Last weekend, the BMW M6 GT3 went on a farewell tour – the successful racing car from BMW M was once again able to prove its full potential in several racing series.
Some of the fans and motor racing journalists had already written off the BMW M6 GT3 for the 2021 DTM season – the message being that the competition was already too far ahead at the start of the year. So it was all the more impressive to witness the great season enjoyed by Marco Wittmann and Walkenhorst Motorsport with the BMW M6 GT3. The grand finale at the Norisring, Germany last weekend was marked by gripping battles and a few retirements. Overall, Wittmann managed 4th place in the final reckoning, a surprisingly strong end to the season. This result was the final page of the DTM chapter for the BMW M6 GT3.
And action: the new BMW M4 GT3 is ready to race.
The present and future of GT racing at BMW M Motorsport met at the three-hour race at ‘Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’, the final round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Walkenhorst Motorsport competed with two BMW M6 GT3s in the Pro class. The vehicle with the number 34 had David Pittard, Jake Dennis and Nick Yelloly at the helm, while number 35 was driven by Martin Tomczyk, Thomas Neubauer and Nick Catsburg. In the Pro-Am class, Jens Klingmann, Marc Liebhauser and Karim Ojjeh were behind the wheel of the Boutsen Ginion BMW M6 GT3. And the new BMW M4 GT3 completed another important test in race conditions: as guest starters, the cockpit of the new BMW M GT racing car was shared by BMW works drivers Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus and Jesse Krohn.
The BMW Junior Team had its sights set on its third win of the year in the BMW M6 GT3 at the final round of this season’s NLS. Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen were also still in with a chance of winning the NLS Speed Trophy, which recognises the best GT crew of the season. Before the final weekend, the trio was in second position with 140 points, just four points off the lead. But the team was out of luck: The BMW M6 GT3 was hit whilst lapping back-markers and spun off.
There was greater success in the V4: Danny Brink and Philipp Leisen were able to defend last year’s NLS overall title in the BMW 325i and took top spot on the final podium for the third time after 2018 and 2020.
BMW Junior Team
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