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Indianapolis (USA), 3-6 October 2024. Intercontinental GT Challenge, IGTC, Team WRT, Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon van der Linde, Charles Weerts, Shell.

Indianapolis 8 Hour: Charles Weerts wins IGTC Drivers' Title – Team WRT triumphs in thriller finale.

Jeff Seabrook 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge Sunday October 6, 2024

Great joy for BMW M Motorsport: In a true heart-stopping finale, Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), Dries Vanthoor, and Charles Weerts (both BEL) triumphed at the Indianapolis 8 Hour. At the finish, the trio in the #31 BMW M4 GT3 from Team WRT had a lead of 0.260 seconds over second place. This secured BMW M works driver Weerts the Drivers' Title at the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Andrea Schwab
BMW Group

Indianapolis. Great joy for BMW M Motorsport: In a true heart-stopping finale, Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), Dries Vanthoor, and Charles Weerts (both BEL) triumphed at the Indianapolis 8 Hour. At the finish, the trio in the #31 BMW M4 GT3 from Team WRT had a lead of 0.260 seconds over second place. This secured BMW M works driver Weerts the Drivers' Title at the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. In the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, Justin Rothberg and Robby Foley (both USA) in the #29 BMW M4 GT3 from Turner Motorsport grabbed the title in the Pro-Am class.

The foundation was laid at the start: In just a few corners, van der Linde brought the #31 BMW M4 GT3, in the design of Premium Technology Partner Shell, from fourth to second place. After the first driver change, Weerts took the lead at the Motorsport Speedway, which would last for a long time. At times, the trio from Team WRT was half a minute ahead of the rest of the field.

Indianapolis (USA), 20-22 September 2024. IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, GS, Turner Motorsport, #95 BMW M4 GT4, Dillon Machavern, Robert Megennis.

BMW M Motorsport News, 1st October 2024.

Jeff Seabrook BMW Motorsport News Tuesday October 1, 2024

In our BMW M Motorsport News, we regularly offer you a selection of photos as well as a compact and informative overview of the racing action in various championships worldwide and the successes of the BMW M Motorsport teams.

Andrea Schwab

BMW Group

Björn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport:

“In the motorsport series worldwide, the weeks of truth are beginning, where titles will be decided. Last weekend, the British GT Championship held its season finale. Century Motorsport gave a strong performance with two podium finishes. After the fantastic title win in 2023, this season was more challenging, but we are proud to have our cars so well represented in British GT. I am especially happy for CarBahn Motorsports, who claimed their first victory in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge with the BMW M4 GT4. Congratulations to all the teams and drivers who have been successful in recent weeks. October will be extremely exciting – and hopefully, we will have many titles to celebrate with our BMW M Motorsport teams. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for everyone!”

Spielberg (AUT), 27-29 September 2024. DTM, ADAC Motorsport, Schubert Motorsport, #33 BMW M4 GT3, René Rast, RoboMarkets.

DTM: René Rast triumphs at the Red Bull Ring – Schubert Motorsport leads the team standings.

Jeff Seabrook 2024 DTM Sunday September 29, 2024

The recent BMW M Motorsport success streak continued at the penultimate DTM race weekend of the season at the Red Bull Ring (AUT). René Rast (GER) triumphed in the Sunday race with the #33 RoboMarkets BMW M4 GT3, celebrating his second and the fourth season victory for Schubert Motorsport.

Laura Claesgens
BMW Group

Spielberg. The recent BMW M Motorsport success streak continued at the penultimate DTM race weekend of the season at the Red Bull Ring (AUT). René Rast (GER) triumphed in the Sunday race with the #33 RoboMarkets BMW M4 GT3, celebrating his second and the fourth season victory for Schubert Motorsport. Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) and Marco Wittmann (GER) finished in sixth and eleventh places respectively on Sunday. After a challenging Saturday race, Team Schubert made a strong comeback with Rast's win the following day and extended their lead in the team standings before the season finale. With 320 points, the team from Oschersleben (GER) has a 39-point cushion in the title fight .

Indianapolis (USA), 4-7 October 2023. Intercontinental GT Challenge, IGTC, BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Team WRT, SIXT, Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon van der Linde, Philipp Eng.

Indianapolis 8 Hour: Strong line-up for Intercontinental GT Challenge title decider.

Jeff Seabrook 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge Thursday September 26, 2024

The upcoming Indianapolis 8 Hour (USA) on 5th October (Race start: 18:15 CEST) serves as the season finale for both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. BMW M Motorsport is in contention for titles in both race series. Team WRT is competing with two BMW M4 GT3s and six BMW M works drivers to secure the driver and manufacturer titles in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Laura Claesgens
BMW Group

Munich. The upcoming Indianapolis 8 Hour (USA) on 5^th October (Race start: 18:15 CEST) serves as the season finale for both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. BMW M Motorsport is in contention for titles in both race series. Team WRT is competing with two BMW M4 GT3s and six BMW M works drivers to secure the driver and manufacturer titles in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. One of the two cars features the design of Premium Technology Partner Shell. Additionally, the simulation software provider Ansys is participating for the first time as an Official Partner. In GT World Challenge America, ST Racing and Turner Motorsport are still in contention for the title in the Pro-Am class. Five BMW M4 GT3s will be taking to the start for this event.