Connor de Phillippi, Nick Yelloly Awarded Watkins Glen Victory After Penalty
BMW M Team RLL’s Connor de Phillippi and Nick Yelloly inherited victory at Watkins Glen after the No. 6 Porsche was penalized.
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BMW Officially Unveils Hybrid V8 GTP Challenger, Reveals Full-Time Drivers
The final livery for the BMW M Hybrid V8 was revealed Thursday in Los Angeles. The four full-time drivers were announced as well.
BMW M Team RLL Reveals Rolex 24 at Daytona Lineup
BMW Motorsport Tuesday (Jan. 12) revealed the two-car driver lineup for BMW M Team RLL’s assault on the Rolex 24 at Daytona Tuesday (Jan. 12). The lineup will be mostly BMW factory drivers with a mix of new and returning drivers to the fold in the GTD Pro class. The No. 24 BMW M4 GT3 …
Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen Join Team Hardpoint/EBM; ROAR/Rolex 24 Entry Lists Updated
Tuesday (Jan. 19) and Wednesday (Jan. 20) saw a series of updates to the entry lists for this weekend’s ROAR Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway. By extension, these updates in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will carry over to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Team Hardpoint/EBM announced that Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen …
Wayne Taylor Racing Defends Rolex 24 Victory, Sets Distance Record
Mazda Team Joest may have had the fastest car for much of the race, but they were not perfect. Neither was Wayne Taylor Racing. They were able to come to the front during the overnight hours. When the Mazdas began to fall off, the Konica Minolta-sponsored Cadillac pulled away. When the clock struck 1:40 p.m., …
Jonathan Bomarito Fastest in Thursday Rolex 24 at Daytona Practice
Mazda Team Joest continued to show Thursday (Jan. 24) that they have very good single-lap speed at Daytona International Speedway. During the second practice session, Jonathan Bomarito turned in a lap at an average of 135.373 mph to top the sessions for the day. Practice No. 1 Early morning rains swept through Daytona Beach, leaving …
Entry List: Rolex 24 at Daytona
The official entry list is out for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s biggest race of the year, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. As in the Roar Before the 24 a couple of weeks ago, 47 teams will take to the track. Despite that, there have been some changes. The DPi class is unchanged. 11 DPis …
Entry List: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Roar Before the 24
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about which teams will attempt the Rolex 24 in 2018. The mandatory Roar Before the 24 test sessions in early January give viewers a look at who will be there. As of Wednesday, there are 50 teams entered for the three-day test. On …
BMW Team RLL Announces 2017 Driver Lineup
On Friday afternoon, BMW Team RLL announced their full-time and endurance driver lineups for the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Both cars will see a mix of returning drivers and some new blood. Last year, the team ran Nos. 25 and 100. 100 was used in honor of BMW’s 100th anniversary. That number has …