IMSA – Tomczyk and Sims join the Team RLL program

After announcing his retirement from DTM, Martin Tomczyk will remain under the colors of BMW by joining Team RLL in IMSA qui engage les M6 en GTLM. Le champion 2011 fera équipe avec John Edwards en remplaçant Lucas Luhr. Alexander Sims remplacera quant à lui le nouveau promu chez Porsche Dirk Werner en faisant équipe avec Bill Auberlen.

“We are preparing for a 2nd passion season with the BMW M6 GTLM in North America, commented Jens Marquardt, director of BMW Motorsport. Our objective is of course to achieve a first victory with this car. »

“I would like to thank Dirk Werner and Lucas Luhr for their efforts last season and we are now delighted to welcome Alexander Sims and Martin Tomczyk. I'm sure they will both adapt quickly to Team RLL. I wish Dirk the best for the future. We have been delighted to have him with us since 2010. He impressed us with his speed and professionalism”, added Jens Marquardt.

Augusto Farfus and Bruno Spengler will join Alexander Sims and Bill Auberlen for the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 28-29. The second crew will be reinforced by Kuno Wittmer and Nicky Catsburg.