1. William Anthony Auberlen was born on October 12,1968 and is an American factory race car driver known for his affiliation with BMW, driving cars made and run by the famous German marque for a number of years.
16 Facts About Bill Auberlen
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Bill Auberlen currently competes for Turner Motorsport in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge.
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Bill Auberlen was born in Redondo Beach, California, located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and attended Rolling Hills High School.
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Bill Auberlen's career started in the 1970s in motocross, with Auberlen moving to IMSA GTU in 1987.
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Bill Auberlen stayed there until 1997, his last year resulting in him winning the championship.
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Bill Auberlen mentioned in a 2020 edition of the Marshall Pruett Podcast that he was in advanced negotiations with Hogan Racing for a drive in the 1998 CART series but chose to pursue an opportunity with BMW instead.
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Bill Auberlen briefly stepped up to Grand-Am's Daytona Prototype class in 2003, in addition to driving a BMW 325i for Turner Motorsport in World Challenge touring.
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Bill Auberlen won both the 2003 and 2004 Speed World Challenge Touring Car Championship behind the wheel of a Turner Motorsport BMW 325i.
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For 2004, Bill Auberlen dedicated himself to the production-based World Challenge GT class for BMW Motorsport's Prototype Technology Group team, earning the series championship for BMW.
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In 2005, Bill Auberlen continued to drive for BMW PTG in Grand-Am's GT series, while driving for Panoz Racing in IMSA's American Le Mans Series.
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Bill Auberlen has won six professional auto-racing championships, four with BMW power.
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Bill Auberlen has competed in over 500 professional races to date, 339 in BMWs.
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Bill Auberlen's results include 91 race victories, 188 podium finishes, 56 pole positions, 83 fastest race laps and 110 records.
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For four seasons, Bill Auberlen drove full-time for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IMSA GTLM class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship; first in a BMW Z4 GTE then BMW M6 GTLM.
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In November 2017, Bill Auberlen was named a BMW Brand Ambassador, but stepped down as a full-time driver in GTLM for 2018.
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Bill Auberlen continued to compete part-time for RLLR in the endurance races, while driving for Turner Motorsports in the IMSA GTD class in shorter events, driving a BMW M6 GT3.