BMW Delivers the first Victory and Double Podium for the M8 GTE
Munich. Nine races into the inaugural IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season of the BMW M8 GTE, BMW Team RLL added another entry in the record books by delivering the first victory and first double podium finish for the all-new GT car at the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (USA).
BMW Team RLL Finish Sixth and Eighth Place at Road America
The results for BMW Team RLL in today’s Continental Tire Sports Car Showcase at Road America belie an effort that came within minutes of delivering the first victory for the BMW M8 GTE. Taking over the lead on lap 42 with one hour remaining, Connor De Phillippi, driving the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, looked to be a winner until minutes from the checkered flag.
BWM #98 suffers mechanical Throttle Woes at 2018 Nurburgring 24 Hours
Having finished runner-up last year, luck once again deserted ROWE Racing.
John Edwards Secures GTLM Pole at Mid-Ohio
John Edwards, with Ohio relatives anxiously watching, driving the #24 BMW took pole position for the Ohio-based Team RLL in the GT Le Mans class. Edwards was followed closely by Nick Tandy’s Porsche 911 RSR and Alexander Sims in the sister #25 BMW M8 GTE.
Conciliatory result for BMW M8 GTE in Long Beach
Munich. With a fifth place in the GTLM class, the #24 BMW M8 GTE of John Edwards (USA) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) gifted BMW Team RLL a conciliatory result in the third race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
BMW M8 makes Podium at Sebring
At the classic 12 Hours of Sebring (USA), the new BMW M8 GTE celebrated its maiden podium finish. After 328 laps, Alexander Sims (GBR) finished round two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship second in the GTLM class at the wheel of car number 25. He had shared driving duties with fellow BMW Team RLL drivers Connor De Phillippi and Bill Auberlen (both USA), leading the pack in some phases of the race.
The number 24 BMW M8 GTE – driven by Jesse Krohn (FIN), John Edwards (USA) and Nick Catsburg (NED) – had to retire in the final hour of the race.
BMW M8 GTE Racing Career begins at Daytona
Daytona. The racing career of the new BMW M8 GTE officially kicked off at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Daytona (USA) this weekend. At the Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Krohn (FIN), John Edwards (USA), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished seventh in GTLM class after 773 laps, sharing driving duties at the wheel of the number 24 car.
