BMW Team RLL’s celebratory 2016 liveries

This weekend's motorsport highlight is the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The event, which is the first round of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will see BMW's new M6 make its competition debut in both the GTLM and GTD classes.

As 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of BMW, special liveries have been designed for the two M6 GTLM entrants being run by BMW Team RLL this season.

The #25 car adds a twist to the familiar BMW 'white-and-stripes' colour scheme. That's because its flanks and roof feature graphics depicting four exemplars of the brand's racing history: the 1975 3.0 CSL, 1980 M1, 1999 V12 LMR and 2011 M3 GT.

BMW M6 GTLM 2016 #25 Rear Side

An altogether more futuristic look adorns the appropriately-numbered #100 M6 GTLM. Although the finish appears to be predominantly white in daylight, reflective vinyl applied in a lattice pattern should provide an eye-catching effect after sunset.

BMW M6 GTLM 2016 #100 Front SideBMW M6 GTLM 2016 #100 Rear Side

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The 2016 BMW M6 GT3 sheds its disguise
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar

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