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BMW Turns Viral April Fools’ M3 Touring Into Factory Racer for Nürburgring 24 Hours

The one-off wagon enters the SPX class under Schubert Motorsport with a four-driver BMW works lineup.

Overview

  • The car makes its competitive debut at the next Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie round before tackling the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May 2026.
  • It races in the SPX exhibition class rather than SP9/GT3, so it will not contest overall victory against BMW’s M4 GT3 Evos.
  • Schubert Motorsport fields the entry with Jens Klingmann, Ugo de Wilde, Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen sharing driving duties.
  • Built on the M4 GT3 Evo’s hardware, it uses a race-prepared P58 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six rated up to 434 kW and 700 Nm with an Xtrac six-speed sequential.
  • Bespoke Touring-body aero includes widened arches, a deep splitter, a diffuser and a swan-neck rear wing, and the car is 200 mm longer and 32 mm taller than the M4 GT3 Evo.