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Racing Enigeering to join Formula BMW Europe

The Racing Engineering team announced that it will also enter the Formula BMW Europe championship series next season. The Spanish GP2 team will follow the FMS team into the BMW series that will be part of the programme in Formula 1 weekends.

Formula BMW Europe is a new championship that will be seen on the tracks of Europe for the first time in 2008, it is a result of merging the Formula BMW Championships of UK and Germany. Boasting a 100,000 Euros prize fund the Championship will take place over eight rounds, seven of which will be part of the support programme for motor racing's premier class, the FIA Formula One World Championship.

There will be one additional round outside the Formula One calendar at a date to be announced later. Each round will consist of two races, the first to be held on Saturday, and the second on Sunday.

Team Principal Alfonso de Orleans-Borbon commented: " Racing Engineering is very happy to enter this championship. It was something we were looking forward to so as to allow the young talents a first contact with the F1 and GP2 tracks, which hopefully they will be there soon. Racing Engineering would like to thank BMW for the opportunity and trust by choosing us to be part in this exciting and new format, which will definitely produce great drivers in the future."

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