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Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as manufacturing facility driver for 2025
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Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as manufacturing facility driver for 2025

By Miles Cooper December 19, 2024
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BMW has introduced that Kelvin van der Linde will be part of its pool of manufacturing facility drivers in 2025, two years after he break up with rival German model Audi.

As reported by Motorsport.com final week, the South African will unite with youthful brother Sheldon van der Linde in BMW’s manufacturing facility roster subsequent yr after spending the final two seasons as an unbiased driver with none producer affiliation.

The 2-time Nurburgring 24 Hours winner will participate in an “in depth racing programme” with the brand new evo model of the BMW M4 GT3 in 2025, though the precise particulars of his schedule will probably be revealed at a later date.

It’s anticipated that he’ll mix a marketing campaign within the LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship with a season in GT World Problem Europe. Choose outings in endurance classics are additionally on the playing cards.

Though the LMGT3 door was beforehand closed, with BMW having already nominated Maxime Martin and Augusto Farfus because the skilled drivers for its two-car LMGT3 line-up, Martin’s sudden departure from the manufacturing facility line-up to affix Mercedes has opened up a seat.

Van der Linde already has expertise of racing within the WEC, having contested the 2024 season with ASP in a Lexus RC F GT3.

“I am actually trying ahead to the brand new problem at BMW M Motorsport,” he mentioned. “For me and my household, this can be a full circle.

“My father drove BMW touring automobiles, and after my brother Sheldon moved to BMW M Motorsport a number of years in the past, it was at all times my dream that we’d drive there collectively sooner or later. This dream is now coming true.

Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as manufacturing facility driver for 2025

Sheldon van der Linde, Schubert Motorsport, Kelvin van der Linde, Group ABT Sportsline

Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz

“I’ll have an in depth racing programme within the coming season and can due to this fact get a number of driving time within the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. It will assist me so much to shortly get used to the brand new automotive.”

Van der Linde already defined in a social media put up this week that he would “most likely take a one-year” break from the DTM in 2025 when it was introduced that he can be splitting with Abt Sportsline.

The 28-year-old had been racing within the German class with Audi squad Abt since 2021, successful a complete of eight races and ending runner-up within the championship to SSR Lamborghini’s Mirko Bortolotti this yr.

BMW doesn’t seem to have any area to accommodate van der Linde in its DTM line-up. In 2024, it fielded earlier champions Rene Rast, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde within the three-car Schubert Motorsport workforce.

Talking of the elder van der Linde’s appointment, BMW motorsport chief Andreas Roos mentioned: “I’m delighted to welcome Kelvin van der Linde to the BMW M Motorsport household. He has confirmed over a few years that he is likely one of the absolute high GT drivers on this planet and has proven spectacular performances in numerous races.

“Kelvin is a superb addition to our high-class driver line-up. We wish to proceed to finish an in depth racing programme with our new BMW M4 GT3 EVO and struggle for victories and titles within the large GT highlights of the season. Kelvin van der Linde will probably be a terrific help in attaining our bold objectives.”

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