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BMW ART CARS AT LE MANS - PHOTOS COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Alexander Calder

BMW 3.0 litre CSL
year at Le Mans: 1975
driven by Hervé Poulain, Sam Posey and Jean Guichet
retired after 9 hours with universal joint failure

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Frank Stella

BMW 3.0 litre CSL
year at Le Mans: 1976 (raced as number 41)
driven by Brian Redman and Peter Gregg
retired after 4 hours with an oil leak

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Roy Lichtenstein

BMW 320i
year at Le Mans: 1977 (raced as number 50)
driven by Hervé Poulain and Marcel Mignot
finished ninth overall and second in class

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Andy Warhol

BMW M1
year at Le Mans: 1979
driven by Hervé Poulain, Marcel Mignot and Manfred Winkelhock
finished an impressive sixth overall

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Jenny Holzer

BMW V12 LMR
year at Le Mans: 1999
driven by Tom Kristensen & Joachim Winkelhock
ran during pre-qualifying only .. on display during the race ..
sister car, number 15, went on to win the race outright

BMW Art Car at Le Mans

PHOTO COURTESY OF BMW MOTORSPORT
by Jeff Koons

BMW E92 M3
year at Le Mans: 2010
driven by Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller & Dirk Werner
retired after 5 hours with a fuel feed problem