BMW is engaged on a brand new technology of its entry-level buyer race automotive based mostly on the M2 coupe, and prototypes are at present being evaluated, together with within the grueling races of the Nürburgring Endurance Sequence.
One of many prototypes, nonetheless carrying camouflage gear, was snapped throughout its participation in a four-hour race held over the weekend on the Nürburgring’s smaller Grand Prix Observe, which prior to now has hosted the System 1 German Grand Prix.
The automotive was fielded by BMW buyer staff FK Efficiency Motorsport and pushed by Max Hesse and Jens Klingmann underneath tough climate circumstances. They had been capable of full the race with out problem.
BMW first introduced plans for the new race automotive in August and confirmed it is going to be launched in time for the 2026 motorsports season. There’s an opportunity it is going to be intently aligned with an upcoming M2 CS highway automotive, prototypes for which have been noticed testing.
2026 BMW M2-based race automotive prototype on the Nürburgring – Picture by way of Baldauf
The brand new race automotive is the successor to the M235i Racing, M240i Racing, and M2 CS Racing launched within the earlier decade, and like these earlier vehicles the brand new one will kind a part of BMW’s buyer racing program. Within the U.S., a well-liked collection for BMW’s entry stage buyer racers is the TC America collection.
The sooner vehicles have been priced from round $100,000, positioning them as a superb entry level for drivers getting ready for the higher-tier—and far more costly—GT4 and GT3 class vehicles. The brand new mannequin is predicted to comply with an identical pricing technique.
BMW hasn’t launched any particulars on the automotive. Its M2 highway automotive counterpart was simply up to date for 2025 with an additional 20 hp, bringing output of the automotive’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 to 473 hp. The race automotive ought to boast an identical determine.