Team Redline’s Maximilian Wenig and Maximilian Benecke took top honors in the top split of the BMW 120 at Daytona International Speedway on January 12. They led the car manned by teammates Jonas Wallmeier and Gianni Vecchio to the line by just over a second. Williams Esports Chillblast teammates Alexander Voß and Laurin Heinrich completed the podium.
The event, a follow-up from successful races promoted by iRacing and BMW in 2019 and the first of a six-race series in 2020, attracted big names in sim racing and real racing alike. Team CATENG, comprised of BMW factory drivers Nicky Catsburg and Phillipp Eng, returned to action and finished 13th in the top split. NASCAR superstar and eNASCAR iRacing World Championship team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. also made an appearance, teaming up with TJ Majors to finish 10th in their split.
About the BMW 120 at Daytona
The BMW 120 is a special event put on by iRacing and BMW Motorsport utilizing the BMW M8 GTE. The top three teams in the top split earn prize money, with $4,200 on offer for each event, and each winning team earning entry to an end-of-year in-person event from Munich. Six BMW Driving Experience 120s will be held during 2020; the next will take place on March 1 at Sebring International Raceway.
BMW Driving Experience 120 at Daytona Results
Fin. | St. | # | Team | Car | Laps | Split | Led | Best |
| 1 | 5 | 70 | Team Redline GT | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | 0 | 17 | 1:40.932 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Team Redline GT II | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1.181 | 12 | 1:40.918 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Williams Esports Chillblast | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -4.111 | 3 | 1:40.930 |
| 4 | 8 | 99 | Apex Racing Team #99 | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -4.248 | 0 | 1:40.707 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | RaceKraft Esports LOCKBURTON | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -6.714 | 0 | 1:41.193 |
| 6 | 1 | 81 | VRS Coanda Simsport $81 | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -6.774 | 33 | 1:40.803 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Williams Esports BenQ | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -12.768 | 5 | 1:40.871 |
| 8 | 13 | 12 | RONIN SIMSPORT Blue | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -13.482 | 0 | 1:41.089 |
| 9 | 23 | 6 | Blackspot Racing | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -29.363 | 0 | 1:41.602 |
| 10 | 15 | 83 | ASTRO Gaming Altus Esports | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -30.745 | 0 | 1:41.157 |
| 11 | 2 | 43 | Logitech G Altus Esports | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -31.917 | 0 | 1:40.930 |
| 12 | 14 | 17 | Bronze56k | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -31.99 | 0 | 1:41.358 |
| 13 | 17 | 25 | BMW Team CATENG | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -31.995 | 0 | 1:41.255 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | RS Competition | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -35.173 | 0 | 1:40.566 |
| 15 | 16 | 13 | Ronin SimSport | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -39.23 | 0 | 1:41.488 |
| 16 | 11 | 79 | Full Send Racing #79 | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -48.029 | 0 | 1:41.717 |
| 17 | 24 | 95 | Team Thiim | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -48.053 | 0 | 1:40.600 |
| 18 | 26 | 44 | LOS CANGRIS | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -49.417 | 0 | 1:41.811 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Pure Racing Team | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:07.238 | 0 | 1:41.561 |
| 20 | 34 | 8 | RACE4CAT MOTORSPORT | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:09.983 | 0 | 1:41.627 |
| 21 | 32 | 442 | Alpinestars Geodesic Racing Black | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:10.883 | 0 | 1:41.996 |
| 22 | 33 | 23 | Phoenix Racing eSport Green | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:12.595 | 0 | 1:41.663 |
| 23 | 48 | 122 | Radicals Online | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:13.485 | 0 | 1:41.405 |
| 24 | 49 | 11 | RaceKraft Esports TERHISCO | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:14.456 | 0 | 1:41.584 |
| 25 | 29 | 14 | Prologue React E-Sport Green | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:16.747 | 0 | 1:41.778 |
| 26 | 27 | 101 | Sorg Rennsport eSports GTE | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:16.980 | 0 | 1:41.372 |
| 27 | 38 | 18 | Virtual Motorsport | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:21.722 | 0 | 1:41.721 |
| 28 | 20 | 77 | Clube do Volante – GTE Events | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:22.451 | 0 | 1:41.636 |
| 29 | 43 | 21 | Apex Racing Team #63 | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:26.836 | 0 | 1:41.630 |
| 30 | 22 | 75 | Motum Altus Esports | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:27.230 | 0 | 1:41.976 |
| 31 | 39 | 22 | Optimal Simracing Red | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:30.679 | 0 | 1:41.848 |
| 32 | 40 | 24 | Atlantis Racing eSports Team GTE | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:36.271 | 0 | 1:41.803 |
| 33 | 37 | 78 | Maniti Racing Blue | BMW M8 GTE | 70 | -1:38.871 | 0 | 1:41.852 |
| 34 | 25 | 20 | Pure Motorsport Yellow | BMW M8 GTE | 69 | -1 L | 0 | 1:42.301 |
| 35 | 46 | 66 | Demon Tweeks eSports #66 | BMW M8 GTE | 69 | -1 L | 0 | 1:41.397 |
| 36 | 36 | 85 | Full Send Racing #85 | BMW M8 GTE | 69 | -1 L | 0 | 1:41.955 |
| 37 | 35 | 80 | TURN Racing Sim Tools Red | BMW M8 GTE | 69 | -1 L | 0 | 1:41.651 |
| 38 | 42 | 10 | HM Engineering | BMW M8 GTE | 68 | -2 L | 0 | 1:41.746 |
| 39 | 31 | 226 | KC Racing eSports | BMW M8 GTE | 49 | -21 L | 0 | 1:41.736 |
| 40 | 50 | 992 | Rebellion iRacing Team #White | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 41 | 18 | 15 | Evolution Racing Team #126 | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 42 | 45 | 100 | Ultimate Stonk Bonkers | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 43 | 41 | 26 | Ghost Team Red | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 44 | 19 | 7 | Williams Esports Razer | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 45 | 28 | 19 | Rijk Energie Powered by Alrijkje | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 46 | 47 | 211 | Triple A Esports Black | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 47 | 44 | 27 | Deadzone Endurance Racing | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 48 | 30 | 16 | Prologue React E-Sport Pink | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 49 | 21 | 5 | Triple A Esports White | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
| 50 | 9 | 2 | Red Bull Racing Esports | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | -70 L | 0 | — |
2020 BMW 120 Schedule
January 12: Daytona International Speedway
March 1: Sebring International Raceway
May 10: Nürburgring
July 5: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
September 20: Road Atlanta
November 8: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
