The BMW M Group RLL has been awarded the victory within the 6-hour race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA sequence) at Watkins Glen (USA).
Watkins Glen. The BMW M Group RLL has been awarded the victory within the 6-hour race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA sequence) at Watkins Glen (USA). Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) crossed the end line in second place after a dramatic closing part, however a post-race penalty for the first-place Porsche on account of a technical violation granted the historic first win for the BMW M Hybrid V8. The final time a BMW prototype gained a race in North America was in 1999 at Sebring (USA) with the BMW V12 LMR.
Reactions to the post-race victory:
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “Wow! The primary victory for the BMW M Hybrid V8 – a historic day for BMW M Motorsport and a major milestone for our LMDh undertaking! Congratulations and thanks to everybody at BMW M Motorsport in Munich, the BMW M Group RLL, and drivers Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly! Whereas we might have most well-liked to win on the observe, this success is the results of lengthy, onerous work and the well-deserved reward for the improbable performances of everybody concerned on this programme. I’m notably delighted that our tempo was constantly robust all through the weekend, and we set the highest occasions. We have now been bettering from race to race, and we’ve got earned our first victory within the GTP class. I’m extremely happy with our whole crew!”
Nick Yelloly (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 1st place): “I’m extremely joyful for your entire crew, who’ve greater than earned this victory by means of their onerous work. We have now been steadily bettering, and the primary win was inside attain. It wasn’t the way in which we wished to win, as we desire to win on the observe and have a good time on the rostrum. Nonetheless, we gladly settle for the victory nonetheless – in any case, it’s the first for the BMW M Hybrid V8 and in addition my first within the IMSA sequence. Subsequently, it holds a particular significance for all of us.”
