Huisman with BMW at Macau

BMW’s force will be stronger than ever in Macau with the addition of Duncan Huisman. The 33-years old Dutchman will drive a BMW Team Holland car, run by RBM alongside their regular Andy Priaulx’s BMW Team UK car.

Huisman, three times a winner in the Macau Guia Race for BMW – 2001, 2002 and 2003 – might help the German Manufacturer to clinch both the FIA WTCC Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles. He will be one of the few top drivers with no ballast on board.

“André Couto will not carry ballast too. He’s good and drives a competitive car (a works Alfa Romeo). My problem is that I haven’t driven many miles in the WTCC car. On the other hand, BMW has always been competitive in Macau since fifteen years. Therefore, I should be in a position of being competitive and helping Dirk and Andy in their chase for the title,” he said.

Since ten years Huisman has emerged as one of the most successful BMW drivers. Twice a winner of the Dutch Touring Car Championship (1997 and 2000), he was a race winner in the FIA European Touring Car Championship, being classified 2nd in the 2001 Super Production Championship and claiming the Michelin Independents’ Trophy in 2003. In the current season he finished as a runner-up in the Dutch Porsche Cup, but he also won the Nürburgring 24 Hours sharing a BMW Motorsport M3 GTR with Priaulx, Boris Said and Pedro Lamy.

“That was one peak point of my career. Now I’m really much looking forward to Macau, because I want to make up from last year, when we did not manage to be competitive and this gave an halt to my winning streak there.”