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Lusail (QAT), 21st to 22nd February 2025. BMW M Motorsport, FIA World Endurance Championship, FIA WEC, Official Prologue, Qatar, BMW M Team WRT, Hypercar, LMDh, hybrid, #20 Shell BMW M Hybrid V8, Sheldon van der Linde, René Rast, Robin Frijns.

FIA WEC: BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M4 GT3 EVO complete many test laps at the Prologue in Qatar.

Jeff Seabrook 2025 FIA WEC Monday February 24, 2025

On the weekend before the season opener of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in Qatar, four BMW M Motorsport cars completed numerous test laps during the Prologue at the Lusail Circuit. The BMW M Hybrid V8 made a strong impression and set the fastest time. The two hypercars and the two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs were presented for the first time in their new designs.

Andrea Schwab
BMW Group

Doha. On the weekend before the season opener of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in Qatar, four BMW M Motorsport cars completed numerous test laps during the Prologue at the Lusail Circuit. The BMW M Hybrid V8 made a strong impression and set the fastest time. The two hypercars and the two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs were presented for the first time in their new designs .

Bathurst (AUS), 30th January to 2nd February 2025. BMW M Motorsport, Intercontinental GT Challenge, 12H Bathurst, Team WRT, #32 BMW M4 GT3, Sheldon van der Linde, Kelvin van der Linde, Augusto Farfus.

Triumph and cheers at Bathurst: Team WRT celebrates an impressive 1-2 result with the BMW M4 GT3.

Jeff Seabrook 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge Sunday February 2, 2025

Team WRT achieved an impressive 1-2 result with the BMW M4 GT3 at the Bathurst 12 Hour (AUS), the season opener of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde (both RSA) triumphed alongside Augusto Farfus (BRA) in car #32. Following them, Valentino Rossi (ITA), Raffaele Marciello (SUI), and Charles Weerts (BEL) in the #46 BMW M4 GT3 secured second place.

Laura Claesgens
BMW Group

Bathurst. What a race, what a victory! Team WRT achieved an impressive 1-2 result with the BMW M4 GT3 at the Bathurst 12 Hour (AUS), the season opener of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde (both RSA) triumphed alongside Augusto Farfus (BRA) in car #32. Following them, Valentino Rossi (ITA), Raffaele Marciello (SUI), and Charles Weerts (BEL) in the #46 BMW M4 GT3 secured second place. It was the first victory for BMW M Motorsport in the GT3 era at the Mount Panorama Circuit. Team WRT remains undefeated in the 2025 season after successes at the 24h Dubai and the 6h Abu Dhabi (both UAE). On the sidelines of the race at Bathurst, the new BMW M3 CS Touring (fuel consumption combined: 10.5 l/100 km [26.9 mpg imp]; CO₂ emissions combined: 238 g/km in the WLTP cycle, CO₂ class: G)* celebrated its world premiere.

Daytona (USA), 22-26 January 2025. Daytona 24 Hours, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, GTP, LMDh, Prototype, BMW M Team RLL, #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, Marco Wittmann, Sheldon van der Linde, Robin Frijns, René Rast.

Dramatic finale of the 24h Daytona deprives BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M4 GT3 EVO of chances to win.

Jeff Seabrook 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday January 26, 2025

For more than 23 hours, BMW M Team RLL and Paul Miller Racing had their sights set on victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA), but a dramatic final stage dashed all hopes of a well-deserved reward for a great performance by BMW M Motorsport at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC).

Andrea Schwab
BMW Group

Daytona. For more than 23 hours, BMW M Team RLL and Paul Miller Racing had their sights set on victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA), but a dramatic final stage dashed all hopes of a well-deserved reward for a great performance by BMW M Motorsport at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC). Dries Vanthoor (BEL), who had secured pole position in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, collided with a competitor while fighting for second place and fell to fourth place due to the subsequent repairs. A similar fate befell Kelvin van der Linde (RSA) in the #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, who was also contending for the win but ultimately had to settle for fourth position in the GTD-PRO class after an incident.

Daytona (USA), 22-26 January 2025. Daytona 24 Hours, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, GTP, LMDh, Prototype, BMW M Team RLL, #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, Philipp Eng, Dries Vanthoor, Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello.

24h Daytona: Dries Vanthoor drives to the first pole position for the BMW M Hybrid V8.

Jeff Seabrook 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Friday January 24, 2025

A perfect season opener for the BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M Team RLL. In qualifying for the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA), Dries Vanthoor (BEL) drove to first place with a time of 1:33.895 minutes, securing the first pole position since the start of BMW M Motorsport's LMDh programme.

Andrea Schwab
BMW Group

Daytona. A perfect season opener for the BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M Team RLL. In qualifying for the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA), Dries Vanthoor (BEL) drove to first place with a time of 1:33.895 minutes, securing the first pole position since the start of BMW M Motorsport's LMDh programme. The BMW M4 GT3 EVO also impressed in qualifying. Dan Harper (GBR) drove the #48 Paul Miller Racing car to third place on the starting grid in the GTD PRO class with a time of 1:46.005 minutes.