Tens of thousands of fans have helped choose the 2017 Dunlop Art Car which will debut at the opening round of the VLN next month with Walkenhorst Motorsport on one of their BMW M6 GT3s.

“Crystal Flake” was one of three designs presented by artist Jean Pierre Kraemer and came out the clear winner in an online vote, more than 44,000 of 77,000 votes opting for the winning design.

“The chosen design is very impactful and will be very noticeable in the field,” said Jean Pierre Kraemer. “The design is modelled on the past two years with a lot of shadow play and many individual polygonal figures that break up. Thus the viewer has the impression that the structure is not quite smooth and the design looks like a crystal.”

The 2017 design continues a recent tradition of Dunlop Art Cars, including JMW’s Ferraris and Aston Martins at Le Mans between 2009 – 2013, and fan votes on subsequent Nurburgring 24h racing cars.

The car will be unveiled prior to the first round of the VLN Endurance Championship on 25 March at the Nürburgring.

In addition to the Walkenhorst BMW M6 GT3, Jean Pierre Kraemer and Dunlop will also design a Dunlop-Art bike for the first time this year. This is the new Suzuki GSX-R 1000, which will be used in all races of the GSX-R Cup taking place within the IDM German Superbike Series.