BMW says it would be “ideal” to have a single ruleset in the World Endurance Cha𝓡mpionship’s Hypercar class from 2033.

T𓄧he WEC has witnessed a major popularity boom in recent years, wit𒁃h manufacturers flocking to enter the series centred around the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The championship has given caꦅr brands the option of building cars to either LMH rules or LMDh regulations - which they are a♌lso allowed to enter in the IMSA SportsCar Championship as part of a convergence process between the two series.

Some manufacturers like Ferrari and Toyota chose the LMH ruleset as it was important for them to have greater freedom in designing their cars. Others including Porsche and BMW opted for the simpler and supposedly more affordable LMDh formula, where they can focus on areas such as aerodynam🍒ics, engine and electronics while purchasing off-the-shelf chassis and ܫhybrid systems from third-party manufacturers.

As thin🅷g stands, the current rules for the Hypercar class stand until the end o🌄f 2029 following two separate rounds of extensions by organisers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

All stakeholders are understood to have 🐼agreed to a further extension until 2032 to give additional time to new entrants Genesis, McLaren and Ford, with a formal confirmation expected on the eve of Le Mans in June.

The future of the Hyp♎ercar class beyond the 2032 season remains unclear, but there is a clear desire from the organisers and manufacturers to prolong what is now considered a golden era of endurance racing.

BMW’s motorsport boss Andreas Roos is certain there is no need for a complete overhaul of technical rules, with the current struct🐎ure h෴aving proved to be such a hit with mainstream manufacturers.

However, Roos said he would prefer if all parties agre💙ed to converge on a single ruleset bet🎐ween LMDh and LMH, thus eliminating the need to balance the two types of machinery.

“We can 📖clearly see that we now have reached a regulation and competition with so many manufacturers that generally how it's built up is working and it's working 🌌well,” Roos told wuqian0821.com.

“We have more and more manufacturers joining the championships. This first of all says that we did a lot of things right with the regဣulations and how everything🧜 is working.

“So for me, there is first of all no reason why something should be changeꦜd and why we shouldn't continue withꦫ the concept that is working well.

“On the other hand, the concept of regulations is working well, bu♑t it's also reflecting on what is going on in the automotive side: we have electrified cars, we have hybrid cars, and we run with sustainable fuels.

“So there are a lot of things already in our championship which is reflജecting the automotive industry, which is very important for us. So there is no reason why [we s🐠hould be] changing something.

“The only thing that we have to keep in mind is…is it real🏅ly clever to have t🌱wo different sets of regulations like LMH and LMDh?

“When you would ask me, it would be ideal to have only one techni⛦cal regul🐽ation for Hypercars.

“This is something we have to discuss witho♌ut making too many changes to what we have because the formula that we have at the moment is working really well.”

The ACO aওlso has plans for a new hydrogen class from 2028, but it is widely believed that the introduction of hydrogen-powered cars - which will compete against conventional LMDh and LMH machinery - will be delayed further.

Also read: How BM🧜W turned around its LMDh programm🎐e in WEC and IMSA