Team MTEK was founded in 2012 by Ernest Knoors. After a stint with the BMW Sauber squad Knoors, joined Scuderia Ferrari. With Ferrari the Dutchman was responsible for the customer engines supplied to Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sauber and other teams. He returned to BMW in 2012 forming Team MTEK, a BMW supported DTM entry.[3] After BMW's return to DTM in 2012, Team MTEK joined in the 2013 season along with BMW factory supported entry's by Team RMG, Team RBM and Team Schnitzer.
For its debut season the team started with two rookies to the series, Timo Glock and Marco Wittmann. Glock left Formula 1 in 2012 to join the DTM series in 2013. Wittmann was a former Formula 3 Euro Series race winner who converted to GT racing in 2012. In 2012 Wittmann ran the VLN championship in a BMW supported entry.
The teams first (double) podium came at the Red Bull Ring scoring a second (Wittmann) and third (Glock) finish. Glock also won the season finale at the Hockenheimring. Team MTEK finished seventh in the team championship, third out of four BMW teams.
For 2014 the team retained Glock but replaced Wittmann by António Félix da Costa. BMW replaced the BMW M3 DTM with the BMW M4 DTM. The team struggled with the new car. Glock's best result was a third place at the Red Bull Ring. Félix da Costa struggled scoring points in his rookie season, he did so on two occasions. The team finished eleventh in the team standings.
Bruno Spengler joined Team MTEK in 2015 coming over from Mercedes' HWA Team. The 2012 season champion scored six podium finishes ending fifth in the drivers' championship. Glock scored a sole win at Oschersleben. The team finished fourth in the team standings.
^DTM Media Guide 2016. ITR GmbH. p. 62. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^"Xclusief: Uitgebreid interview met Nederlandse DTM-teambaas Ernest Knoors". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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team, mtek, commonly, known, racing, team, located, amsterdam, netherlands, founded2012baseamsterdamteam, principal, ernest, knoorsformer, seriesfia, world, endurance, championshipdeutsche, tourenwagen, masters, contents, history, 2013, season, 2014, season, 2. Team MTEK commonly known as BMW Team MTEK is a racing team located in Amsterdam Netherlands 1 2 BMW Team MTEKFounded2012BaseAmsterdamTeam principal s Ernest KnoorsFormer seriesFIA World Endurance ChampionshipDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters Contents 1 History 1 1 2013 season 1 2 2014 season 1 3 2015 season 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editTeam MTEK was founded in 2012 by Ernest Knoors After a stint with the BMW Sauber squad Knoors joined Scuderia Ferrari With Ferrari the Dutchman was responsible for the customer engines supplied to Scuderia Toro Rosso Sauber and other teams He returned to BMW in 2012 forming Team MTEK a BMW supported DTM entry 3 After BMW s return to DTM in 2012 Team MTEK joined in the 2013 season along with BMW factory supported entry s by Team RMG Team RBM and Team Schnitzer 2013 season edit See also 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters nbsp Marco Wittmann at Zandvoort in 2013 For its debut season the team started with two rookies to the series Timo Glock and Marco Wittmann Glock left Formula 1 in 2012 to join the DTM series in 2013 Wittmann was a former Formula 3 Euro Series race winner who converted to GT racing in 2012 In 2012 Wittmann ran the VLN championship in a BMW supported entry The teams first double podium came at the Red Bull Ring scoring a second Wittmann and third Glock finish Glock also won the season finale at the Hockenheimring Team MTEK finished seventh in the team championship third out of four BMW teams 2014 season edit See also 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters For 2014 the team retained Glock but replaced Wittmann by Antonio Felix da Costa BMW replaced the BMW M3 DTM with the BMW M4 DTM The team struggled with the new car Glock s best result was a third place at the Red Bull Ring Felix da Costa struggled scoring points in his rookie season he did so on two occasions The team finished eleventh in the team standings 2015 season edit See also 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Bruno Spengler joined Team MTEK in 2015 coming over from Mercedes HWA Team The 2012 season champion scored six podium finishes ending fifth in the drivers championship Glock scored a sole win at Oschersleben The team finished fourth in the team standings Gallery edit nbsp Timo Glock at the Hungaroring 2013 nbsp Marco Wittmann at Zandvoort 2013 nbsp Antonio Felix da Costa at the Hockenheimring 2014 nbsp Timo Glock at the Hockenheimring 2014References edit DTM Media Guide 2016 ITR GmbH p 62 DTM Media Guide 2016 ITR GmbH p 62 Retrieved 23 July 2016 Xclusief Uitgebreid interview met Nederlandse DTM teambaas Ernest Knoors Racexpress nl Retrieved 19 July 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to MTEK Team MTEK on dtm com Team MTEK on bmw motorsport com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Team MTEK amp oldid 1154616065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
