March 12, 2025
SEBRING, Fla. – BMW North America will pay homage to its 50-year anniversary with a special tribute livery for its pair of BMW M Team RLL Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class cars, unveiled in the run-up to Saturday’s 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
1975 was a historic year for BMW in North America. BMW North America was founded on 15th March, and just days later, the BMW 3.0 CSL secured the brand’s first major sports car victory in the USA at Sebring.
This triumph came in the very first race that BMW Motorsport GmbH and the newly established BMW North America entered together. Exactly 50 years later, the BMW M Hybrid V8 livery at the Twelve Hours of Sebring pays tribute to half a century of motorsport success in North America.
It showcases key milestones from 1975 to today, embedded within the track silhouette of Sebring. As witnesses of history, Jochen Neerpasch, co-founder and first managing director of BMW Motorsport GmbH, and Brian Redman (USA), Sebring winner of 1975, will be present for the anniversary. The BMW M Hybrid V8s will continue to feature these special liveries throughout the IWSC season.
“Sebring and BMW M Motorsport share a very special bond,” said Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M Motorsport. “This track has played an outstanding role in our history in North America, which now spans half a century. We are excited for the anniversary weekend, and our goal is to add new milestones to those already displayed on the liveries of our BMW M Hybrid V8s.
“We have already shown at Daytona and at the FIA WEC season opener in Qatar that we have made another significant step forward with our LMDh car,” he added. “This gives us confidence for a strong performance in the GTP class. Our new BMW M4 GT3 EVO has also immediately demonstrated its winning potential. Celebrating 50 years of BMW of North America with the corresponding results would be fantastic.”
Dries Vanthoor, Philipp Eng and Kevin Magnussen share the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 while Sheldon van der Linde, Marco Wittmann and Robin Frijns are in the sister No. 25 BMW.
Both the new liveried BMW GTP cars and the 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL car were on display at Tuesday’s IMSA Fan Fest in downtown Sebring. Hans-Joachim Stuck, Brian Redman, Allan Moffat and Sam Posey shared the winning 1975 BMW. More on the 1975 BMW win can be found here.
Main Photo and Side-By-Side Courtesy BMW M Motorsport
