Famend BMW racing driver Invoice Auberlen is becoming a member of Samantha Tan to race for ST Racing within the SRO GT World Problem America Championship in 2024. The duo are joined by Varun Choksey to race in a BMW M4 GT3 within the PRO Class. This collaboration marks the start of Auberlen’s new multi-year contract with BMW that extends till the 2026 season—a interval that features the fiftieth anniversary of BMW of North America in 2025 and celebrates Auberlen’s thirtieth anniversary with BMW.

Most Achieved BMW Racing Driver

Invoice has pushed BMW vehicles in additional races than another driver on the earth. Greater than 350 races, 91 wins and bringing residence 4 championships with BMW vehicles. His profession began within the Seventies in motocross earlier than becoming a member of the IMSA championship. From 2014 to 2017, Auberlen drove full-time for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing within the IMSA GTLM class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He first raced in a BMW Z4 GTE then BMW M6 GTLM. His file of 65 victories within the IMSA sequence put him on the prime of the all-time win listing. He additionally leads the IMSA all-time pole listing.

He stepped down as full-time BMW driver in GTLM in 2018. Throughout this time, he additionally raced the Turner Motorsports BMW M6 GT3 within the IMSA GTD class. In 2019, Auberlen returned to full-time competitors for BMW, partnering with Robby Foley within the Turner BMW within the GTD class. Different competitions Auberlen has competed in throughout his profession embrace the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the American Le Mans Sequence (1999-2003), driving a BMW V12 LMR in 1999 and 2000 for Schnitzer Motorsport.

“I’m excited to start one other chapter with BMW and BMW of North America,” mentioned Invoice Auberlen. “Along with driving the Roundel to the highest of as many podiums as I can, I’ve at all times loved mentoring up and coming drivers. I’m joyful to welcome Varun to the BMW model. ST Racing has already loved fairly a little bit of success in SRO competitors, and I hope Varun and I can contribute to much more nice outcomes.”

Auberlen will co-drive the No. 28 BMW M4 GT3 with 27-year previous Varun Choksey, seeking to improve the profession of one more up-and-coming driver. In seasons previous, Invoice has shared a BMW and his huge expertise with greater than 90 co-drivers. Choksey, from Atlanta, Georgia, spent the earlier two seasons racing within the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America single-make sequence, ending eleventh within the PRO class final yr.

Samantha Tan Continues as BMW M Motorsport World Ambassador

Earlier this week, BMW of North America additionally introduced the continuation of its partnership with 26-year-old Asian-Canadian racer and ST Racing co-owner, Samantha Tan, because the BMW M Motorsport World Ambassador for 2024. Tan will make appearances at BMW M occasions throughout North America and Europe.

The 13-round SRO GT World Problem America championship will start at Sonoma Raceway on April 5 – 7 and journey all through the US with double-round weekends at Sebring Worldwide Raceway, Circuit of the Americas, VIRginia Worldwide Raceway, Street America, and Barber Motorsports Park. Every race can be 90-minutes lengthy besides the season finale, spherical 13, eight-hour race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in October.

We lately spent a while with Auberlen driving a 2024 BMW M8 Competitors, and simply final month, Tan allow us to go for a journey in her 3.0 CSL. You’ll find each movies under: