BMW M Staff RLL Wins at Indy!

BMW M Staff RLL has ended its 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 automobile 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 Staff RLL reached a big milestone following a tough season. The crew navigated difficult situations on the “Battle on the Bricks,” which started with rain and transitioned to a drying observe. They maintained flawless efficiency and made strategic selections that paid off. Notably, the #24 crew was the primary to modify to slicks among the many prime contenders, positioning themselves forward. Within the ultimate 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 sequence’ prime class. Beforehand, De Phillippi and Yelloly had secured the one different GTP class win through 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 sequence. Congratulations to BMW M Staff RLL, which, regardless of the tough season thus far, has continued to push along with our BMW M Motorsport engineers, making this nice success potential. I’m very happy that we’ve now managed to transform the potential that our BMW M Hybrid V8 has proven incessantly this season into corresponding prime outcomes twice in a row. That is the deserved reward and an excellent 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 (Staff Principal BMW M Staff RLL): “This can be a nice day for us. I’m joyful 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, saved combating, and by no means gave up. Now we’ve rewarded ourselves with this one-two outcome – proper right here, on among the best racetracks on the earth. I’m extremely joyful.”

Philipp Eng (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, 1st place): “I’m virtually speechless. I’m extraordinarily joyful for everybody at BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Staff 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. At present was our day. Now it’s time to rejoice.”

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 prime 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 automobile that BMW M Motorsport has put me in.”

Nick Yelloly (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 2nd place): “What a unbelievable crew outcome! I’m extremely joyful for the crew, which after a great 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 joyful for Philipp and Jesse, who actually deserved their first win.”

Connor De Phillippi (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 2nd place): “An outstanding weekend for the complete crew. All of us did an excellent job collectively, and everybody contributed their half to this success. The primary one-two for the BMW M Hybrid V8 is unbelievable, despite the fact that I might have appreciated a distinct order, in fact. However so long as certainly one of our vehicles is on the very entrance, all the things is nice!”