BMW M Team WRT scores dramatic maiden IMSA victory at IMS

BMW M Team WRT secures first Battle on the Bricks win at IMS

Sheldon van der Linde secured an overall and Grand Touring Prototype victory for BMW M Team WRT at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks.

BMW M Team WRT scores dramatic maiden IMSA victory at IMS

The No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 driven by Sheldon van der Linde overtook Earl Bamber's No. 31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series.R for the lead with less than six minutes to go, locking in the win. It is the team's first victory in the series since WRT joined the program.

IMSA News: No. 24 BMW wins on Indy Road Course

INDIANAPOLIS — Sunday’s TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was shorter than the six-hour enduros of recent years, but the new two-hour, 40-minute sprint still packed drama into every class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Sheldon van der Linde made the winning move with five and a half minutes remaining, diving the No. 24 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 inside Earl Bamber’s No. 31 Cadillac Whelen C…

Sheldon van der Linde passes Earl Bamber late to win IMSA Indianapolis thriller

The BMW driver made the decisive move with 5m30s remaining to give BMW M Team WRT its first IMSA victory, while Jack Aitken left Indianapolis with a 147-point championship lead