BMW posted its first win in North America during the sixth race at the International Motor Sports Association WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) event at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, with the new BMW M6 GT3 proving that it’s a true winner outside of Europe. Bret Curtis and BMW works driver Jens Klingmann secured the first GTD victory of the season with the BMW M6 GT3 for Turner Motorsport. After 116 laps, Klingmann crossed the line at the wheel of car No. 96 as race winner. The pairing had started from fourth on the grid.
In the GTLM class, BMW Team RLL once again fielded two BMW M6 GTLMs. Dirk Werner and Bill Auberlen finished fourth after 119 laps in the No. 25 car, narrowly missing out on another podium finish. Because of a technical problem in the first stage of the race, the No. 100 car with John Edwards and Lucas Luhr at the wheel had dropped to the back of the field. The duo eventually finished ninth.