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No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 Scores Second Consecutive Runner-up Result with Second Place GTP Finish at Long Beach. No. 24 Finishes Fourth. Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Repeats Long Beach GTD Class Victory.
Sun Apr 16 04:45:00 CEST 2023 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – April 15, 2023 . . . Today, BMW M Team RLL had an excellent day at the beach. In only the team’s third race with the all-new BMW M Hybrid V8 racing cars, a second and fourth GTP class result was a well-deserved season’s-best effort.
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Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – April 15, 2023 . . . Today,
BMW M Team RLL had an excellent day at the beach. In only the team’s
third race with the all-new BMW M Hybrid V8 racing cars, a second and
fourth GTP class result was a well-deserved season’s-best
effort.
Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly scored their
second consecutive runner-up finish of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech
Sports Car season, with Yelloly making his first start at the
1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit. The No. 25 BMW M Hybrid
V8 completed 78 laps in the 100-minute event, a yellow flag ending the
race under caution. Philipp Eng and Augusto Farfus finished fourth in
the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8, both also making their first Long Beach
starts.
The race’s first hour was only slowed by one
caution period, following an incident on the opening lap, and lasting
for the first 10 minutes of the race. Both BMW M Hybrid V8 machines
had a turn in the lead before pitting. Yelloly stopped the No. 25 on
lap 33 to hand off to De Phillippi, the Californian reentering in
fourth. Two laps later, Farfus pitted the No. 24 car. Eng reentered
the race in seventh. De Phillippi moved into a podium position (third)
on lap 52 with Eng moving to sixth as a competitor made a late stop.
Eng moved up to fifth as the last GTP competitor pitted. A rare error
sent De Phillippi into a runoff area on lap 58 and back to fourth, but
he climbed back to third, setting the race’s fast lap (1:11.503
minutes), and ultimately propelling himself and the BMW to second, in
the final minutes of the race.
“To be honest we really did
not know what to expect from the first sprint race for the GTP
cars,” said Bobby Rahal, Team Principal. “Right
from the start of the weekend, the BMW M Hybrid V8s looked good. We
gave a good run for the win, but we can be very proud of our effort
today.”
“Thank you to the entire team for the great
performance today! Congratulations to BMW M RLL, to BMW Motorsport,
and to our drivers,” said Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M
Motorsport. “After our first podium in Sebring, here we are
again on the podium with Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly,
including the fastest lap of the race by Connor. I’m also proud of the
result by Augusto Farfus and Philipp Eng with a strong 4th place
finish. The fastest race lap showed the great effort by the entire
team over the last few weeks and the progress that has been made. At
Long Beach, were able to fight for the win. This shows how good our
cars are. I would also like to congratulate Madison Snow, Bryan
Sellers and Paul Miller Racing for their victory in the GTD class
today. Thank you everyone for these great results.”
Connor De Phillippi, driver No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8
(P2): “I put myself in a less than ideal situation when I ran
long trying to pass the Porsche. Luckily, I found the TC-off button
and spun the car around. There was still 30 minutes remaining, so I
put my head down. The car was fantastic at the end and to see how
competitive we were was great.”
Nick Yelloly, driver No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 (P2): “A
second second-in-a-row finish is probably more than I could have hoped
for, but we had high expectations. Yes, it was my first time at Long
Beach and my first podium here, so I am delighted.”
Philipp Eng, driver No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 (P4): “The
team made another good step forward following Sebring. Congrats to the
No. 25 guys. Long Beach was a great experience. Hopefully, next time,
will be time for the No. 24 car.”
Augusto Farfus, driver No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8
(P4): “We can leave Long Beach with a smile. I really enjoyed
my first visit to this circuit, and I am sure Philipp did as well. We
had a seamless day and, as a team, BMW M Team RLL is really making
progress.”
The No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 of Bryan Sellers and
Madison Snow, IMSA’s 2022 Sprint Cup champions, scored their second
consecutive GTD class win at Long Beach as well as their second
consecutive win of the season. Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher
finished eighth in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3. The No. 97
Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 of Bill Auberlen and Chandler Hull,
finished 11th.
“We certainly felt a lot of pressure to win
this race again,” said Madison Snow. “The race really
came to us after the pit stop. I moved from third to second during my
stint. The Paul Miller boys had a great stop and we jumped ahead of
the Aston. Bryan held him off as they both reentered the race and
continued to hold him off until the checkered flag.”
Round
Four of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be held
May 14 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, Calif.
Practice and qualifying for the two-hour-and-forty-minute Motul Corse
De Monterey race begins May 12. The race will be broadcast on NBC
beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
BMW’s partner, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in
Zionsville, Indiana and co-owned by three-time INDYCAR Champion and
1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, former CBS Late Show host
David Letterman and Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan, has been competing
for over three decades. Prior to the start of their 32nd season of
competition in 2023 and their 15th with BMW, the team had compiled 54
victories, 67 poles, 225 podium finishes, three series championships
(1992, 2010, 2011), claimed two Indianapolis 500 victories (Buddy Rice
in 2004, Takuma Sato in 2020) and two Rolex 24 at Daytona victories.
In 2009 the team joined BMW of North America to campaign the new BMW
M3 in the American Le Mans Series. The following year the team won
both the Manufacturer and Team Championships in the GT category and
swept all three GT titles - Manufacturer, Team, and Driver – in 2011.
In 2012, the team finished second in the Team Championship and third
in the Manufacturer Championship and in 2013, the team finished second
in the Driver, Team, and Manufacturer Championship. From 2014 to 2021,
BMW Team RLL competed in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship with a two-car program. In 2022, BMW M Team RLL
competed in the GTD PRO class in IMSA while simultaneously ramping up
for a two-car program in the much-anticipated GTP class in IMSA for
2023. In total, the team has earned 22 wins – including the 2019 and
2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance races, 30 poles and 96 podium
finishes prior to the start of the 2023 season. BMW M Team RLL
highlights also include second-place finishes in the Manufacturer,
Team, and Driver championships in 2015 and 2017 and being named the
2020 Michelin North American Endurance Champions.
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