Canadian team ST Racing, co-owned by its namesake Samantha Tan is set to take delivery in the coming months of a pair of new BMW M4 GT3s with the cars’ first race outings confirmed as the 24H Dubai and 6H Abu Dhabi in January 2022.
It will mark the return of the team to the events after scoring GT4 class wins with their BMW M4 GT4 at both events this year with further podiums in the class at both Paul Ricard and Hockenheimring.
Following a successful start to its maiden endurance racing season in the 24H SERIES, ST Racing will step up to the top tier GT3 class for 2022 with two brand-new BMW M4 GT3s.
The new M4 GT3 is set to make its competitive debut on-track later this year in factory-supported hands with the ST Racing pair plus a single car from RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century set to be amongst the first to race in customer team hands.
ST Racing’s new BMW M4 GT3s will use the numbers #28 and #38 in homage to its multi-season GT4 America Series campaign. Car #28 secured five class wins in 2019 en-route to ST Racing’s first drivers’ and team’s title, the West Pro-Am Cup. Car #38 finished just behind its sister BMW in the standings, securing a championship 1-2 in the process. In 2020, both cars sealed SprintX honours for ST Racing in the Silver class and another team’s championship title.
Team co-owner Samantha Tan is set to race the team’s #38 M4 GT3 as part of a ‘PRO-AM’ driver line-up to be announced in the near future. ST Racing’s second entry meanwhile, the ‘AM’-focused car #28, will be dedicated to experienced gentlemen racers.
Samantha Tan, team co-owner/driver: “I think I speak for everyone when I say that we have all worked very hard to get here and are ecstatic to be making the next step up to GT3. We’d like to thank all of our sponsors, BMW Motorsport, and BMW USA for their support in helping us achieve our goals as we continue to push the boundaries of motorsport. I’m extremely proud to work with brands that are willing to celebrate diversity and help empower people from various backgrounds to pursue their dreams unapologetically. We’re all very excited to start testing the new M4 GT3 in the fall and will be making adequate preparations until then. Here’s to more wins and podiums with the all-new Samantha Tan Racing BMW M4 GT3s!”
Kenneth Tan, team principal: “I am very excited for our team to be moving up to GT3 in 2022, and would like to thank BMW Motorsports and BMW USA for their continued support of our team and our development. This has been a dream and a goal for a long time, one that sometimes felt so far away given the much bigger budget and expertise needed to be a proper GT3 contender. Now, I feel we are ready to take this big step after four years racing in GT4 and the extensive time we have experienced in the 24H SERIES. The whole team is ready and very excited for the step up and the new challenges that await us. Our crew and drivers hope to test the new car sometime this fall in Europe in preparation for Dubai. There really isn’t much time between delivery and the race in January. In the meantime, we need to focus on our remaining races for the season. We still have a championship to win!”
Ahead of the BMW M4 GT3’s debut at the Hankook 24H DUBAI next January, ST Racing’s endurance racing season in 2021 will continue with the Hankook 24H BARCELONA on 3-4-5 September at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in northern Spain.
On home turf in North America meanwhile, ST Racing will be back in action in the GT4 America Series at Road America on 27-28-29 August, with Tomas Mejia and Bryson Lew set to continue their maiden GT4-class season aboard the #38 BMW M4 GT4.
