An era came to an end this weekend. The legendary BMW M6 GT3, a vehicle that has been in use for almost a decade, completed its last race. The racing car will be replaced in the near future by the new BMW M4 GT3, which will pick up where its big brother left off. The man behind the wheel of this last race was Marco Wittmann, the German who finished seventh in the last DTM race of the season at the Norisring.
It was a home race for Wittmann and he was obviously happy to be able to compete here. Unfortunately, a streak of bad luck in the past races meant that he could not jump on the podium at the end of the season and was fourth in the drivers’ championship. With 171 points on his name, two wins, two pole positions and five podium positions, it was a very good season for a first DTM race after the GT3 rule change.
“Seventh place was a satisfactory end to the season. We didn’t expect that before the race, so I’m very happy, ”said Wittmann. “I’m particularly happy about fourth place overall in the championship. For me, the highs and wins this season definitely outweigh everything else. The achievements that we gave this year were enormous. “
In addition to Wittmann, ROWE Racing drivers Sheldon van der Linde and Timo Glock also competed in the DTM in the farewell season for the BMW M6 GT3. They finished eleventh and 17th in the drivers’ championship.
Other, older BMW M models from olden times were present in the racing driver camp to cheer on the retiring M6 GT3. BMW Group Classic brought out a replica of the 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL, the BMW M1 “Münchner Wirte” from 1981, the 1992 BMW M3 E30, the BMW McLaren F1 GTR Long Tail from 1997, the BMW V12 LMR from 1999 and the 2015 BMW Z4 GT3.
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