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BMW reveal WEC Hypercar drivers; Raffaele Marciello and Marco Wittmann to debut
BMW has announced its driver line-ups for the upcoming season in Hypercar, with Raffaele Marciello and Marco Wittmann joining the BMW M Team WRT. Marciello will team up with Wittmann and Dries Vanthoor in the #15 entry, while Rene Rast and Robin Frijns will drive the #20 alongside Sheldon van der Linde. Marciello’s move to BMW was expected, as he had joined the marque from Mercedes last season. Wittmann, a BMW stalwart, will now focus on a full prototype program after his previous IMSA SportsCar Championship starts. Rast and Frijns, both former Audi factory drivers, have experience with WRT’s LMP2 machinery in the WEC. WRT is yet to announce the team-mates for Valentino Rossi and Augusto Farfus in the LMGT3 class.
