MUNICH, Germany, December 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has officially confirmed the nine international records set by the BMW H2R for hydrogen-powered vehicles with a reciprocating engine. The records were set on September 19th at the BMW Testing Centre in Miramas (Southern France). "The confirmation of our nine international records by the FIA provides impressive evidence of the performance capacity of BMW hydrogen technology. BMW has written automobile history," says Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel, Member of the Board for Development and Purchasing, BMW AG.

Here are the detailed records achieved by the BMW H2R, arranged according to distance, time and average speed:

t in sec. v in km/h - 1 kilometre with flying start: 11.993 300.175 - 1 mile with flying start: 19.9985 289.704 - 1/8 mile with standing start: 9.937 72.880 - 1/4 mile with standing start: 14.967 96.774 - 1/2 kilometre with standing start: 17.342 103.794 - 1 mile with standing start: 36.850 157.222 - 10 miles with standing start: 221.773 261.242 - 1 kilometre with standing start: 26.749 134.584 - 10 kilometres with standing start:146.409 245.887 <end_table This monovalent record vehicle benefits from the technologies of the serial development. In the following years, BMW will make a 7 Series version available to customers which can be operated both on hydrogen and petrol. This is an important step towards the introduction of hydrogen into everyday motoring. For questions please contact: Corporate Communications Daniel Kammerer, AK-21 / Technology Commmunications, Head of CleanEnergy Telephone: +49-89-382-25506, Fax: +49-89-382-23927 Michael Blabst, AK-21, Head of Technology Communications Telephone: +49-89-382-24697, Fax: +49-89-382-23927 Media Website: www.press.bmwgroup.com email: presse@bmw.de