Here's a first look at BMW M's LMDh racer that will compete at the top level in the IMSA SportsCar Championship starting from 2023.
BMW M on Monday revealed its sports prototype being developed for the new LMDh category of race car eligible for the top classes of both the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship starting from 2023.
Called the BMW M Hybrid V8, the car features a design that's distinctly BMW, thanks to a kidney grille and Hofmeister kink . The car also sports “50 Jahre BMW M” scripts to mark this year's 50th anniversary of the founding of BMW M. Jahre is the German word for “years.” BMW M has only committed to the SportsCar Championship thus far, in the series' premier GTP class, but hasn't ruled out an entry in the WEC's Hypercar class specifically for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the main event on the WEC calendar. It means we could potentially see BMW M competing at the top level at Le Mans for the first time since 1999, back when its V12 LMR sports prototype secured the automaker's first and only overall victory in the French classic.
The GTP and Hypercar classes will be open to both LMDh race cars and those built to Le Mans Hypercar rules, as Balance of Performance measures will be used to ensure an even playing field.In line with LMDh rules, BMW M uses a chassis sourced from Italy's Dallara, one of four firms supplying chassis for the category.
BMW M will run its LMDh campaign with America's Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, under the BMW Team RLL banner. The current plan is to field two of the cars in the 2023 SportsCar Championship. Bobby Rahal, co-owner of RLL Racing, will serve as team principal. He will work closely with Maurizio Leschiutta, project leader at BMW M for the LMDh program.
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