\u201cOur racing program with the BMW M8 GTE certainly was a great project for us. Winning the 24 Hours of Daytona not once, but twice has to be the highlight. And to be able to win it two years in a row is a tremendous comment about the BMW M8 GTE. We\u2019ve had a lot of really good races with it. The M8 has been a fabulous car for us to race and it was really well done in terms of the design of it to begin with which I think is why it has been successful. All in all we have to look back fondly at our program history with the BMW M8 GTE and would like to end on a high note with victory at Petit Le Mans.\u201d<\/p>\n
The BMW M8 GTE will be replaced by the new BMW M4 GT3. Starting next year, the M4 will take over in every competition where BMW will continue racing. The new model will be on display at the race track this weekend, in the dedicated Fan Zone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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