IMSA: Tomczyk, Sims join Rahal BMW squad

Former DTM champion Martin Tomczyk and this year's Spa 24 Hours winner Alexander Sims have joined BMW's works team – BMW Team RLL – for next year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. They replace Lucas Luhr and Dirk Werner on the team.

Tomczyk will share driving duties in one of the team's BMW M6 GTLM entries with John Edwards, while Sims will partner with returning veteran Bill Auberlen in the other car.

"I'd like to thank Dirk Werner and Lucas Luhr for their hard work last season, and now it's time to welcome Alexander Sims and Martin Tomczyk," said BMW Motorsport boss Jens Marquardt. "I am convinced that they will both settle in very quickly at BMW Team RLL and will soon be successful."

The regular quartet will be supported by DTM drivers Augusto Farfus and Bruno Spengler, as well as Kuno Wittmer and Nick Catsburg for the endurance races. Auberlen, Sims, Farfus and Spengler will share driving duties in the BMW M6 GTLM Art Car for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, in livery designed by American artist John Baldessari.