BMW has released new pictures of the M6 racing car it’ll field in 2016’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Based on the M6 GT3 (covered below), the M6 GTLM will make its world debut at the Daytona International Speedway today, having completed its first US test at the Sebring International Raceway earlier this month.

Though the car shares many parts with the GT3, it’s been built to conform to the IMSA series’ unique regulations. Under the bonnet is a race-adjusted version of the road M6’s twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 engine, which like the GT3, will suffer from the effects of championship power limitations.

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That should ensure peak output will fall well below the road car’s 552bhp and 501lb ft of torque, but of course, the lighter, downforce-producing and slick-wearing racer will be significantly faster on track.

BMW Team RLL will field two M6 GTLMs in 2016’s IMSA championship. The new model replaces the outgoing Z4 GTLM racer.

BMW M6 GT3

The car that the GTLM is based on, the M6 GT3, was first tested back in February. Pricing for the car was released in August - you can read about it here.