BMW M Group RLL Wins at Indy!

BMW M Group RLL has ended it’s lengthy profitable 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 dwelling occasion, near firm headquarters, BMW M Group RLL reached a big milestone following a tough season. The crew 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 crew was the primary to modify to slicks among the many high contenders, positioning themselves forward. Within the remaining laps, each BMW M Hybrid V8s fended off rivals amidst dense visitors, guaranteeing that victory belonged to them. Eng and Krohn not solely celebrated their maiden win but additionally their first podium end within the IMSA collection’ high class. Beforehand, De Phillippi and Yelloly had secured the one different GTP class win in the course of 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 Group RLL, which, regardless of the tough season to date, has continued to push along with our BMW M Motorsport engineers, making this nice success doable. I’m very happy that now we have now managed to transform the potential that our BMW M Hybrid V8 has proven continuously this season into corresponding high outcomes twice in a row. That is the deserved reward and an ideal motivation for everybody concerned in our LMDh undertaking. Congratulations additionally to Turner Motorsport for an additional podium within the GTD class, the place the crew is having an excellent season with the BMW M4 GT3.”

Bobby Rahal (Group Principal BMW M Group RLL): “It is a nice day for us. I’m blissful for everybody on our crew, however much more for our joint undertaking with BMW M Motorsport. We’ve had good and dangerous days this season, stored combating, and by no means gave up. Now now we have rewarded ourselves with this one-two consequence – proper right here, on top-of-the-line racetracks on this planet. I’m extremely blissful.”

Philipp Eng (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, 1st place): “I’m virtually speechless. I’m extraordinarily blissful for everybody at BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Group RLL. Everybody has greater than earned this success. For me personally, this win may be very emotional as a result of I’ve skilled exhausting occasions 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 12 months with BMW M Motorsport, and now I stand right here, at one of the vital legendary locations in motorsport, having received a race within the high class. That’s unimaginable. 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 incredible crew consequence! I’m extremely blissful for the crew, which after a superb season in 2023 with a win and 5 podiums needed to undergo exhausting occasions this 12 months. To have the ability to reward them with this one-two result’s nice. I’m additionally blissful for Philipp and Jesse, who actually deserved their first win.”

Connor De Phillippi (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 2nd place): “An exceptional weekend for the complete crew. All of us did an ideal job collectively, and everybody contributed their half to this success. The primary one-two for the BMW M Hybrid V8 is incredible, although I’d have favored a special order, in fact. However so long as one in every of our vehicles is on the very entrance, the whole lot is nice!”