BMW's Bold Strategy Wins Spa, Leaves Ferrari in Dust

BMW M Team WRT secures a historic one-two finish at the six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, marking their first overall Hypercar win in WEC history and first victory under ACO rules since 1999. The number twenty car, driven by Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde, and Robin Frijns, won due to a strategic early pit strategy that kept them in clean air. The sister number fifteen car grabbed second after overcoming early contact. The number fifty Ferrari secured third, while Toyotas and Cadillacs faded due to pit timing and penalties. The race was marked by chaos, including a late DNF for the defending Ferrari champs and a late penalty that boosted Garage fifty-nines McLaren to victory in LMGT3. BMW now leads the manufacturers standings heading into Le Mans. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1270b892f821bec6