BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01

The BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 is a race car produced by BMW. Based on the fourth generation (E46) model, it appears in Gran Turismo 4, Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5, and Gran Turismo 6.
It is the #42, driven by J.J. Lehto and Jörg Müller, who participated in the GT class of the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. The car achieved a 1st place finish in both Driver's and Team's Championships.
==In-game description==
"Well known in the ALMS and Nürburgring 24-hour race; a race spec car based on the E46 M3."
==Acquisition==
==Pictures==
BMW M3 GTR Race Car Vehicle Banner.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in GT4.
==Trivia==
*This famous car was banned from the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) due to last-minute changes to homologation which required BMW to create at least 100 road-going models with the same V8 engine and 1,000 examples of the engine it used in order to compete in the 2002 season (BMW only ever made ten examples of the BMW M3 GTR '03 road car before these rules were placed into effect) after protests from Porsche. Prior to competition, there was no road-going BMW M3 E46 with any similar engine, despite the car being dominant in the GT class during the 2001 season (winning seven out of 10 races). Later versions of this car have continued its dominance, being the class winner in the 2004 Spa 24 Hours, and overall in the Nürburgring 24h in 2004 and 2005, consecutively.
*Oddly enough, the engine sound of the car was taken from Opel/Vauxhall Astra Touring Car but Interestingly, the only car in GT4 and GT PSP, that sounds very similar to the real sound of this car is 2000 Tickford Falcon XR8 Race Car. Later in GT5 and GT6, the engine sound changed repeatedly again.
==Notes==
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