BMW drivers for IMSA in 2023

The four drivers who will defend the colors of BMW M Team RLL in IMSA 2023 are known. Connor de Phillippi, Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus and Nick Yellolly are thus the lucky ones chosen for the whole of next season. They will be divided into cars no. 24 and 25. De Phillippi and Yellolly will form a first duo, Farfus and Eng a second.

Connor de Phillippi (Photo: BMW)

“Since the announcement of the GTP project, I dreamed of being part of the program. I know we are all looking forward to the championship battle for BMW M Motorsport at the highest level of IMSA competition. It is an honor for me to have this unique opportunity”, said Connor de Phillippi, who was the first to sit behind the wheel of the prototype in Varano de Melegari (Emilia-Romagna).

Phillip Eng (Photo: BMW)

“I'm really looking forward to the challenge and I'm grateful to BMW M Motorsport for the trust they have placed in me. I will never forget my first laps in the BMW M Hybrid V8. It's a thoroughbred race car with a huge amount of performance and power. It reminds me of the class 1 cars of the DTM. It will be a lot of fun to drive it on the IMSA circuits”, added Phillip Eng.

Nick Yellolly (Photo: BMW)

“After my first outings at Daytona and Sebring, it’s fantastic to now compete the entire season in North America in this superb car. For me, it's a return to my roots with high downforce racing cars. I'm really looking forward to it.", for Nick Yellolly.

Finally, Augusto Farfus was the most talkative. “Representing BMW M Motorsport at the highest level again and being involved in the start of this new era of motorsport is a unique opportunity and a great honor for me. This exciting project is one of the highlights of my career. The opposition is very strong and we will learn a lot in our first year. However, I think we have everything in place to achieve good results from the start. We are working really hard to make this possible”, confided the Brazilian.

They will be on the track in competition from the 24 Hours of Daytona (January 26-29) where they will be joined by other drivers to be announced later. One of them will be Colton Herta. René Rast is also expected to reinforce theEndurance Cup

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