Paul Miller Racing has revealed its special throwback livery for this weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
In spirit of the event’s retro theme, the livery of the #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO is inspired by the legendary 1975 BMW 3.0L CSL which ushered in BMW to North American sports car racing.
Hans-Joachim Stuck, Brian Redman, Allan Moffat, and Sam Posey drove the car to victory in that year’s Twelve Hours of Sebring. Two months later, the 3.0L CSL returned to action at the Monterey Triple Crown. In the first of two 100-mile heat races, Stuck took the pole and set the fastest lap, but finished second to the Porsche of Peter Gregg. Stuck would bounce back with a win in the second race.
“The secret is out,” BMW M Motorsport wrote on social media. “For Laguna Seca, the #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO honors the iconic 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL. Fifty-one years ago, Hans-Joachim Stuck dominated this track in these colors. Now, as GTD Pro championship leaders, Neil Verhagen and Connor De Phillippi are here to finish the story.”
De Phillippi and Verhagen are currently tied at the top of the GTD Pro points standings with Manthey drivers Klaus Bachler, Ricardo Feller, and Thomas Preining – but with Manthey not taking part in any IMSA sprint rounds, the next highest car in the table is the #4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg, 30 points behind.
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