"Few teams have a more interesting combination of owners than Rahal-Letterman Racing. Co-owned by famous late-night talk show host David Letterman and legendary CART racer Bobby Rahal, the team competed mainly in Indycar racing, but returned to ALMS with a M3 GT2 in 2008. The 2009 season gave the BMW Rahal-Letterman team their first-ever program victory in ALMS, as well as their first 1-2 finish, with the #92 car achieving a second-place podium spot at Road America. It was an impressive result for the talented team, and a tribute to the prowess of the M3 GT2, refined through ruthless weight savings and increased power from the 4-liter V8 when compared with the previous GT2 car. It looks the part, too, with a bold white livery sporting prominent BMW M-Power tri-color stripes and topped off with a bare carbon fiber roof."—Official description[1]
The 2009 BMW #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 is a GT2 race car by BMW.
It appears in Forza Motorsport 3 and all subsequent Motorsport main titles up to Forza Motorsport 7.
Synopsis[]
Based on the E92 generation of the BMW M3, the M3 GT2 was the successor to the previous generation's GTR in the Group GT2 regulations. The car uses the 4.0L V8 from the road car, but it has been upped to now produce almost 500 hp (373 kW). To help with weight distribution, the gearbox has been moved to the rear axle of the car, while the engine has been lowered and moved farther back in the car.[2]
The #92 featured in the 2009 season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) as a part of the GT2 class. The main two drivers for the car would be Tommy Milner and Dirk Müller, with Jörg Müller joining the duo for Petit Le Mans. The car and its sister car, the #90, would not have the best start in the car's debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring, with the #92 missing qualifying due to mechanical problems and the #90 also suffering mechanical issues in the middle of the race, causing it to be the first car to retire after only 27 laps. Things would get better for the two cars however, as the #92 would end up taking three 2nd places and two 3rd places in class over the course of the rest of the season, while the #90 would give the car its first ever class win at Road America, with the #92 finishing just behind it in 2nd, also giving the car its first 1-2 finish. Adding in an additional 3rd for the #90 would push the team to 3rd overall in the teams' championship, while Milner and Dirk Müller would finish 4th in the drivers' championship.[3]
For the 2010 season, the GT2 class would be renamed to simply the GT class, while Milner would swap seats in the team with Bill Auberlen, with the former now driving the #90 and the latter now driving the #92. Dirk Werner would be the third driver for the #92 this year, taking part in the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans. The car's would do even better then they did the previous season, with at least one car finishing on the class podium in every single race, except for Petit Le Mans, although the #92 just missed out on the podium in 4th. While the #92 would again have the better overall performing crew, the #90 would again be the car to take the sole win for the team during the season, once again at Road America. While all those podium results would allow the team to win the teams' championship, the #92 duo would not win the driver's championship, only improving one position up to 3rd. For the 2011 season, the #90 and #92 would be replaced by two newer chassis, now numbered the #55 and #56.[4]
The GT2 would race until the end of 2012, mainly in the ALMS. For the 2013 season, it would be replaced with the Z4 GTE.
Variants[]
It appears in the Forza series in two livery variants:
- 2009 BMW #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 (Forza Motorsport 3 and all subsequent main Motorsport titles until Forza Motorsport 7)
- 2010 BMW #79 Jeff Koons BMW M3 GT2 (Forza Motorsport 4 only).
Statistics[]
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Speed 6.4 Handling 7.1
Acceleration 7.8
Launch 7.0
Braking 7.1
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R3 743 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 380,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: GT2
Value: 380,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 177.8 mph (286.1 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.400 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.280 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 105.4 ft (32.1 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 260.0 ft (79.2 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.37 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.56 g | ||
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Speed 6.9 Handling 7.7
Acceleration 8.9
Launch 7.9
Braking 7.7
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R3 756 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 1,000,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: GT2
Value: 1,000,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 180.4 mph (290.3 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.400 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.280 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 101.3 ft (30.9 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 248.3 ft (75.7 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.22 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.41 g | ||
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Speed 6.7 Handling 6.6
Acceleration 8.9
Launch 8.6
Braking 7.2
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R 802 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 650,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Family
Body Family: GT Racing
Value: 650,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 180.4 mph (290.3 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.400 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.280 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 89.0 ft (27.1 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 216.4 ft (66 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.42 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.64 g | ||
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Speed 6.7 Handling 7.0
Acceleration 8.9
Braking 6.9
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R 827 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 650,000 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: Modern GT Racing
Value: 650,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 181.1 mph (291.4 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.400 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.280 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 98.1 ft (29.9 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 237.0 ft (72.2 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.44 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.66 g | ||
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Speed 6.7 Handling 7.0
Acceleration 8.9
Braking 6.9
Super Rare
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R 827 |
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Unlock Requirements
Unlock:
Purchase from the car dealer for 400,000 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: Forza GT
Value: 400,000 CR
Collection Tier:
Tier 4 - Super Rare (+720)
Speed:
Top Speed: 180.4 mph (290.3 km/h)
1/4 Mile: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.417 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.352 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 115.4 ft (35.2 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 269.5 ft (82.1 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.44 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.66 g | ||
Conversions[]
- No conversions available.
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ "Forza Motorsport 6 - Cars" . forzamotorsport.net . Retrieved 08-17-2018.
- ↑ "BMW M3 GT" . racecar-engineering.com . Retrieved 08-05-2025.
- ↑ "2009 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 08-05-2025.
- ↑ "2010 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 08-05-2025.