Another ESL R1 driver lineup has been announced, this time German squad BS+Competition. This marks the second of the car manufacturer-backed teams to formally announce its entry so far, BMW M, and it will have a former DTM champion as team manager.
BMW M Team BS+Competition will be led by Bruno Spengler in an executive role. He won the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2012 and is currently a BMW-contracted real-world driver. He’s a keen sim racing competitor too, however, having formerly entered the VCO ProSIM SERIES and finishing on the GTE podium at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual.
In terms of driving, 2022 BMW Sim Time Attack winner and 2021 British GT Esports GT4 champion Nils Naujoks will take part, the Assetto Corsa Competizione expert first tested the Rennsport platform in Munich last year and will now compete on it throughout the year.
He will be joined by Ryan Barneveld, Phillippe Denes and Rainer Talvar who all finished on the IMSA GTD iRacing Daytona 24 VCO Top Split podium together just days ago. Unsurprisingly, they were driving a BMW.
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