{"id":40447,"date":"2023-01-15T12:09:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40447"},"modified":"2023-01-15T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:09:25","slug":"bmw-m4-gt3-wins-24-hours-of-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40447","title":{"rendered":"BMW M4 GT3 Wins the 24 Hours of Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/15\/bmw-m4-gt3-wins-24-hours-of-dubai\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 05\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 05\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201080%20720%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 05\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-05-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 05\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"66.504621072089\">\n<p>BMW M Team WRT took Dubai by storm winning the 24 hour race. The BMW M4 GT3 claimed the victory after a thrilling finish. This was the first win for the BMW M4 GT3 in a 24-hour race and BMW\u2019s first triumph at the 24H Dubai since Schubert Motorsport\u2019s success in 2011. Third place for the #46 BMW M4 GT3 rounded off a successful weekend for BMW M Team WRT. The outing in Dubai was organized privately by BMW M Team WRT, in order to prepare for the first official appearance with BMW M Motorsport, the \u201cBathurst 12 Hours\u201d (AUS) in three weeks.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-443049\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 01 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-443049\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-01.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 01 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Behind the wheel of the winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/02\/21\/bmw-m4-gt3-the-530000-dollars\/\">M4 GT3<\/a> were BMW M works drivers Jens Klingmann and Dries Vanthoor, alongside Mohammed Saud Fahad Al Saud, Diego Menchaca and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer. The #46 car was driven by BMW M works drivers Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin and Max Hesse, together with Timothy Whale and Sean Gelael. For nine-time motorcycle world champion Rossi, it was the first podium with WRT.<\/p>\n<h2>Valentino Rossi\u2019s First Race<\/h2>\n<p>The winning #7 M4 GT3 started sixth on the grid but a perfectly executed racing strategy had them move up back to the first spot in the last half an hour of the race.\u00a0The crew of the\u00a0#46\u00a0car, which started from eighth place, also established itself in the top three early in the race, however it dropped back down the field after two and a half hours, when the car spun into the crash barriers on a circuit that had become slippery due to liquid on the track. After a short check-up in the garage, car\u00a0#46\u00a0was able to rejoin the race and set about working its way back through the field and onto the podium. The\u00a0#14\u00a0BMW M4 GT3 run by Danish team Poulsen Motorsport was also running well, but was then forced to retire in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-443051\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 03 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 03 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-443051\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 03 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bmw-m4-gt3-24h-dubai-03.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m4 gt3 24h dubai 03 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the GT4 class, the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/06\/17\/2023-bmw-m4-gt4-official-reveal\/\">BMW M4 GT4<\/a> also enjoyed a successful start to its debut season. Both cars in the starting field made it onto the podium in their class. The\u00a0#438\u00a0BMW M4 GT4 of Simpson Motorsport crossed the finish line in second place, ahead of Century Motorsport in third place with its new\u00a0#429\u00a0BMW M4 GT4. The RHC-Jorgensen-Strom by Century team, which competed with the previous model of the BMW M4 GT4, failed to finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW M Team WRT took Dubai by storm winning the 24 hour race. The BMW M4 GT3 claimed the victory after a thrilling finish. This was the first win for the BMW M4 GT3 in a 24-hour race and BMW\u2019s first triumph at the 24H Dubai since Schubert Motorsport\u2019s success in 2011. Third place for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":40448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}