BMW has solely received the 24 Hours of Daytona as soon as.
Confidence is a priority
But the unified approach brings reliability points. Many methods should be interoperable and suitable – with out the producers having any affect on this. “This is a very new technology of autos. Everything is new and not every part goes to be the identical. Everyone feels that means,” explains BMW Motorsport Andreas Roos. So the 24 Hours of Daytona may even be about reliability.
BMW received the 24 Hours of Daytona as soon as – a very long time in the past (1976).
Engine primarily based on DTM engine
BMW is teaming up with profitable companions to make sure that the win is repeated. Rahal Letterman Lanigan, a racing group that grew up in IndyCar racing, will act because the emergency group. Team proprietor Bobby Rahal received the 1986 Indy 500. Partners are speak present host David Letterman and entrepreneur Mike Lanigan. BMW has labored with the racing group a number of occasions – BMW M2 GT3 within the American Le Mans collection from 2009 to 2013 and BMW M6 GTLM in IMSA from 2016 to 2021.
The chassis is predicated on Dallara’s LMP2. Oreca is probably the most profitable producer within the LMP2 class. But Dallara was higher when dealing with producers. Even the final technology of Daytona prototypes needed to be primarily based on LMP2 races and Cadillac was the most effective with 27 wins and Dallara as the bottom.
Nine automobiles from 4 producers will battle for victory at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona.
As an engine, the BMW P66/3 is predicated on the discontinued DTM engine from 2012 to 2018. The four-cylinder turbo engine used within the DTM from 2019 and the P63 eight-cylinder turbo from the M8 GTE. Engine supervisor Ulrich Schulz explains, “But there was a decrease endurance versus the P48, and the next weight than the P63.”
Parts left over from Formula 1
The P66 used now was initially a vacuum. As a primary step, it needed to be modified to turbo technology. The 4-liter eight-cylinder hybrid continued with the second step.
By the way in which, the BMW M Hybrid V8 will not be constructed with the previous DTM technology. “We may even use parts and supplies from the times of Formula 1, like metal and aluminium,” says Roos. The Formula 1 challenge was accomplished on the finish of 2009.
The solely German within the high class additionally drives a BMW: Marco Wittmann. He says of his new works machine: “The automotive has loads of energy, loads of energy, no driving aids like ABS – it is only a prototype.” He shares the automotive with Augusto Farfus, Philip Eng and the youngest, Colton Herta. All-time IndyCar winner. Nick Yelli, Connor de Phillippi and DTM champion Sheldon van der Linde within the second BMW.
The race begins at 19.40 German time on Saturday. Watch the stay broadcast with English commentary totally free on IMSA.com. Pay TV channel Motors-TV may even broadcast the race stay with German commentary.