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.
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.
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.
