40+ BMW Race Cars Joining the Nurburgring Endurance Race

BMW will have a very strong presence and the Nurburgring 24hr endurance race this weekend with more than 40 BMW race cars joining the event. These handful of participants are spread across all classes. There’s thirteen BMW M235i racing cars, nine the BMW M6 GT3s, plus the world debut of the BMW M4 GT4.

In the history of BMW, they have bagged 19 overall wins at the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife since 1970, eight of which were one-two results. They also have no shortage of class wins, with a total of 177 overall. That’s more than any other participating brand.

There have been 1,580 BMW starts at the 24-hour race between 1970 and 2016. In comparison, Opel in second place has fewer than half as many starts. The last win was in 2010, with the BMW M3 GT of BMW Team Schnitzer and the drivers Augusto Farfus, Jörg Müller, Pedro Lamy and Uwe Alzen.

This year, Farfus (with 1 win) and Müller (with 2 wins) will be racing behind BMW wheels. BMW newcomers Marc Basseng and Timo Scheider, plus experience drivers like Philipp Eng, Maxime Martin and Alexander Sims who are (reigning winners of the 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps) will also be there. DTM champions Marco Wittmann, Bruno Spengler and Martin Tomczyk adds to list of amazing drivers for BMW for the endurance race this weekend.

If you’re planning on traveling to the Nurburgring to watch the race, feel free to check out the BMW M Festival which will also take place this weekend at the Green Hell.