
The Bavarian manufacturer returns to the WEC for the first time since its single-season assault on the GTE Pro class with the M8 with MTEK in 2018-19, as partner team WRT fields a two-pronged effort in Hypercar with the M Hybrid V8 and M4 in LMGT3.
The Dallara-based LMDh contender has had a year of competition in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Team RLL, taking a maiden win at Watkins Glen, but van der Linde says BMW's outlook is cautious as it turns attentions to the WEC against Le Mans Hypercar contenders Toyota and Ferrari that swept the board in 2023.