BMW M6 GT3

The BMW M6 GT3 was a customer racing car that BMW Motorsport built to the FIA GT3 rules on the basis of the BMW M6 (F13) coupe, replacing the Z4 GT3 that had been used since 2010. The Z4 had been criticised for being smaller than its rivals, for a short wheelbase that made it hard to handle and for lacking a series engine of more than six cylinders, so BMW chose the large and heavy M6 as the base for lack of a smaller V8 coupe. The mass was cut from 1,925 kg in series form to 1,300 kg, the seating position was moved back and to the centre and the gearbox became a seven-speed sequential transaxle at the rear axle for better weight distribution. The race engine is based on the 4.4 litre twin-turbo series V8 with changed oil supply and charge-air cooling. The car raced from January 2016, won at the Nürburgring VLN and the Spa 24 Hours that year, and won the Nürburgring 24 Hours for the first time in 2020. Its successor since 2022 is the BMW M4 GT3.