BMW Z4 #77 takes two second places during the second round. The other duo the Brazilian team, Cacá Bueno/Sérgio Jimenez, was also well and secured two P4 positions. The next challenge will be on May 24th, at Silverstone in Endurance Series.

A weekend to celebrate. So was the participation of BMW Team Brasil at Brands Hatch (England), in the second round of Blancpain Sprint Series. The green and yellow takes on last Sunday (10th), two podiums with two second places with Valdeno Brito/Átila Abreu, aboard the BMW Z4 #77, and two fourth places in the other car of the cast, the BMW Z4 #0, by Cacá Bueno/Sérgio Jimenez. The celebration was animated in the best Brazilian style, and was entitled to “Happy Birthday” to Átila, who celebrate his birthday and his debut in the English circuit on Sunday.

Now the BMW Team Brasil is second in the standings-teams with 71 points in Sprint Series. In the season opener, the squad had won and conquered the podium with second place in Nogaro (Fra). The next round of Sprint Series will be June 7th, in Zolder (Bel). Before, the team participates in the disputes of the second round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone (England) on May 24th.

Main Race

The Main Race was exciting. For the Brazilian team, led by Antonio Hermann and Washington Bezerra, the good news began before the start. Soon after the race 1, the Audi #2, by Enzo Ide/Christopher Mies, was penalized with the increase of 30 seconds at the end time of race by irregularities in the pit stop. Thus, Valdeno/Átila took second place, and Jimenez/Cacá inherited fourth place, positions where the duos dropped for the Main Race.

The two cars the green and yellow team did good start and good pace dictated. In the pit stop, the work of Brazilian mechanics was very good, and the team secured positions in the box. After the stop window, the team returned to the racetrack in fourth with car #77 and fifth with the BMW Z4 #0. Valdeno, in the BMW #77, soon took the third place and tried and maintain a strong pace to took the P2. Jimenez, even considering that his equipment was not the best performance, took the car to fourth place. The victory went to Robin Frijns/Laurens Vanthoor, of the Audi #1, the duo led the weekend with two first places and a pole.

Qualifying Race

In the Qualifying Race, which opened the second stage, the Brazilians take the podium with Valdeno Brito /Átila Abreu, the BMW Z4 #77, in second. Sérgio Jimenez/Cacá Bueno, of the BMW Z4 # 0, was fourth. The highlight again to the team’s work in the pit stop, gaining positions in the pits. It was a recovery race. In the first part the car #77, with Valdeno, dropped to sixth, while Jimenez, in the #0, was for seventh, which did not prevent the team react and seek for better places, a fact that was confirmed during the race. The victory went to the duo Robin Frijns/Laurens Vanthoor aboard the Audi #1.

Driver´s Quotes:
Átila Abreu, BMW Z4 #77
“It was so very nice weekend. Began troubled half, but we were evolving and achieved encouraging results for the remainder of the season with two second places. We had a lot of learning at this round. I believe we can fight for wins and podiums throughout the year, which will come with a lot of work. In race 1,the Valdeno started well and the team did a good job in the pit stop. I was also getting used to the car and the circuit. In race 2, coming out in P2, I knew it was important to keep the position and could have a strong pace. We made changes in setup of the car which have had good results. The Valdeno took the second part of the race and managed well, and again we have good pit stop. It was a perfect weekend”.

Valdeno Brito, BMW Z4 #77
“It was great to come here and get this result. The second place was stuck in the throat, since last year, when they took on the podium with a penalty without cause. The whole team did a good job. It was a great weekend. The team is to be congratulated, because it was the maximum of performance that our car could do. Everything worked perfectly”.

Sérgio Jimenez, BMW Z$ #0
“In race 1, I left well and went out, almost could jump to third but took one touch and fell positions. The pace was good, but behind other cars, we could not get good income. In the end we took two positions and finished fourth. In Race 2, our pace was not so good, why not find the perfect setup for our car. It was not such a good result for car #0, but for the team was very positive weekend”.