 It is famous for earning BMW its only overall victory to date at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Immediately following the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans in which both BMW V12 LMs had failed to finish due to mechanical difficulties and a slow pace caused by aerodynamic inefficiencies, BMW Motorsport made the decision to radically revamp their sportscar project and quickly replace the V12 LM with a new car for 1999, the V12 LMR.The V12 LMR would retain only the basic structures of the V12 LM, while all of the car's bodywork was redone from scratch.