BMW M Crew RLL Wins at Indy!

BMW M Crew RLL has ended its lengthy successful drought with an distinctive week on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Simply days after the BMW M Hybrid V8 secured its first podium end within the FIA World Endurance Championship, the LMDh automotive triumphed with a formidable 1-2 end within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

In the course of the 6-hour race at Indianapolis (USA), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) within the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 edged out their teammates Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR). This marked their inaugural 1-2 end since becoming a member of the GTP class and their first victory of the present season.

At their residence occasion, near firm headquarters, BMW M Crew RLL reached a big milestone following a troublesome season. The workforce navigated difficult circumstances on the “Battle on the Bricks,” which started with rain and transitioned to a drying observe. They maintained flawless efficiency and made strategic choices that paid off. Notably, the #24 workforce was the primary to change to slicks among the many high contenders, positioning themselves forward. Within the closing laps, each BMW M Hybrid V8s fended off rivals amidst dense visitors, making certain that victory belonged to them. Eng and Krohn not solely celebrated their maiden win but in addition their first podium end within the IMSA collection’ high class. Beforehand, De Phillippi and Yelloly had secured the one different GTP class win throughout the 2023 season at Watkins Glen (USA).

Within the GTD class, Turner Motorsport earned one other podium with Robby Foley, Patrick Gallagher, and Jake Walker (all USA) driving the #96 BMW M4 GT3 to second place. Within the GTD PRO class, Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, and Neil Verhagen (all USA) within the #1 BMW M4 GT3 from Paul Miller Racing completed in eighth place.

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “This has been an extremely profitable week for our LMDh programme with the primary podium within the FIA WEC and the primary one-two end within the IMSA collection. Congratulations to BMW M Crew RLL, which, regardless of the troublesome season up to now, has continued to push along with our BMW M Motorsport engineers, making this nice success doable. I’m more than happy that we have now now managed to transform the potential that our BMW M Hybrid V8 has proven often this season into corresponding high outcomes twice in a row. That is the deserved reward and an amazing motivation for everybody concerned in our LMDh challenge. Congratulations additionally to Turner Motorsport for an additional podium within the GTD class, the place the workforce is having an impressive season with the BMW M4 GT3.”

Bobby Rahal (Crew Principal BMW M Crew RLL): “It is a nice day for us. I’m completely happy for everybody on our workforce, however much more for our joint challenge with BMW M Motorsport. We’ve had good and dangerous days this season, saved combating, and by no means gave up. Now we have now rewarded ourselves with this one-two outcome – proper right here, on the most effective racetracks on this planet. I’m extremely completely happy.”

Philipp Eng (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, 1st place): “I’m virtually speechless. I’m extraordinarily completely happy for everybody at BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Crew RLL. Everybody has greater than earned this success. For me personally, this win may be very emotional as a result of I’ve skilled arduous instances right here in North America when the hoped-for outcomes simply didn’t come. Right now was our day. Now it’s time to have a good time.”

Jesse Krohn (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, 1st place): “That is my eleventh yr with BMW M Motorsport, and now I stand right here, at one of the legendary locations in motorsport, having received a race within the high class. That’s unbelievable. I’m very grateful for the journey I’ve been allowed to take all this time. I’ve now received in each race automotive that BMW M Motorsport has put me in.”

Nick Yelloly (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 2nd place): “What a unbelievable workforce outcome! I’m extremely completely happy for the workforce, which after a superb season in 2023 with a win and 5 podiums needed to undergo arduous instances this yr. To have the ability to reward them with this one-two result’s nice. I’m additionally completely happy for Philipp and Jesse, who actually deserved their first win.”

Connor De Phillippi (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 2nd place): “An exceptional weekend for your entire workforce. All of us did an amazing job collectively, and everybody contributed their half to this success. The primary one-two for the BMW M Hybrid V8 is unbelievable, though I’d have preferred a distinct order, after all. However so long as one in every of our automobiles is on the very entrance, every little thing is nice!”