BMW celebrated a 20th overall victory at the 24h Nürburgring last year and the Bavarian marque will be well represented this year as they aim for 21!
The 49th edition of the race will take place on 5-6 June 2021.
BMW teams ROWE Racing, Schubert Motorsport and Walkenhorst Motorsport, accompanied by the BMW Junior Team, will once again ensure a strong BMW M6 GT3 presence on the grid this year with several BMW works drivers in action again.
ROWE Racing celebrated overall victory with the #99 BMW M6 GT3 in 2020. Nick Catsburg and Nick Yelloly were part of that driver line-up and will be back with the team this year, joined in 2021 by their BMW works team-mates John Edwards and Philipp Eng with the car now numbered as #1.
BMW works drivers Connor De Phillippi, Martin Tomczyk, Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann will be competing in the ROWE Racing #98 BMW M6 GT3.
Schubert Motorsport’s #20 BMW M6 GT3 will welcome BMW works drivers Jesse Krohn and Jens Klingmann, sharing driving duties with Stef Dusseldorp and Alexander Sims.
Walkenhorst Motorsport’s #100 Walkenhorst BMW M6 GT3 will be driven by Henry Walkenhorst, Friedrich von Bohlen, Jörg Breuer and Andreas Ziegler.
Christian Krognes, David Pittard and Ben Tuck will share duties in the #101 car and Mario von Bohlen, Sami-Matti Trogen, Jörg Müller and Jakub Giermaziak race for the team in the #102 BMW M6 GT3.
The BMW Junior Team will be taking its next step at this year’s 24h Nürburgring. Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen made a successful 24-hour debut on the Nordschleife in 2020.
In the BMW M4 GT4, they celebrated victory in the SP8T class and finished 19th, as the best-placed team outside of the GT3 field.
The three BMW Juniors will be racing in the BMW M6 GT3 for the first time at this year’s endurance classic. Their line-up will be strengthened and supported by BMW works driver Augusto Farfus. BMW Team RMG will be in charge of the car for this race.
ROWE Racing, #1 BMW M6 GT3:
Nick Catsburg
John Edwards
Philipp Eng
Nick Yelloly
ROWE Racing, #98 BMW M6 GT3:
Connor De Phillippi
Martin Tomczyk
Sheldon van der Linde
Marco Wittmann
Schubert Motorsport, #20 BMW M6 GT3:
Jesse Krohn
Jens Klingmann
Alexander Sims
Stef Dusseldorp
Walkenhorst Motorsport, #100 BMW M6 GT3:
Henry Walkenhorst
Friedrich von Bohlen
Jörg Breuer
Andreas Ziegler
Walkenhorst Motorsport, #101 BMW M6 GT3:
Christian Krognes
David Pittard
Ben Tuck
tbd
Walkenhorst Motorsport, #102 BMW M6 GT3:
Mario von Bohlen
Sami-Matti Trogen
Jörg Müller
Jakub Giermaziak
BMW Junior Team, #77 BMW M6 GT3:
Dan Harper
Max Hesse
Neil Verhagen
Augusto Farfus
