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The V12 LMR retained only the basic structures of the V12 LM; all of the car's bodywork was redone from scratch. The cooling ducts, a major problem on the V12 LM, were moved to the top of the car instead of from the bottom where it had suffered from ambient track heat. Among the more radical design
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entered a two-car team. The cars were immediately fast, taking the pole position in qualifying. During the race, both cars ran towards the front for the first six hours. V12 LMR chassis #001 had a large accident, damaging the car to the point that it would never race again. The second V12 LMR took
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Returning to America, with Audi having taken victory at Le Mans, the V12 LMR was now forced to finish the rest of the season fighting the dominant R8. For the next four rounds, BMW could do no better than second against the Audi, which won every round.
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BMW did not win either of the final two North American rounds of the season. It was decided by the team that they would not travel to Australia for the final round of the season, instead retiring the cars and concentrating on their new
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prototypes. Even with four victories on the season, due to BMW's decision to return to Europe following Sebring and thus miss two ALMS races, BMW failed to take the team's championship, losing to Panoz (which engine was co-develop by
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For the race, only two cars appeared, with the Art Car being dropped from the line-up. In qualifying the two LMRs again showed their speed, taking 3rd and 6th places, again beaten only by the
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features was the use of a small roll hoop located only behind the driver's seat, instead of a wide roll hoop that covered the entire cockpit. This took advantage of a loophole in the
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The BMW V12 LMR is estimated to put out about 580 hp, which in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans allowed the German prototype to hit 342 km/h (214 mph) on the
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partnership. BMW took second in the teams' championship behind the dominant Audi. Unlike the V12 LMs, the V12 LMRs were not sold to customers after their retirement.
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For the next two rounds, Audi attempted to perfect their R8 for Le Mans and therefore decided to race their older R8R instead. This allowed BMW to take victory at
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Following the success of BMW at Le Mans, the team decided to return to North America to finish the American Le Mans Series season. Making their return at
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Starting the season at Sebring, the BMWs suddenly found themselves facing new competition, with Audi debuting their second-generation
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made the decision to radically revamp their sportscar project and quickly replace the V12 LM with a new car for 1999, the V12 LMR.
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regulations, and reduced drag and obstruction for the air to the rear wing. A total of four new chassis were built by
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had failed to finish due to mechanical difficulties and a slow pace caused by aerodynamic inefficiencies,
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in the same place two years before, and the Art Car was the only V12 LMR able to finish, in fifth place.
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were successful in bringing the V12 LMR home for the victory, a single lap ahead of the GT-One.
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The team went back to Europe with what they had learned at Sebring in order to prepare for
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5990 cc V12 engine as the V12 LM. Responsibility for running the cars was handed over to
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Open cockpit prototype racing car manufactured by BMW Motorsport and Williams F1
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of 1998. It is famous for earning BMW its only overall victory to date at the
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from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between
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