BMW squads ROWE Racing and BMW Team Italia have announced their drivers for the upcoming Total 24 Hours of Spa. All cars will have BMW factory drivers at the wheel, as the Bavarian brand is eager to repeat the the successes of its 2015 win, when the Marc VDS BMW Z4 crossed the line in first.
At ROWE Racing Philipp Eng, Maxime Martin and Alexander Sims will share driving duties in the #99 car. Eng and Sims are competing together for the whole of the Blancpain GT Series season, which also includes the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
This is a home race for the Belgian BMW DTM driver Martin. Nick Catsburg, Stef Dusseldorp and Dirk Werner will be behind the wheel of the #98 car. In 2015, Catsburg was part of the victorious team in the BMW Z4 GT3.
BMW DTM driver Martin Tomczyk will also be taking part in the BMW M6 GT3 at the 24-hour classic in the Ardennes. He will be competing for Roberto Ravaglia’s BMW Team Italia alongside series regulars Stefano Colombo, Giorgio Roda and Max Koebolt.
“Returning to Spa-Francorchamps is a bit special after our win there last year,” said Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport director. I”t was a great way for the 2015 BMW Z4 GT3 to leave endurance racing and now we want to celebrate a successful start for the BMW M6 GT3 in Spa-Francorchamps. We are really looking forward to this challenge in the Ardennes.”
