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IMSA: The Raceway at Belle Isle Park [May 29-30 2015]






Track: Raceway at Belle Isle Park
Race Duration: 100 minutes
Circuit Length: 2.35 miles


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MAY 29 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET (Live @imsa.com )
FS2 MAY 30 02:00 - 04:00 PM ET
FS1 MAY 30 02:00 - 04:00 PM ET

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May 29

Practice 1 - TUDOR Championship 08:45 AM - 10:15 AM ET
Practice 2 - TUDOR Championship 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM ET
Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (GTD) 05:10 PM - 05:25 PM ET
Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (PC) 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM ET
Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (P) 05:55 PM - 06:10 PM ET

MAY 30
Warm Up - TUDOR Championship 08:15 AM - 08:35 AM ET
Race - Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers

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http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...try%20List.pdf
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BMW Pursuing GTLM Homologation of M6 GT3
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With the Z4 GTE in its final year in North America, BMW is aiming to homologate its new-for-2016 M6 GT3 for the GT Le Mans class of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.

Speaking to Sportscar365, BMW Motorsport director Jens Marquardt revealed the German manufacturer’s desire of continuing with a factory GTLM program, although it will hinge on whether a variant of its new GT3 car could compete in the class.

While not directly confirming its program, Marquardt admitted an initiative is underway.

“We have to see what solution we can find for the U.S.,” he told Sportscar365. “It’s not easy at the moment. We’re working on something. It’s still early days.

“It definitely has to be a target for us to continue with a factory program in the U.S. GTLM will be ideal, but hopefully we will see.”

While BMW developed the Z4 GTE specifically to ACO specifications, a potential M6 variant would likely only be eligible in the TUDOR Championship under national homologation.

It’s understood Bentley is pursuing a similar IMSA-only homologation with its Continental GT3 for next year, made possible thanks to both the Bentley and BMW’s turbocharged engines being able to accept sonic air restrictors.


BMW’s Marquardt said they’ve been in discussions with IMSA and the ACO on the best way to move forward, although revealing that it would be “quite unrealistic” for them to develop the car to two completely separate platforms.

“[The M6] would be the best thing to have, although we would not be able to develop a complete separate GTLM car,” he said.

“Honestly speaking, that’s why we were so positive about the [GT] convergence.

“To spend an enormous amount of money and effort on a car that’s running in one [series] only is not really efficient. At the same time, you don’t have any benefits, one from the other.”

Marquardt, meanwhile, has reaffirmed BMW’s focus on the GT ranks, with the manufacturer not actively pursing a LMP2 program under the proposed new-for-2017 regulations.

It follows reports of BMW evaluating a factory LMP1 entry for the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017.

“What we found was racing, and the M6 is a very good example, is that featuring M products in our programs is the best way for us as a brand,” he said.

“It’s the strongest letter in the world, M. We can showcase our products and to get customers and fans, the direct relationship between the race car and the car that you can buy [is important].

“That’s working very well for us and is well received. That route will definitely continue.”

However, he hasn’t ruled out a possible engine supply program for the TUDOR Championship, should an existing platform easily fit to the new regulations.

“We’re developing the new engine for DTM, which is a four-cylinder direct-injection turbo engine,” Marquardt said.

“If that powertrain would fit into something, it’s something we’d think about. But we’d for sure not develop anything specifically for application in a prototype.”
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GTLM not there because some of the competitors will be at le mans?

Interesting read about the M6 GT3. Hope they can get homologated because it would hurt the class a lot of BMW left. I wish it were an M4 GT3 though!
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I think that's pretty accurate, they can't miss the test days for Le Mans.

If they don't make that ACO-spec variant their foothold in U.S. Motorsports will suffer greatly but we'd still have customer teams using E46, E9x and F8x platforms
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Was on track yesterday with team manager for #23 team seattle gt-d car. Had to leave mid day private jet to get to Detroit for qualifying.
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Wow those Corvette DP's dominated Practice1

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Interesting read about the M6 GT3. Hope they can get homologated because it would hurt the class a lot of BMW left. I wish it were an M4 GT3 though!
They will get their way. BMW got a bunch of waivers to run the current car.
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Not as much interest this week, with the GTLM cars absent.

Hoping Corvette Racing boys can go over to Le Mans and bring home another trophy.
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