BMW has added World Endurance Championship to its LMDh program, which means a top-level return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The M Hybrid V8 uses a chassis sourced from Italy's Dallara, one of four firms supplying chassis for the category. The car will need to tip the scales at a minimum 1,030 kilograms , and its powertrain, a hybrid setup using a2023 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh race car's engine
BMW M will run its LMDh campaign with America's Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, under the BMW Team RLL banner. The current plan is to field two of the cars in the 2023 SportsCar Championship. Bobby Rahal, co-owner of RLL Racing, will serve as team principal. He will work closely with Maurizio Leschiutta, project leader at BMW for the LMDh program. It isn't clear whether Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will also be tapped for the World Endurance Championship entry.
The M Hybrid V8 underwent its initial shakedown test on Monday at Italy's Varano de Melegari circuit. More tests will take place in Europe throughout August before the program switches to the U.S. in September. The first race will be the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona next January. The race is the opening round of the 2023 SportsCar Championship, and the first for LMDh.
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