Here’s A Take On What A Future BMW Le Mans Racer Could Look Like

In 1999, BMW claimed its sole overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the V12 LMR prototype. Fast forward to 2018, and we’re yet to see the German automaker return to the famous endurance race with the intention of winning outright.

That’s understandable since Audi and Porsche have already pulled off from endurance racing, concentrating on Formula W instead. Despite this, a Behance artist by the name of Pavel Tomashevskiy has decided to dream up a potential new prototype from BMW, dubbed the Spike.

Unlike the V12 LMR, the BMW Spike features a closed cabin and bears essentially no similarities with its predecessor, or any current Le Mans prototype for that matter.

The most intriguing design aspect of the Spike is its short and pointed front fascia and wheel covers created to improve aerodynamics. Unlike typical Le Mans prototypes, the Spike is also free of a large rear wing and only uses a central shark fin on the rear decklid and winglets incorporated into the flying buttresses.

A hydrogen BMW racer isn’t totally out of the question

While this is just an exercise with no input whatsoever from BMW, the Munich-based automaker is actually pondering a return to the prototype ranks at Le Mans.

Speaking to Motorsport a couple of weeks ago, BMW Motorsport boss Jens Marquardt said the firm has studied the feasibility of creating a prototype with a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell.

“It is something we have seen from a study point of view that it feasible. It would be a technology to consider for a race application in endurance racing and it is something we could look at in the future from a prototype point of view,” he said.