Both BMW M Motorsport teams have raced in Macau several times in the past and have a wealth of experience. The BMW M Team WRT won the FIA GT World Cup in 2016 and also has other podium finishes. ROWE Racing started with the BMW M6 GT3 in both 2016 and 2017. In 2019, the team made it onto the podium with two vehicles and took second and third place. Farfus won both qualifying and the main race in the BMW M6 GT3 of BMW M Team Schnitzer in 2018. At BMW M Motorsport's last appearance in 2019, before the pandemic, the Brazilian took fourth place.