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| | BMW Wins the 1999 24 Hour Race in Le Mans (Recap) |
 | | The secret of the BMW success: Strategy, reliability and very quick pit-stops Munich, Sunday June 13, 1999, 4:00 p.m.: The Italian, Pierluigi Martini, at the wheel of a BMW V12 LMR, was first to cross the finish line of the 67th edition of the 24-Hours of Le Mans. |
 | | Along with his team-mates Joachim Winkelhock (Germany) and Yannick Dalmas (Finland), he lapped the 13.60 kilometer circuit 366 times. |
 | | The BMW V12 engine however, does have a successful Le Mans history, the renaissance of the GT sportscars resulting in the spectacular triumph of the McLaren BMW in 1995 - the McLaren came first, third, fourth and fifth. |
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