BMW V12 LMR
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 BMW V12 LMR at the Retro Classics 2019
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| BMW V12 LMR | |
| Production period: | 1999-2000 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 6.1 liters (467 kW) |
| Length: | 4650 mm |
| Width: | 2000 mm |
| Height: | 1020 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2790 mm |
| Empty weight : | 915 kg |
| Previous model | BMW V12 LM |
The BMW V12 LMR (abbreviation for L e M ans R oadster) is a sports car prototype developed for the Le Mans 24-hour race and the endurance championship . The racing car was used in sports car races from 1999 to 2000 and was the successor to the BMW V12 LM, which was used until 1998.
Vehicle concept
The BMW V12 LMR was a newly developed vehicle, but with the engine of the BMW V12 LM used until 1998. It was specially designed for durability. The development requirement was to double the Le Mans distance. The development goal was to drive through the race distance without damage and to avoid component changes.
The chassis development took place under BMW responsibility near Oxford . The development was independent of the preparations for the Formula 1 collaboration between BMW and Williams. The engine used in the BMW V12 LMR was the proven BMW S70B61 (6.1 V12) from the McLaren F1 , which had already won the overall classification of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995 .
Calls
In 1998, the use of the two BMW V12 LM at the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended early with damage to the wheel bearings . As a result, the car was completely rebuilt, the nose became slimmer and a single roll bar was installed.
1999 used by the team Schnitzer Motorsport , who won sports car that the American Le Mans Series is part of the 12-hour race at Sebring . Later in the season, the races in Sears Point , Laguna Seca and Las Vegas were also won. In the final ranking, Schnitzer was runner-up.
In June 1999, the BMW V12 LM with drivers Joachim Winkelhock , Pierluigi Martini and Yannick Dalmas achieved overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Basic performance, reliability and low fuel consumption were the deciding factors for the BMW V12 LMR to be the first to be flagged after 365 laps.
In 2000 the type was used again in the American Le Mans Series . With victories in Charlotte and Silverstone as well as eight further podium places (twice second, six times third), the BMW V12 LMR only had to admit defeat to the newly introduced Audi R8 in the final accounts .
The accident involving Bill Auberlen in Road Atlanta generated national media interest . Due to under air on the front axle when driving over a hill, the car overturned directly behind Lola from Team Rafanelli SRL, who was about to lap it.
24 hours of Le Mans
| year | team | # | driver | class | Round | Overall rank |
Class rank |
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| 1998 |
 BMW Motorsport
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1 |
Hans Joachim Stuck Steve Soper Tom Kristensen 
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LMP1 | 60 | DNF | DNF |
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BMW Motorsport
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2 |
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LMP1 | 43 | DNF | DNF | |
| 1999 |
BMW Motorsport
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15th |
 Yannick Dalmas Pierluigi Martini Joachim Winkelhock
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LMP | 365 | 1. | 1. |
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BMW Motorsport
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17th |
Tom Kristensen JJ Lehto Jörg Müller
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LMP | 304 | DNF | DNF |
American Le Mans Series
| year | team | # | driver | run | Points | Overall rank |
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| SEB | ATL | MOS | SON | POR | PET | MON | LSV | ||||||||||
| 1999 |
BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport
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42 |
Kristensen / Lehto / Müller
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1 | 147 | 2. | |||||||||||
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Lehto / Müller
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DNS | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Lehto / Soper
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 43 |
Dalmas / Martini / Winkelhock
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DNF | |||||||||||||||
 Auberlen / Winkelhock
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DNS | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Auberlen / Soper / Winkelhock
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2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 |
BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport
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SEB | CHA | SIL | JUST | SON | MOS | TEX | POR | PET | MON | LSV | ADE | 219 | 2. | ||
| 42 |
Lehto / Müller
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3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26th | |||||
| 43 |
Auberlen / Gounon / Soper
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4th | |||||||||||||||
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Auberlen / Gounon
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4th | DNF | 10 | 4th | 3 | 5 | 18th | DNF | 4th | 3 | |||||||
| Legend | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Others
Based on the BMW V12 LMR, the artist Jenny Holzer designed the fifteenth BMW Art Car with short sayings from her “Truisms and Survival” series, such as “You are so complex you don't respond to danger”. The Dane Tom Kristensen presented the racing car with the starting number 16 and the dominant inscription “Protect me from what I want” during practice for the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans .
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The BMW P75 engine built into the BMW V12 LMR
Cockpit of the BMW V12 LMR
The "Jenny Holzer Car"
Installation at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016
The BMW V12 LMR driven by Steve Soper (2009)
The BMW V12 LMR driven by Steve Soper (2009)
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Web links
- Jenny Holzer: BMW V12 Le Mans sports car from 1999. 7-forum.com, accessed on June 30, 2013 .
- 1999-2000 BMW LMR. mulsannescorner.com, 2002, accessed June 30, 2013 .
- BMW chassis numbers. Chassis numbers of the BMW V12 LM & V12 LMR. World Sports Racing Prototypes - wsrp.cz, May 1, 2010, accessed on July 1, 2013 .
- YouTube: 1999 BMW V12 LMR Le Mans PURE Engine Sounds @ Goodwood 2017 Recordings of the 1999 BMW V12 LMR at the Goodwood Festival 2017
- Video: BMW Artcar: Jenny Holzer BMW V12 LMR, 1999 report on the "performance project" by J. Holzer and BMW
Individual evidence
- ↑ BMW 24h from Le Mans boss Dr. Ulrich W. Schiefer was often quoted in the media at the time: "Technology that you don't have in your car can't break down." In: rally racing. racing - test - tuning. 7/99, p. 34.
- ↑ a b c Erich Kahnt: "Emotionally indescribable ..." - Overall victory in Le Mans 1999 . In: powerslide - historical motorsport . Special issue 40 years of BMW M Power. Petrolpics, September 2012, ISSN 2190-0701 , p. 90-91 .
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPbIZjJhojA