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The Latest Breaking News from BMW M Motorsport

WRT could replace Rahal Letterman Lanigan as BMW’s 2026 IMSA representative

The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season.

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WRT set to expand on WEC and replace RLL as BMW's IMSA team in 2026

The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season.

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Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver in 2025

BMW has announced that Kelvin van der Linde will join its pool of factory drivers in 2025, two years after he split with rival German brand Audi.

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Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver for 2025

BMW has announced that Kelvin van der Linde will join its pool of factory drivers in 2025, two years after he split with rival German brand Audi.

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Magnussen slots into BMW WEC LMDh squad for 2025

Kevin Magnussen will be part of BMW’s World Endurance Championship driver line-up plus three endurance rounds in the IMSA Sportscar Championship as the German manufacturer unveils its LMDh plans for next year.

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Rossi team-mate Maxime Martin leaves BMW for new challenges

Spa 24 Hours winner Maxime Martin, Valentino Rossi’s regular team-mate for the past two seasons, is leaving BMW for a second time.

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BMW signs Magnussen to LMDh roster as factory driver for 2025

Kevin Magnussen will join BMW to race its M Hybrid V8 LMDh car next year after departing the Haas Formula 1 team.

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BMW confirms Rossi's LMDh outing in Bahrain WEC test

Valentino Rossi’s run in BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh at the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next month has been confirmed.

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BMW hails WEC progress but "too many mistakes" remain

Andreas Roos, boss of BMW M Motorsport, believes the German manufacturer again “did some steps on pure pace”, even though a series of penalties for its two Hypercar entries prevented it from following up on the points-paying finishes of Qatar and Imola.

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BMW hail WEC progress but "too many mistakes" remain

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Frijns, Marciello to represent BMW with Rowe Racing at Nurburgring 24 Hours

Frijns won the Nordschleife endurance epic for the Phoenix Audi squad on his most recent appearance in 2022, while former Mercedes driver Marciello claimed pole position last year and has twice finished third.

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BMW reveal WEC Hypercar drivers; Raffaele Marciello and Marco Wittmann to debut

The pair were named on Wednesday along with Rene Rast and Robin Frijns when the German manufacturer firmed up the line-ups in the two M Hybrid V8 LMDhs that will compete under the BMW M Team WRT banner during its maiden season in Hypercar.

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BMW reveals WEC Hypercar drivers, Marciello and Wittmann to debut

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BMW announces 2024 GTP lineup as Rast, Martin make LMDh debuts at Daytona

The German manufacturer announced on Wednesday that Krohn will join Philipp Eng as a full-season driver in the RLL-run team's #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 entry, while the sister #25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.

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Jesse Krohn joins BMW M Team RLL’s GTP squad for 2024 season

Krohn joins Philipp Eng as the team’s full season drivers in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in GTP. The sister car No. 25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.

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Marciello joins BMW as factory driver ahead of WEC LMDh programme

Although his exact programme will be revealed at a later date, Marciello is expected to drive one of the two works WRT-entered BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh cars in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2024.

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BMW signs Robin Frijns as works driver, will test WRT's LMDh car

Frijns currently races with WRT in the LMP2 class, which will no longer form a part of the WEC from next year when the Belgian outfit steps up to the Hypercar class to run BMW's M Hybrid V8.

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Frijns joins BMW as works driver, will test WRT's LMDh car

Frijns currently races with WRT in the LMP2 class, which will no longer form a part of the WEC from next year when the Belgian outfit steps up to the Hypercar class to run BMW's M Hybrid V8.

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2023 Bathurst 12 Hour: Rossi, Farfus, And Martin Bring Home Sixth Place

2023 marked Valentino Rossi's first Bathurst 12 Hour experience, though it wasn't his first endurance race. How did he and his teammates fare during the event?

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Valentino Rossi To Become BMW M Motorsports Driver For 2023 Season

Valentino Rossi is expanding his driving repertoire in 2023, joining the BMW M Motorsport roster of drivers to compete in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe.

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Valentino Rossi joins BMW factory driver line-up

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has been appointed as a BMW factory driver, and will conduct further duties for the German manufacturer beyond his GT World Challenge Europe programme with WRT.

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Vanthoor, Weerts join BMW as 2023 works drivers

Former Audi stalwarts Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts have joined WRT in making the switch to BMW as the German brand's latest works drivers for 2023.

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Maxime Martin returns to BMW in 2023 after Aston Martin stint

Maxime Martin will re-join BMW’s roster of factory drivers in 2023 following the conclusion of his five-year stint with rival manufacturer Aston Martin.

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Rast joins BMW as factory driver after Audi exit

Three-time DTM champion Rene Rast will join BMW’s roster of factory drivers in 2023 after announcing his exit from Audi earlier this month.

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WRT to run BMW's factory LMDh team in WEC after Audi split

Successful sportscar outfit WRT will run BMW's World Endurance Championship LMDh programme in 2024 after splitting with Audi, and is expected to race the Bavarian marque's GT3 machinery next season.

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