The Diecast Zone · Model Car Club Since 1994
Diecast Collector Forums
Eight forums, every scale, and thirty years of shop talk — new arrivals, restorations, reviews, and the finds you won’t see posted anywhere else, with the full archive back to 2002 restored and searchable. Free to Register.
8Forums
195,000+Topics
1,276,000+Posts
10,000+Members
Notifications
Clear all
Forum 43
3
Posts
3
Users
6
Reactions
2,136
Views
Topic starter
21/04/2022 8:48 am
The BMW V12 LMR is a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and WilliamsF1, and was the successor to the failed BMW V12 LM of 1998. It is famous for earning BMW its only overall victory to date at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 67th 24 Hours of Le Mans, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1999. The race had a large number of entries in the fastest Le Mans Prototypeclasses, with Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lola Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Panoz, Riley & Scott, and Toyota all represented. The BMW V12 LMR of Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini, and Joachim Winkelhock won overall, with their car's reliability and fuel economy allowing them to beat their faster rivals.
The driving team of Joachim Winkelhock, Pierluigi Martini, and Yannick Dalmas were successful in bringing the No.15 V12 LMR home for the victory, a single lap ahead of the No. 3 Toyota GT-One with the No.7 Audi R8R coming third in its first appearance at Le Mans.
1:43 BBR Built BMW V12 LMR
Dell Computers - BMW Motorsport
Drivers: Martini, Dalmas, Winkelhock #15
LeMans 24-Hour Race Winner 1999
Harv Goranson and Harv Goranson reacted
21/04/2022 10:39 am
BBR does some great 1/43rds!!! Not cheap but great details!
David Green and David Green reacted
21/04/2022 7:32 pm
No fair jumping from 1959 to 1999 David! 
Nice BBR - I have settled for the Minichamps. But I also have the 2nd place 1998 car and the 1999 Sebring winner.
David Green and David Green reacted