LMDH testing continues

The BMW M Hybrid V8 has entered the next phase of testing in the USA.

Following initial shakedown runs in Italy and Spain, BMW's next Le Mans challenger, the BMW M Hybrid V8, has entered further intensive testing in the USA. Ahead of its debut at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener at Daytona next year, the new racer will test at various racetracks in the US where BMW's focus will shift from climate analysis, day and night running, to sheer performance and reliability.

BMW reports that there have not yet been any fundamental teething troubles, works drivers Connor De Phillippi, Sheldon van der Linde, Marco Wittmann, Augusto Farfus, Briton Nick Yelloly and Philipp Eng have all had outings behind the wheel. So too, the BMW Junior Team of Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen, new signing René Rast has also completed a number of laps in the new car.