BMW M Motorsport will continue its hypercar programs in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2026 with unchanged works drivers. The eight drivers already in action in 2025 will continue to drive the four BMW M Hybrid V8s in the coming season. Only in the IMSA series will there be changes to the permanent driver duos.
Philipp Eng (AUT), Robin Frijns (NED), Kevin Magnussen (DEN), Raffaele Marciello (SUI), René Rast (GER), Sheldon van der Linde (RSA), Dries Vanthoor (BEL) and Marco Wittmann (GER) will once again line up for the works programs in both racing series. Vanthoor and van der Linde will complete a double program in the FIA WEC and IMSA, as they did last year. Eng and Wittmann will return to the IMSA series for another full season. BMW M Team WRT will take over the BMW M Team RLL entry from 2026 and will compete with the BMW M Hybrid V8 in both the FIA WEC and the IMSA series.
In the FIA WEC, the driver combinations remain unchanged: Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor will continue to drive the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8, while Robin Frijns, René Rast and Sheldon van der Linde will drive the #20 car.
There will be a change to the permanent line-up in the IMSA series in 2026. Dries Vanthoor and Sheldon van der Linde will form the regular duo in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 and will be supported by Robin Frijns and René Rast in the endurance races. Philipp Eng and Marco Wittmann will drive the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 for the entire season, supported in the endurance races by Kevin Magnussen and Raffaele Marciello.