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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.

Daytona (USA), 17-19 January 2025. Roar before the 24, Daytona 24 Hours, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Car-to-Car, photoshoot, BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Paul Miller Racing.

Roar before the 24: BMW M Motorsport teams and drivers intensively prepare for the 24h Daytona.

Jeff Seabrook BMW Racing News Monday January 20, 2025

During the Roar before the 24 last weekend, BMW M Motorsport drivers and teams intensely prepared for the first season highlight of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA). One week before the race, three test days featuring seven sessions were held, during which BMW M Team RLL with its two BMW M Hybrid V8s gave strong performances.

Andrea Schwab
BMW Group

Daytona. During the Roar before the 24 last weekend, BMW M Motorsport drivers and teams intensely prepared for the first season highlight of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA). One week before the race, three test days featuring seven sessions were held, during which BMW M Team RLL with its two BMW M Hybrid V8s gave strong performances. Dries Vanthoor (BEL) set the overall fastest time with 1:35.424 minutes. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) and Kelvin van der Linde (RSA) used the tests to complete their first laps as BMW M works drivers.