of 2011.
Munich, Germany - November 26, 2011 - Besting more than 235 BMW racing drivers from across the world Turner Motorsport driver Paul Dalla Lana was awarded the 2011 BMW Sports Trophy as the most successful privateer BMW driver of 2011. The 45-year old from Toronto, Ontario, Canada accepted a check in the amount of 30,000 Euros from BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt at the annual Sport Trophy Award Ceremony, held in the Double Cone building at Munich's BMW Welt.
Left to Right: Team Owner Will Turner, Paul Dalla Lana and Bill Auberlen
"Congratulations to Paul Dalla Lana," said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "He caused a sensation in several classes in the GRAND-AM Series, in which he was a regular on the podium. It is no coincidence that a driver from Canada tops our privateer standings this year. The interest in motorsport across the Atlantic is immense, and the drivers in the North American series are also well aware that driving a BMW car significantly increases their chances."
The BMW Sports Trophy, now in its 50th year, honors the top private BMW drivers in the world as part of BMW Motorsport's Customer Racing program.
In only his second year of professional sports car racing Dalla Lana drove Turner Motorsport BMW M3s in a combined 22 GRAND-AM races winning the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sports (GS) Driver Championship to lead Turner Motorsport to the GS Team Championship and BMW to the GS Manufacturer's title.
In GS competition, five consecutive podium finishes started his season, including a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The balance of the season included four top-10 finishes. In Rolex GT, three consecutive podium finishes included wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Barber Motorsports Park. Five top-10 finishes including two top-5's finished off the year.
Dalla Lana started the season at the 24 Hours of Dubai with a fifth place finish in the No. 77 Need for Speed 2 BMW Z4 GT3.
"Congratulations to Paul on being recognized as the top privateer BMW racer in the world," said Will Turner. "It is a testament to the hard work and professionalism of Paul and everyone at Turner Motorsport. I am delighted that Michael, Bill, Joey and I could attend the event and celebrate with Paul. We had a great time, and the day before the party we spent time in meetings at BMW Motorsport to further our relationship and make future racing plans."
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About Turner Motorsport
Turner Motorsport is the leading BMW tuner in North America, bringing technology and expertise from the racetrack to the street. Turner Motorsport is not about clever marketing tricks or gimmicks. Racetrack results speak themselves. The Turner Motorsport team has won six professional racing championships in two different series since 2003. This storied success is passed into every component that Turner Motorsport designs and sells through their website catalog. Our race team, R&D engineers and Sales team work together, allowing practical knowledge and state-of-the-art engineering to flow in both directions. Few companies in North America can claim such a close relationship to what they sell and what they race.
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2012 TURNER MOTORSPORT RACE SCHEDULE
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January 26 - 27
- Rolex 24 at Daytona
March 30 - April 1
- Barber Motorsports Park
April 27 - 29
- Homestead Miami Speedway
May 11 - 13
- New Jersey Motorsports Park
June 1 - 3
- Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Challenge
June 8 - 10
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 22 - 24
- Road America
June 29 - July 1
- Watkins Glen (Long Course)
July 27 - 29
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 10 - 12
- Watkins Glen (Short Course)
August 17 - 18
- Montreal 200
Sept 7 - 9
- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept 28 - 29
- Lime Rock Park
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broadcast for all Rolex GT races, and tape delay coverage for Continental Tire Challenge
races throughout the year. Stay tuned to TMSRacing.com or SPEEDTV.com for broadcast dates
and times.
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