BMW, Team WRT Repeat at Dubai 24 Hours With M4 GT3 EVO 1-2

Group WRT and BMW picked up proper the place they left off within the desert, efficiently defending their Dubai 24 Hours win after a commanding, largely trouble-free run that led to a decisive 1–2 for the Belgian squad.

The profitable transfer got here early within the lengthy sport. Kelvin van der Linde, Anthony McIntosh, Jordan Pepper, Fran Rueda and Ben Tuck steered the #669 BMW M4 GT3 Evo to victory after a superbly timed Code 60 throughout a cycle of GT3 pit stops flipped their evening on its head. The neutralization elevated the automotive from third to first, and as soon as the #669 grabbed the lead for good at the beginning of the eleventh hour, WRT by no means actually let the race breathe once more.

In a single day stints from Tuck and Rueda did the heavy lifting, stretching the hole to the purpose that by the top of Hour 15 the #669 nonetheless held P1 even after finishing its personal cease sequence. From there, the job turned about management reasonably than threat—exact tempo, clear visitors administration, and staying forward of the inevitable late-race variables.

Jordan Pepper, making his first begin as a BMW M works driver, introduced the automotive to the flag one lap forward of the sister #27 M4 GT3 Evo pushed by Christopher Haase, Stanislav Minsky, Thomas Kiefer, Mathieu Detry and Julian Hanses. The ultimate margin seems to be extra comfy than the underlying tempo advised, although: Haase made a late splash for gas within the closing minutes, whereas Pepper opted for an aggressive fuel-save technique to keep away from stopping. Earlier than that divergence, the hole had hovered round 75 seconds.

The outcome provides one other main chapter to WRT’s Dubai document—that is the group’s fourth win within the final 5 years, drawing them stage with Black Falcon as probably the most profitable outfit within the occasion’s historical past. On the producer facet, BMW’s tally now matches Porsche with six Dubai 24 Hours victories, joint-most total. The win additionally wrapped up the 2025/26 24H Collection Center East Trophy for each Group WRT and Anthony McIntosh.

Third total went to Winward Racing’s #16 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, shared by Sergey Stolyarov, Daan Arrow, Maro Engel and Luca Stolz, 4 laps behind the main BMWs. Their podium was helped by late heartbreak for Paradine Competitors’s #992 BMW, which had been heading in the right direction for a shocking total top-three. BMW’s weekend didn’t cease with GT3 both. In GT4, Cerny Motorsport cruised to victory with the #445 BMW M4 GT4 by an enormous 64 laps. [Images: BMW Motorsport]