The BMW M3 GT2 ALMS is a race car which has been based on the BMW M3 COUPE and was made for competing in the GT2 endurance racing category between 2009 and 2012. It features a 4.0L V8. The car has competed in several events such as the American Le Mans Series, Nürburgring 24 Hours and 24 Hours...

The real-life prototype of the Need for Speed™ car is a racing car based on the BMW M3 E46. It was developed by BMW M Motorsport for the then American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and, despite its short development phase, exceeded all expectations right from the start.

Mar 14, 2001 · It's Wednesday and BMW is about to begin a new chapter in its motor racing history. At Sebring in the US state of Florida, the new BMW M3 GTR will be making its debut in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

May 2, 2023 · It was instrumental in BMW’s Rahal Letterman Racing team securing the ALMS championship, competing extensively as the No. 55 car throughout the 2011 season with Auberlen and Dirk Werner...

BMW dominated the ALMS GT class and swept the Manufacturer, Team and Drivers CHampionships with the awesome, V8 powered M3 GTR. They proved a little too awesome however and the racing rules made the car ineligible to return with the V8 engine.

Feb 7, 2008 · This wild-looking M3 coupe -based race car presages a two-car effort by Rahal Letterman Racing—co-owned by Bobby Rahal—in the 2009 season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), which will start...

Dubbed the M3 GT2, the new GT racer was entrusted to the American Rahal Letterman Racing team, who would go on to field a two-car effort in the ALMS from 2009 through to the 2012 season. Based on the road-going M3, the GT2 racer was completely stripped and fitted with a wider and more aggressive body crafted from carbon-fibre composites.

Feb 6, 2008 · BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) beginning in 2009. The car is based on the fourth generation of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH

Jul 20, 2013 · The standard fit 3.2 litre straight-six in the M3 lacked the power to rival the rear-engined Stuttgart racer. To address this, BMW developed a brand new 4 litre, 500hp, V8 engine. The fact they didn’t sell a V8 M3 was a mere technicality; the ALMS rules were so loosely worded it wasn’t important.

The BMW M3 GTR GT (E46) is a race car developed by BMW based on their M3 E46. It competed during the 2001 racing season under both the BMW Motorsport and Team Schnitzer teams, with the car being entered in the GT class of The American Le Mans Championship and the European Le Mans Series.