BMW

Country

Germany

Recorded years

1937,1939,1961,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1998,1999,2000,2010,2011,2018,2019,2024,2025,2026

First Le Mans

1937

Latest Le Mans

2026

Entries	77
Cars	27
Teams	48
Drivers	149
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Class wins	8
Class podiums	15
Laps	13.554

Le Mans participations (77)

Year	No.	Team	Car	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
1937	30	BMW	BMW 328	BMW 1971 S6	1501-2000	—	—	—	Retired	8	Fritz Roth / Uli Richter
1939	26	BMW	BMW 328 Touring	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	5.	1.	Finished	236	Max Von Schaumburg-Lippe / Fritz Hans Wencher
1939	27	BMW	BMW 328	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	—	7.	2.	Finished	230	Ralph Röese / Paul Heinemann
1939	28	BMW	BMW 328	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	—	9.	3.	Finished	221	Willi Briem / Rudolf Scholz
1961	63	Christian Faucher	BMW 700s	BMW 697 F2	S	Kléber	—	—	Did not start	0	Claude Faucher / Jean-Jacques Petit
1972	49	Team Schnitzer - Motul	BMW 2800 CS	BMW 2990 S6	TS	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	70	Hans Heyer / René Herzog
1973	50	BMW Motorsport Gmbh	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3331 S6	TS	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	160	Chris Amon / Hans-Joachim Stuck
1973	51	BMW Motorsport Gmbh	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3331 S6	TS	Dunlop	11.	1.	Finished	308	Toine Hezemans / Dieter Quester
1973	58	André Wicky Racing Team	BMW 3.O CSL Schnitzer	BMW 3310 S6	TS	Firestone	—	—	Retired	1	Walter Brun / Cox Kocher / Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann
1974	86	Jean-Claude Aubriet	BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5	BMW 3498 S6	TS	Michelin	15.	1.	Finished	270	Jean-Claude Aubriet / Depnic (Jean-Claude Depince)
1974	87	BMW Jolly Club	BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5	BMW 3498 S6	TS	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	145	Manfred Mohr / Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti
1975	90	Jean-Claude Aubriet	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW M49/2 3498 S6	TS	Michelin	—	—	Retired	1	Jean-Claude Aubriet / Depnic (Jean-Claude Depince)
1975	91	Heidegger Racing Team	BMW 2002	BMW M12/6 1990 S4	TS	Michelin	27.	1.	Finished	251	Daniel Brillat / Marcel Gagliardi / Michel Degoumois
1975	93	Hervé Poulain	BMW 3.0 CSL Calder	BMW M49/2 3498 S6	TS	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	73	Hervé Poulain / Sam Posey / Jean Guichet
1976	41	BMW Motorsport	BMW 3.2 CSL Turbo	BMW 3200 S6 Turbo	V	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	3	Peter Gregg / Brian Redman / Hervé Poulain
1976	42	BMW Alpina	BMW 3.5 CSL Alpina	BMW M49 3498 S6	V	Goodyear	10.	4.	Finished	299	Harald Grohs / Sam Posey / Hughes de Fierlant
1976	43	BMW Schnitzer	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMW M49 3498 S6	V	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Dieter Quester / Albrecht Krebs / Alain Peltier
1976	44	A.S.P.M. Tanday M.	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMWM49/3 3496 S6	V	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Jean-Claude Justice / Jean Bélin / Michel Seban / Eddie Vartan
1976	45	Hermetite Products Ltd.	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMW M49 3498 S6	V	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	4	John Fitzpatrick / Tom Walkinshaw
1976	46	Team Brock	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMW M49 3498 S6	V	Bridgestone	—	—	Retired	4	Peter Brock / Brian Muir / Jean-Claude Aubriet
1976	95	Jean-Louis Ravenel	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3003 S6	II	Dunlop	24.	1.	Finished	237	Jean-Louis Ravenel / Jacky Ravenel / Jean-Marie Détrin
1977	50	Hervé Poulain	BMW 320 i	BMW M12 1991 S4	IMSA	Goodyear	9.	2.	Finished	287	Hervé Poulain / Marcel Mignot
1977	71	Luigi Racing	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3152 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	8.	1.	Finished	292	Jean Xhenceval / Pierre Dieudonné / Spartaco Dini
1977	72	Luigi Racing	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3152 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Tom Walkinshaw / Eddy Joosen / Claude de Wael
1977	76	Garage du Bac	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW 3152 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Depnic (Jean-Claude Depince) / Jacques Coulon / Alain Cudini
1978	96	Garage du Bac	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMW 3163 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	—	—	Did not qualify	0	Alain Cudini / Pierre Dieudonné
1979	16	March Racing	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	VI	Goodyear	—	—	Did not arrive	0	Dieter Quester / Guy Edwards / Ian Grob
1979	76	Hervé Poulain	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	6.	2.	Finished	284	Manfred Winkelhock / Marcel Mignot / Hervé Poulain
1980	82	March Racing Ltd	BMW M1 March	BMW M88 3498 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Manfred Winkelhock / Patrick Neve / Mike Korten
1980	83	BMW France	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	14.	4.	Finished	294	Didier Pironi / Dieter Quester / Marcel Mignot
1980	84	Dominique Lacaud (F) / BMW Motorsport GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	IMSA	Dunlop	15.	5.	Finished	284	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Dominique Lacaud / Hans-Georg Bürger
1980	95	BMW ZOL	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	IMSA	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	4	François Servanin / Laurent Ferrier / Pierre-François Rousselot
1980	96	Garage du Bac	BMW M1	BMW M88 3479 S6	GTX	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Frédéric Alliot / Jacques Guérin
1981	50	GS Tuning	BMW M1/GS	BMW M88 3457 S6	IMSA-GTX	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	57	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Jean-Pierre Jarier / Helmut Henzler
1981	51	BMW France - Italie (F/I) ORECA	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	V	Dunlop	16.	5.	Finished	278	Philippe Alliot / Bernard Darniche / Johnny Cecotto
1981	52	Würth Team Sauber	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	V	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	207	Dieter Quester / Marc Surer / David Deacon
1981	53	Emka Productions Ltd / Michael Cane Racing	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	V	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	236	David Hobbs / Eddie Jordan / 'Steve' O'Rourke
1981	71	Helmuth Marko RSM	BMW M1	BMW M88 3499 S6	IV	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	49	Christian Danner / Peter Oberndorfer / Leopold Von Bayern
1981	72	BMW Zol'Auto	BMW M1	BMW M88 3453 S6	IV	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	212	Pierre-François Rousselot / François Servanin / Laurent Ferrier
1982	61	Total	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	V	Dunlop	18.	3.	Finished	260	Roland Ennequin / Michel Gabriel / Franco Gasparetti
1982	62	Emka Productions	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	IGTX	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	266	'Steve' O'Rourke / Richard Down / Nick Mason
1982	85	Tony Garcia	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	IGT	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	104	Tony Garcia / Fred Stiff / Alberto Naon
1983	90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
1984	101	Jens Winther Team Castrol	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	Gr B	Avon	—	—	Retired	96	Jens Winther / David Mercer / Lars Viggo-Jensen
1984	109	BMW Bayone	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	14.	1.	Finished	291	Philippe Dagoreau / Jean-François Yvon / Pierre de Thoisy
1985	151	Helmut Gall	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	Gr B	Avon	15.	1.	Finished	306	Edgar Dören / Martin Birrane / Jean-Paul Libert
1985	152	Claude Haldi	BMW M1	BMW M88 3497 S6	Gr B	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	32	Harald Grohs / Altfrid Heger / Kurt Koenig
1985	157	Angelo Pallavicini	BMW M1	BMW M88 3453 S6	Gr B	Avon	—	—	Retired	116	Enzo Calderari / Angelo Pallavicini / Marco Vanoli
1986	111	MK Motorsport / Waterloo Motors	BMW M1	BMW M88 3498 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	Not classified	264	Michael Krankenberg / Pascal Witmeur / Jean-Paul Libert
1998	1	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 Le Mans	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	60	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Steve Soper / Tom Kristensen
1998	2	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 Le Mans	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	43	Pierluigi Martini / Joachim Winkelhock / Johnny Cecotto
1999	15	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 LMR	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P	Michelin	1.	1.	Finished	365	Joachim Winkelhock / Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas
1999	16	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 LMR	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P	Michelin	—	—	Withdrawn	0	—
1999	17	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 LMR	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P	Michelin	—	—	Retired	304	Tom Kristensen / JJ Lehto (Jyrki Järvilehto) / Jörg Müller
1999	18	David Price Racing / Bscher Racing (GB/D)	BMW V12 Lm98	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P	Yokohama	5.	4.	Finished	345	Thomas Bscher / Bill Auberlen / Steve Soper
1999	19	Team GOH (J) David Price Racing	BMW V12 Lm98	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P	Michelin	—	—	Retired	223	Hiro Matsushita / Hiroki Katoh / Akihiko Nakaya
2000	15	Thomas Bscher Promotion	BMW V12 LM 98	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM P900	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	180	Thomas Bscher / Geoff Lees / Jean-Marc Gounon
2010	78	BMW Motorsport - Schnitzer	BMW E92 M3	BMW P65 3999 V8 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	19.	6.	Finished	320	Jörg Müller / Augusto Farfus / Uwe Alzen
2010	79	BMW Motorsport - Schnitzer	BMW E92 M3	BMW P65 3999 V8 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	53	Andy Priaulx / Dirk Werner / Dirk Müller
2011	55	BMW Motorsport	BMW E92 M3 GT	BMW 3999 V8 à 90°	LM GTE-Pro	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	300	Augusto Farfus / Jörg Müller / Dirk Werner
2011	56	BMW Motorsport	BMW E92 M3 GT	BMW 3999 V8 à 90°	LM GTE-Pro	Dunlop	15.	3.	Finished	313	Andy Priaulx / Dirk Müller / Joey Hand
2018	81	BMW Motorsport Team MTEK	BMW M8 GTE	BMW (P63/1) 3982 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	33.	11.	Finished	332	Martin Tomczyk / Philipp Eng / Nicky Catsburg
2018	82	BMW Motorsport Team MTEK	BMW M8 GTE	BMW (P63/1) 3982 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	—	—	Retired	223	Augusto Farfus / Alexander Sims / Antonio Félix da Costa
2019	81	BMW Motorsport Team MTEK	BMW M8 GTE	BMW (P63/1) 3982 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	47.	13.	Finished	309	Martin Tomczyk / Nicky Catsburg / Philipp Eng
2019	82	BMW Motorsport Team MTEK	BMW M8 GTE	BMW (P63/1) 3982 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	30.	10.	Finished	335	Augusto Farfus / Antonio Félix da Costa / Jesse Krohn
2024	15	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid	BMW P66/3 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-Turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	—	—	Retired	102	Raffaele Marciello / Dries Vanthoor / Marco Wittmann
2024	20	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid	BMW P66/3 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-Turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	—	—	Not classified	96	René Rast / Robin Frijns / Sheldon Van der Linde
2024	31	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	BMW P58 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	28.	2.	Finished	280	Augusto Farfus / Sean Gelael / Darren Leung
2024	46	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	BMW P58 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	109	Valentino Rossi / Maxime Martin / Ahmad Al Harthy
2025	15	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid	BMW 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	31.	18.	Finished	361	Raffaele Marciello / Dries Vanthoor / Kevin Magnussen
2025	20	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid	BMW 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	17.	17.	Finished	375	René Rast / Robin Frijns / Sheldon Van der Linde
2025	31	The Bend Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	BMW 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	168	Augusto Farfus / Timur Boguslavskiy / Yasser Shahin
2025	46	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	BMW 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	156	Ahmad Al Harthy / Valentino Rossi / Kelvin Van der Linde
2026	15	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	—	—	Retired	272	Raffaele Marciello / Dries Vanthoor / Kevin Magnussen
2026	20	BMW M team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW 3999 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Hybride	Hypercar	Michelin	2.	2.	Finished	381	René Rast / Robin Frijns / Sheldon Van der Linde
2026	32	Team WRT	BMW M4 LMGT3 EVO	BMW 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	39.	7.	Finished	334	Darren Leung / Augusto Farfus / Sean Gelael
2026	69	Team WRT	BMW M4 LMGT3 EVO	BMW 2993 S6 Bi-turbo	LMGT3	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	291	Anthony McIntosh / Daniel Harper / Parker Thompson

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified