BMW has yet to decide on whether it will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the M8 GTE machinery, amid its decision to discontinue participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship. This, says Rahal, will be the sportscar arm of his team’s primary objective in the near future. Here is the new M8 GTE race car BMW is taking to the 24 Hours of Le Mans—the marque’s first Le Mans entry since 2011.

BMW has confirmed it will leave the FIA World Endurance Championship following next month's 24 Hours of Le Mans, ending its involvement after just a single season.BMW … BMW says it is "difficult to understand" why it was not helped in the latest GTE Pro Balance of Performance for the Le Mans 24 Hours. For the second installment in this series, here is a look back at four GTs responsible for some of the greatest chapters in the history of the 24 Hours. On 15 June 2018, the countdown to the 24-hour Le Mans race will provide the perfect framework for the world premiere of the new BMW 8 Series Coupe. BMW's participation in the LMGTE Pro class will be one of the big draws of the 86th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) 2018/2019 Super Season. BMW has hinted that it could one day return to the prototype ranks at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend, 13–14 June, the weekend the actual race was scheduled to take place this year before it was postponed to 19–20 September due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Watch the Virtual 24 Hours Of Le Mans live now! BMW announced a earlier this year that the M8 GTE will be leaving the World Endurance Championship (WEC) after the 24-hour Le Mans race.

For the fourth installment in this series, here is a look back at some of the drivers recognized for writing impressive chapters in the Bavarian marque's history at the legendary race. BMW's participation in the LMGTE Pro class will be one of the big draws of the 86th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) 2018/2019 Super Season.