BMW to contest ILMC

BMW has confirmed its plans to compete in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with the M3 GT2.


Following the withdrawal from the World Touring Car Championship by the BMW works entries at the end of last season, drivers Andy Prixaulx and Augusto Farfus have been redeployed to the ILMC programme and will contest all seven rounds.

For the European races and the Chinese event, where two cars will be run by BMW Team Schnitzer, they will be joined by Jörg Müller as the third regular driver.


Meanwhile, in North America, BMW Team RLL (Rahal Letterman Lanigan) will be fielding a pair of BMW M3 GT2s in every round of the American Le Mans Series.

At the two ALMS races that also form part of the ILMC - Sebring and Road Atlanta - regular BMW Team RLL works drivers Dirk Müller and Dirk Werner will be supported by Prixaulx and Farfus, plus American drivers Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 2011
Round Event Country Date
1 Sebring 12 Hours USA 19th March
2 Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours Belgium 8th May
3 Le Mans 24 Hours France 11th - 12th June
4 Imola 6 Hours Italy 3rd July
5 Silverstone 6 Hours UK 11th September
6 Petit Le Mans (Road Atlanta) USA 1st October
7 (Circuit TBC) 6 Hours China 12th November

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