BMW Completes First Nordschleife Test With GT3 EVO

BMW has carried out the first Nordschleife test with the M4 GT3 EVO, which is due to debut in customer hands in 2025.

Factory drivers Jens Klingmann and Augusto Farfus took turns behind the wheel of the updated car, which was decked out in the same livery with which it was revealed in May.

Klingmann and Farfus, along with Bruno Spengler, are known to have played a key role in the development of the updated car.

While BMW did not release a mileage figure for the test, the two drivers were noted to have ‘completed numerous laps and collected valuable data.’

“The Nordschleife, due to its unique characteristics, poses particular challenges to a race car,” said Klingmann.

“We are all the more pleased that we can already provide very positive feedback after our first test with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO.

The car’s base was extremely good from the first lap, especially in terms of drivability. As a driver, you immediately have full confidence in the BMW M4 GT3 EVO.

“These are optimal conditions to now move on to fine-tuning and thereby further improve performance. I can hardly wait for the first race appearances in 2025 with the new car.”

It is currently not yet known if BMW will commit to any pre-homologation race outings with the M4 GT3 EVO, although motorsport boss Andreas Roos has indicated that the option of racing in the SP-X class in the NLS is under consideration.