BMW M Motorsport returns to the FIA World Endurance Chaprint

The BMW M Hybrid V8 not only used the Dallara test track for an initial function test, but is also on the road there for several days this week. BMW M works drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) take turns at the wheel. "It was an honor and a pleasure to be able to do the first laps in the BMW M Hybrid V8," said De Phillippi after the rollout on Monday. “It was a historic day for BMW M Motorsport within the LMDh project. We tested all functions step by step and were able to do a few laps at almost full power towards the end of the day. That's a good record for a rollout. Many thanks to everyone who is working hard on this project: at BMW M Motorsport, BMW M Team RLL, BMW M Team RMG and Dallara!”

Further test runs in Europe are scheduled for August, before BMW M Team RLL and a BMW M Motorsport team of experts in North America begin the specific preparations for the IMSA season in September. Numerous BMW M works drivers will be deployed during the test phase. The cockpit crews for the 2023 IMSA season will be decided at a later date. This also applies to the choice of the WEC team and the drivers for the 2024 season. The year after next, BMW M Motorsport will be returning to Le Mans with a prototype for the first time since 1999. Back then, Joachim Winkelhock (GER), Pierluigi Martini (ITA) and Yannick Dalmas (FRA) celebrated overall victory in the BMW V12 LMR after 24 hours. In the same year, the vehicle also triumphed at the 12 Hours of Sebring (USA), where its successor, the BMW M Hybrid V8,

BMW M Motorsport returns to the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in the 2024 season.

BMW M Motorsport returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in the 2024 season.