No third BMW in Hypercar at the 24 2025 Hours of Le Mans

While the rumor of a third BMW M Hybrid V8 in the coming 24 Hours of Le Mans was running, Andreas Roos confirmed that the contingent of cars from the propeller firm would remain fixed at two examples in the Hypercar category for the 93rd edition of the Sarthe classic.

« To be honest, we have had requests, but at this stage, nothing has been signed., answered Andreas Roos, Head of Motorsport at BMW M Motorsport when we asked him about it in the paddock of the 1812 km of Qatar, the opening round of the 2025 season of the WEC. This will not happen for Le Mans this year, because the calendar is now too tight. »

BMW has had contacts with potential customer teams in IMSA

The possibility of seeing a third LMDh from the German firm in Le Mans in the future is however not excluded. In the future we will see, but there are a lot of things that have to fit together and mesh with each other. It could be a customer car or a championship car. IMSA (where RLL runs two BMW M Hybrid V8s. Editor’s note) ", added Andreas Roos on this subject.

Roos also confirmed to us that several teams are interested in running the prototype from across the Rhine in IMSA, even if nothing has been done yet according to him: " We have a lot of requests for customer cars, especially in the US, but we'll see. I can't tell you right now which way it's going to go. »

Unlike last year, BMW is not expected to present an Art Car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

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