BMW Set to Forgo Factory-Supported Entries at Suzuka
Photo: Gruppe C Photography/SRO BMW looks set to forgo factory supported entries for the remainder of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season according to motorsport boss Andreas Roos, who cited it as a “strategic decision” within the brand. The German manufacturer’s factory commitment in SRO Motorsports Group’s globe-trotting GT3 series has traditionally always been on a race-by-race basis following the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, which serves as a round of GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup. The defending IGTC manufacturers’ champion remained third in the GT3 title race following a challenging Spa, which Team WRT team principal Vincent Vosse was critical of SRO’s Balance of Performance. Speaking with Sportscar365, Roos insisted that neither its position in the championship, nor Vosse’s BoP complaints, played a factor in the reduced effort for the Suzuka 1000km and Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS. “It...