1999 No. 15 BMW V12 LMR Le Mans Winner by BBR.

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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

bmw is set to return to le mans in 2023 lets remember the car that won in 1999 1

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

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Drivers: Martini, Dalmas, Winkelhock #15

LeMans 24-Hour Race Winner 1999