The BMW M Hybrid V8 finally arrives in North America where it will celebrate its motorsport debut next January. On this occasion, the endurance car received the final race livery with massive “M” logos and the famous three colors celebrating their 50th anniversary.e anniversary in 2022. As a reminder, BMW Motorsport GmbH was founded on May 1, 1972. Throughout this year, the M Sport and M road cars are receiving an anniversary logo to mark half a century of M.
The electrified endurance racer was unveiled last night at a glitzy event held in Los Angeles at the Petersen Museum. It sports one of the biggest kidney grille applications we’ve ever seen, but it’s ultra-wide rather than the controversial large grille of an M3 or M4. The massive ‘M’ logo adorning the shark fin is a nice touch and you’ll also notice the ‘World’s Mightiest Letter’ in a generously sized font on the front fascia.
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Coinciding with the unveiling of the race car’s livery, BMW announces the drivers who will tame the M Hybrid V8 on the track. For next year’s GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the two hybrid machines will be raced by BMW M factory drivers Connor De Phillippi, Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus and Nick Yelloly. Additionally, another driver who will be involved in the 24 Hours of Daytona is IndyCar driver Colton Herta.
Let’s not forget that BMW M Motorsport announced at the end of July that the M Hybrid V8 will also race in Europe from 2024. The LMDh prototype will compete in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), which means we will see it at the famous Le Mans on the Sarthe circuit in France. In 1999, the V12 LMR triumphed there.
Meanwhile, the spiritual successor to the V12 LMR entered US testing earlier this week at Sebring. It will be exhibited next weekend during the Petit Le Mans.
The BMW M Hybrid V8 finally arrives in North America where it will celebrate its motorsport debut next January. On this occasion, the endurance car received the final race livery with massive “M” logos and the famous three colors celebrating their 50th anniversary.e anniversary in 2022. As a reminder, BMW Motorsport GmbH was founded on May 1, 1972. Throughout this year, the M Sport and M road cars are receiving an anniversary logo to mark half a century of M.
The electrified endurance racer was unveiled last night at a glitzy event held in Los Angeles at the Petersen Museum. It sports one of the biggest kidney grille applications we’ve ever seen, but it’s ultra-wide rather than the controversial large grille of an M3 or M4. The massive ‘M’ logo adorning the shark fin is a nice touch and you’ll also notice the ‘World’s Mightiest Letter’ in a generously sized font on the front fascia.
12 Pictures
Coinciding with the unveiling of the race car’s livery, BMW announces the drivers who will tame the M Hybrid V8 on the track. For next year’s GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the two hybrid machines will be raced by BMW M factory drivers Connor De Phillippi, Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus and Nick Yelloly. Additionally, another driver who will be involved in the 24 Hours of Daytona is IndyCar driver Colton Herta.
Let’s not forget that BMW M Motorsport announced at the end of July that the M Hybrid V8 will also race in Europe from 2024. The LMDh prototype will compete in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), which means we will see it at the famous Le Mans on the Sarthe circuit in France. In 1999, the V12 LMR triumphed there.
Meanwhile, the spiritual successor to the V12 LMR entered US testing earlier this week at Sebring. It will be exhibited next weekend during the Petit Le Mans.