BMW Team RLL today revealed two commemorative 100th anniversary liveries for the new BMW M6 GTLM race cars, with which Bobby Rahal’s (US) team will compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The number 25 car has a look reminiscent of the BMW 3.0 CSL, which contested its first season of racing in North America back in 1975 and claimed the first victory for BMW at Daytona 40 years ago.
The second BMW M6 GTLM will race with the number 100. To mark BMW’s100th anniversary this year.
The livery on the number 25 BMW M6 GTLM reflects four cars throughout the history of BMW Motorsport. The first car was the famous number 25 BMW 3.0 CSL that gave BMW its first major US race win at the 12 Hours of Sebring (US) in 1975. The second is an image of the BMW M1 from 1980 and 1981. In addition to a successful racing history, the BMW M1 is significant as the first of the sports cars developed independently by BMW Motorsport GmbH.
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