BMW M Motorsport Announces 8-Driver Lineup for 2025 IMSA and WEC Campaigns
BMW M Motorsport has announced its eight-driver lineup for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's GTP category and FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar class. The drivers will compete across both BMW M Team RLL in IMSA and BMW M Team WRT in WEC.
IMSA race cars battling at Daytona
The driver lineup includes:
- Kevin Magnussen (F1 veteran, new addition)
- Philipp Eng (returning IMSA driver)
- Robin Frijns
- René Rast
- Marco Wittmann
- Raffaele Marciello
- Sheldon van der Linde
- Dries Vanthoor
IMSA Driver Assignments:
- No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8: Eng and Vanthoor (full season), with Magnussen for endurance races
- No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8: Wittmann and van der Linde (full season), with Frijns for endurance races
- Rolex 24 additions: Marciello (No. 24) and Rast (No. 25)
WEC Driver Assignments:
- No. 15: Magnussen, Marciello, and Vanthoor
- No. 20: Frijns, Rast, and van der Linde
For the schedule conflict between Laguna Seca (IMSA) and Spa-Francorchamps (WEC), BMW M Team WRT will run two drivers per car at Spa. The team views the season-opening 24 Hours of Daytona as crucial for team synchronization, bringing all eight drivers together early in the season.