BMW M Motorsport News, 29th September 2026
Björn Lellmann, Head of Customer Racing at BMW M Motorsport:
"The season finales in the US racing series are taking center stage these weeks. Both in the IMSA Series next weekend at Road Atlanta and the following weekend in Indianapolis in the GT World Challenge America and the Intercontinental GT Challenge, I am keeping my fingers crossed for our teams and drivers to secure victories and hopefully titles at the end of the season. Team KRC has already claimed victory – winning the prestigious Shanghai 8 Hours in China. Congratulations! Kudos also to Century Motorsport for a strong season in the British GT! I am very much looking forward to the coming weeks, with numerous exciting events and title decisions."
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Indianapolis 8 Hour: BMW M Motorsport sends two BMW M works drivers into the race.
From 8th to 10th October, the Indianapolis 8 Hour (USA) will serve as the season finale for both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. Three BMW M4 GT3 EVOs will be on the starting grid at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Turner Motorsport will compete in the top Pro category with the #29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO. The cockpit will be shared by the two regular drivers in the GT World Challenge America, BMW M works driver Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg, together with the second BMW M works driver Connor De Phillippi (all USA). Foley and Rothberg are still fighting for the Pro title in the GT World Challenge America. In the Intercontinental GT Challenge, BMW M Motorsport is in third place in the manufacturers’ standings and has no chance to defend last year’s title. The other two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs will be fielded by Riley Technologies and Random Vandals Racing in the Pro-Am class.
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SRO America (25th-27th September): Wins and podiums for the BMW M4 GT4 EVO.
The penultimate race weekend of the SRO America series took place at Barber Motorsports Park (USA). In the GT World Challenge America, Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg (both USA) in the #29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO narrowly missed the podium in the Pro category, finishing fourth. Nevertheless, the duo still has a chance at the title in the season finale, the Indianapolis 8 Hour (USA). “We collected valuable points here. Even though we just missed the podium, we still have a chance in the title fight when we head to Indy,” said Foley. “We’ll try to use our momentum from the Indy win in the IMSA Series and have another good weekend.” Just over a week ago, Turner Motorsport won with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the GTD class of the IMSA Series.
Things went very well for the BMW M Motorsport teams in GT4 America. Sam Craven and Kenton Koch (both USA) won the Pro-Am category in both races in the #94 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from Random Vandals Racing. In the overall standings, the duo finished second and third on the podium. In the Silver category, second and third place in the first race went to the BMW M4 GT4 EVO. Francis Selldorff and Kevin Boehm (both USA) finished second for Auto Technic Racing, while BMW M Racing Academy member Josh Green and Bruno Colombo (both USA) finished third for Random Vandals Racing. In the Am class, Joseph and Lucas Catania (both USA) finished second for Rigid Speed Company in Race 1. Third place in both races went to Kris Wilson and Zach Lumsden (both USA) from Colorado Motorsport with Flying Lizard. In GT America, Lumsden added a first and second place in the GT4 class to his positive record, securing the GT4 title ahead of schedule.
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Shanghai 8 Hours (25th-27th September): Victory for Team KRC and BMW M works driver Max Hesse.
BMW M works driver Max Hesse (GER) had another successful outing for Team KRC last weekend. At the Shanghai 8 Hours (CHN), he claimed victory in the #18 BMW M4 GT3 EVO together with his teammates Zhang Mingyang and Zhang Zhendong (both CHN), winning convincingly with a margin of around 1:30 minutes. “This was a very successful weekend for my debut in Shanghai,” said Hesse. “My new teammates were very easy to work with, and we got along really well. In the race, we actually had a slightly better pace than expected and made it through without any major drama. I am very happy for Team KRC that, after the disappointment at the Suzuka 1000KM, they were able to celebrate victory this time.” It was Team KRC’s debut at the event. Third place in both the Silver-Am and Am classes went to the two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs from GAHA Racing.
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M News compact: More victories and podium finishes.
British GT Championship (25th-27th September): At the season finale in Brands Hatch (GBR), Century Motorsport celebrated an overall podium and a class win with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Jonathon Beeson and Charles Clark (both GBR) finished third in car number 80 and simultaneously won the Silver-Am category. In the drivers’ standings of their category, they ended the season in second place.
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GT4 European Series (18th-20th September): At the race weekend in Zandvoort (NED), BMW M Racing Academy member Thomi Rackl (GER) and Gabriele Piana (ITA) took third place on the podium in the second race with the #12 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport.
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IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (18th-20th September): At the race weekend in Indianapolis (USA), Sean McAlister and Jeff Westphal (both USA) finished third on the podium in the #39 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from CarBahn with Peregrine Racing.
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24H Series (18th-20th September): At the 24 Hours of Barcelona (ESP), Haas RT celebrated an overall podium and a class win. Peter Guelinckx, Nicolas Guelinckx (both BEL), Manel Lao Cornargo (ESP), and Storm Gjerdrum (NOR) finished second overall in the #21 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, winning the Am class. The #483 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from CP Motorsport, with drivers Daaf Steentjes, Patrick Grootscholten, Johan de Rouw (all NED), Pieter-Jan Lefevere, and Semo Keric (both BEL), triumphed in the GT4 category.
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GT4 Australia (18th-20th September): At the race weekend in Sydney (AUS), Dylan O'Keeffe and Tim Leahey (both AUS) finished third in the Silver-Am class with the #22 BMW M4 GT4 EVO from Ashley Seward Motorsport. BMW M Racing Academy member Ryder Quinn (AUS) experienced a challenging race weekend.
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