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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
BMW...?
GTLM = GTE, except for the cars that aren't.
GTD = GT3, except for the cars that aren't.
And that's fine. It doesn't need to be an exact copy. But the BMW will most likely never see Le Mans, yet it's in a GT Le Mans class. So what's the problem with a LMP-A? That the cars won't race at Le Mans? Well they're more Le Mans based than the BMW GTLM Car. 
Of course it's just all a name, so really not important and in this case, completely opinion. I just don't like the idea of renaming the entire thing from a Le Mans Prototype to a Daytona Prototype, when the core is still a Le Mans Prototype. Credit when it's due, etc. |
If BMW wanted to run the car at Le Mans, they'd get the entry from the ACO, just like what happened with the M3, and what would have happened with the Z4 if it wasn't such a steaming pile in a straight line.