2024 年 3 月 12 日
一年前的故事是，25 号 BMW M Hybrid V8 在美国赛百灵 12 小时耐力赛中获得第二名后，在第二场比赛中首次登上领奖台。即将到来的周末，BMW M Team RLL 将重返赛百灵国际赛道，参加 IMSA WeatherTech 跑车锦标赛赛季的第二场比赛
慕尼黑。一年前的故事是，25 号 BMW M Hybrid V8 在美国赛百灵 12 小时耐力赛中获得第二名后，在第二场比赛中首次登上领奖台。即将到来的周末，BMW M Team RLL 将重返赛百灵国际赛道，参加 IMSA WeatherTech 跑车锦标赛赛季的第二场比赛。我们的目标是重复去年的成功，并庆祝 2024 年首次登上领奖台。
驾驶 24 号 BMW M Hybrid V8 的两名常规车手 Philipp Eng（澳大利亚）和 Jesse Krohn（芬兰）将与 Augusto Farfus（布拉）轮流驾驶。去年亚军 Connor De Phillippi（美国）和 Nick Yelloly（英国）将驾驶姊妹车 25 号赛车与 Maxime Martin（比利时）联手参加佛罗里达州的耐力经典赛。
在 GTD-PRO 组别中，BMW M 厂队车手 Madison Snow 和 Neil Verhagen 以及 Bryan Sellers（均来自美国）将在本赛季第二场比赛中为 Paul Miller Racing 争夺第二个领奖台。在代托纳，#1 BMW M4 GT3 获得第三名。好兆头：去年，Paul Miller Racing 在赛百灵 GTD 组别比赛中获胜。此次，BMW M 车队车手 Robby Foley、Patrick Gallagher 和 Jake Walker（均来自美国）将驾驶 96 号 BMW M4 GT3 代表 Turner Motorsport 参加本组别的比赛。
赛百灵 12 小时耐力赛将于当地时间周六 9:40（欧洲中部时间 14:40）开始。
赛前评论：
Andreas Roos（BMW M 赛车运动负责人）： “回到一年前我们实现了 LMDh 项目重要里程碑的地方，让 BMW M Hybrid V8 首次登上领奖台，这是一件很特别的事情。在今年的代托纳 24 小时耐力赛中，我们在比赛中表现出了强劲的速度，但未能以好的成绩来奖励自己。我们希望在赛百灵做得更好。我们分析了代托纳的数据并得出了我们的结论。几周前我们在赛百灵进行的测试让我们有信心能够在周六的比赛中发挥出色。目标是再次登上领奖台。在 GTD 组别中，我也希望我们的 BMW M Motorsport 车队能够再次获得好机会。”
Philipp Eng（#24 BMW M Hybrid V8）： “Sebring 是我在北美最喜欢的赛道之一 – 非常老派！对于 GTP 赛车来说，颠簸尤其具有挑战性。我们在代托纳展示了良好的速度，并在赛百灵测试期间朝着正确的方向迈出了重要的一步。希望我们能够为 BMW M Motorsport 和 BMW M Team RLL 取得好成绩。”
Nick Yelloly（#25 BMW M Hybrid V8）： “经过相对较长的休息后，我真的很期待赛百灵比赛。几周前我们在那里进行了一次很好的测试，与去年相比取得了显着的进步。Sebring 给我们留下了非常美好的回忆，因为我们就是在 2023 年驾驶 BMW M Hybrid V8 首次登上领奖台。当时我们在比赛中采取了保守的态度，最终获得了第二名。这次我们希望能够争取胜利。”
12h Sebring: BMW M Team RLL returns to the site of the first podium success for the BMW M Hybrid V8.
12.03.2024
The story one year ago was the first podium in the second race after the second place finish for the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 at the 12 Hours of Sebring (USA). This coming weekend, BMW M Team RLL returns to the Sebring International Raceway for the second race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Munich. The story one year ago was the first podium in the second race after the second place finish for the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 at the 12 Hours of Sebring (USA). This coming weekend, BMW M Team RLL returns to the Sebring International Raceway for the second race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The goal is to repeat last year’s success and celebrate the first podium of the season in 2024 as well.
In the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, the two regular drivers Philipp Eng (AUT) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) will take turns with Augusto Farfus (BRA). In the sister #25 car, last year’s runners-up Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) will join forces with Maxime Martin (BEL) for the endurance classic in Florida.
In the GTD-PRO category, BMW M works drivers Madison Snow and Neil Verhagen, together with Bryan Sellers (all USA), will fight for the second podium for Paul Miller Racing in the second race of the season. At Daytona, the #1 BMW M4 GT3 finished in third place. Good omen: Last year, Paul Miller Racing won in Sebring in the GTD class. This time, BMW M works driver Robby Foley, Patrick Gallagher, and Jake Walker (all USA) will compete for Turner Motorsport in the #96 BMW M4 GT3 in this category.
The 12 Hours of Sebring will start on Saturday at 9:40 local time (14:40 CET).
Comments before the race:
Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “It is something special to return to the place where we achieved an important milestone of our LMDh project one year ago with the first podium for the BMW M Hybrid V8. At this year’s 24 Hours of Daytona, we showed strong pace in the race but were not able to reward ourselves with good results. We want to do better at Sebring. We have analysed the data from Daytona and drawn our conclusions. The test we had at Sebring a few weeks ago gives us confidence that we can play a good role in the race on Saturday. The goal is to get on the podium again. In the GTD categories, I also expect our BMW M Motorsport teams to have good chances again.”
Philipp Eng (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8): “Sebring is one of my favorite tracks in North America – really old school! The bumps are especially challenging with the GTP cars. We showed good speed at Daytona and made important steps in the right direction during the Sebring test. Hopefully, we can achieve a good result for BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Team RLL.”
Nick Yelloly (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8): “After a relatively long break, I am really looking forward to the Sebring race. We had a good test there a few weeks ago and were able to make significant progress compared to last year. The memories of Sebring are very positive, as that’s where we achieved the first podium with the BMW M Hybrid V8 in 2023. We approached the race conservatively back then and ended up in second place. This time we hope to be able to fight for the win.”
