American Le Mans Series leader, Bill Auberlen, believes taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans hour will be ‘good preparation’ should BMW return to the event in the future.
Despite being a BMW driver in the ALMS, the German manufacturer has lent him to Aston Martin to share its fifth GTE Pro entry with Pedro Lamy and Paul Dalla Lana for the 24-hour French event, which takes part on June 22/23.
"It will also be good preparation in case BMW goes back to Le Mans,” he continued. “It's got to be good for our programme, too."
Although his Auberlen’s last start at Le Mans was in 2005, he has taken part in the 24-hour race four times. Conversely, BMW’s only victory came at the circuit in 2000 with the V12 LM and has yet to confirm any plans to return to the famous race.
Despite being a BMW driver in the ALMS, the German manufacturer has lent him to Aston Martin to share its fifth GTE Pro entry with Pedro Lamy and Paul Dalla Lana for the 24-hour French event, which takes part on June 22/23.
"It will also be good preparation in case BMW goes back to Le Mans,” he continued. “It's got to be good for our programme, too."
Although his Auberlen’s last start at Le Mans was in 2005, he has taken part in the 24-hour race four times. Conversely, BMW’s only victory came at the circuit in 2000 with the V12 LM and has yet to confirm any plans to return to the famous race.
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| Bill Auberlen, BMW Z4 GTE. (Photo: BMW Motorsport) |