BMW Survives Chaotic Final Hour of 6 Hours of Spa for Maiden WEC Hypercar Victory
Bold choices early and clean air led the No. 20 BMW M Team WRT to it's maiden Hypercar victory as it's sister car defended for a 1-2 finish in the 6 Hours of Spa.
BMW's Maiden Hypercar Victory Comes at Spa James Moy Photography - Getty Images The No. 20 BMW M Team WRT didn’t make it to Hyperpole for the 6 Hours of Spa, being knocked out by its sister car the No. 15, but with the help of superior fuel milage and a gutsy call to switch strategies early Robin Frijns Rene Rast and Sheldon van der Linde found themselves the victors in the 6 Hours of Spa over their sister car and the No.
50 Ferrari Af Corse. With the No. 20 car stuck in traffic early, they went for the undercut to get out in front of the No.
8 Toyota on the same strategy; they under-fueled. From there, the driver trio was able to extend their mileage on every run, going 26 laps to the field average of 24-25. The No.
15 was able to join its sister car on the podium, as it made it to second at the end of each traditional strategy’s cycle. When a slew of safety cars came out in the final hour, the Hypercar field was neutralized on even energy. The final hour was filled with tight battles for podium positions, heavy multi-class traffic, and multiple race-ending crashes, first for the No.