BMW Motorsport returned with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as its team partner. From 2009 to present day, BMW Team RLL has campaigned the M3 GT, Z4 GTE, M6 GTLM and M8 GTE, netting numerous wins plus the team championship in 2010 and the driver, team and manufacturer titles in 2011.For IMSA’s 50th anniversary season, BMW Team RLL returns for a second season with the M8 GTE, hot off of two GTLM class wins at the end of 2018. Driver John Edwards, once the young gun of the team, returns as one of the senior members of the squad alongside season regulars Connor De Phillipi, Jesse Krohn and Tom Blomqvist.
The 2019 Rolex 24 At Daytona will also feature a very special driver – Alex Zanardi (LEFT), who joins Colton Herta, Philipp Eng and Chaz Mostert for the twice-around-the-clock classic. Zanardi will pilot the M8 GTE using a
uniquely-designed steering wheel and hand-operated brake lever engineered by BMW Motorsport over a 15-year relationship with Zanardi.“Alex’s participation in the Rolex 24 is a celebration of one man’s spirit, and represents how strong the synergy is between our racing and road car programs,” says Leleu. “BMW has been among the first manufacturers to
introduce anti-lock braking and digital motor electronics proven in our racecars to our road cars. I have no doubt that in future years we’ll see the kind of mechanical and electronic systems we are pioneering with Alex on the race track help many more drivers’ lives to be better and safer on the road.” In what might be the most competitive class, BMW Team RLL is poised to add yet another winning chapter in its IMSA story.
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