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BMW M Hybrid V8
BMW M HYBRID V8 CELEBRATES ITS MAIDEN IMSA PODIUM, BMW M4 GT3 TEAMS CLAIN ONE-TWO IN THE GTD CLASS
Their team-mates Philipp Eng (AUT), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Marco Wittmann (GER) were also fighting for a top result in their #24 car. However, the trio had to retire due to a technical issue. The #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 consistently worked its way up after starting from eighth on the grid. In the second … Continue reading
BMW M HYBRID V8 COMPLETES FIRST ENDURANCE TEST IN THE NEW GTP ERA
Just 598 days after the BMW Group board decision and 188 days after the roll-out, the new BMW M Hybrid V8 has completed its first endurance test at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA). After a brief development period, the first BMW M Motorsport race car with a hybrid powertrain took on the great challenge … Continue reading
BMW M HYBRID V8 PROTOTYPES TO START FROM FOURTH ROW AT DAYTONA
The ‘Roar before the 24’, the traditional three-day test event one week before the Rolex 24 at Daytona (USA) ended on Sunday with the qualifying sessions determining the starting grid for the 24-hour race. The two BMW M Hybrid V8 prototypes finished the GTP class session in seventh and eighth places and will start the … Continue reading
SHELDON VAN DER LINDE AND MARCO WITTMANN TO START AT DAYTONA AND SEBRING IN THE BMW M HYBRID V8
During a media forum ahead of this weekend’s finale of the DTM season in Hockenheim (GER), BMW M Motorsport unveiled initial details of the future race programme for BMW M works drivers Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) and Marco Wittmann (GER). Both drivers will be involved when the BMW M Hybrid V8 makes its debut … Continue reading
BMW M MOTORSPORT UNVEILS THE BMW M HYBRID V8 IN ITS RACE LIVERY AND ANNOUNCES 2023 IMSA SEASON DRIVERS
The BMW M Hybrid V8 has arrived in North America and was presented to the public in its racing colours for the first time at a launch event at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles (USA). The first prototype developed by BMW M Motorsport in 25 years will sport an avant-garde livery which leverages the … Continue reading
THE BMW M HYBRID V8 TO ENTER THE NEXT PHASE OF TESTING IN THE USA
Since its roll-out on 25th July at Varano de‘ Melegari (ITA), the BMW M Hybrid V8 has got important kilometres under its belt during a number of tests at European racetracks. BMW M Motorsport engineers have obtained valuable basic data and sorted out any initial teething troubles. The result is a good basis on which … Continue reading
BMW M MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO LE MANS WITH THE HYBRID V8
BMW M Motorsport returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in 2024. One year after its debut season in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023, the new BMW M Hybrid V8 will also take on the top-class opposition in the Hypercars category in … Continue reading
NEW DESIGN, NEW NAME FOR THE BMW M HYBRID V8 LMDh PROTOTYPE
Ahead of the testing phase for the LMDh prototype for the 2023 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, BMW M Motorsport announces the name, the design, and an exciting camouflage livery for the car. The BMW M Hybrid V8 will sport a look designed by BMW Group Designworks, and celebrates the history of BMW … Continue reading
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