BMW Z4 GTE
The BMW Z4 GTE is a racing car which competed in the sports car races such as the American Le Mans Series, Tudor United SportsCar Championship and European Le Mans Series. It competed from 2013 to 2015 and was replaced in 2016 by the M6 GTLM.
| Category | American Le Mans Series GT (2013) United SportsCar Championship GTLM (2014-2015) European Le Mans Series (2015) | ||||||||
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| Constructor | BMW | ||||||||
| Predecessor | BMW M3 GT2 | ||||||||
| Successor | BMW M6 GTLM | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Unitary construction steel body with welded safety cell made of extremely rigid precision steel tubing; safety fuel tank in CRP sandwich tray; pneumatic four-stamp jack system | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | MacPherson axle with pushrods and wishbone, additionally with adjustable shock absorbers, H&R coil springs | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
| Length | 4,395 mm (173 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 2,010 mm (79 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 1,205 mm (47 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,512 mm (99 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | BMW P65B44 4.36 L (4,360 cc; 266 cu in) V8 90° cylinder angle, 32-valve, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, naturally aspirated (no turbocharger), front engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland/Xtrac 6-speed semi-automatic, paddle-shift gearbox, mechanical limited slip differential with additional oil/air cooler | ||||||||
| Power | 480 hp (358 kW) at 7000 rpm (including air restrictor) 500 hp (373 kW) @ 7500 rpm (excluding air restrictor), Over 480 N⋅m (354 ft⋅lbf) at 5500 rpm torque | ||||||||
| Weight | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) (excluding driver and fuel) 1,245 kg (2,745 lb) (including driver and fuel) | ||||||||
| Fuel | VP Racing Fuels Ethanol E85 + 15% gasoline | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol EDGE later Pennzoil | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin Front: 300/680 - R18 Rear: 310/710 - R18 BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik/O.Z. Racing aluminum wheels Front: 12.5 x 18 inches Rear: 13 x 18 inches | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | / BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing BMW Sports Trophy Marc VDS | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin Jörg Müller Joey Hand Uwe Alzen Dirk Müller John Edwards Andy Priaulx Dirk Werner Graham Rahal Bruno Spengler | ||||||||
| Debut | 2013 12 Hours of Sebring | ||||||||
| First win | 2013 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach | ||||||||
| Last win | 2015 4 Hours of Estoril | ||||||||
| Last event | 2015 4 Hours of Estoril | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
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