When night fell after the opening stage with periods of heavy rain, the #35 was on track to the podium in third place. A collision occurred shortly before midnight, however, while Tomczyk was lapping another car and the left front suspension broke. After a repair break, the #35 returned to the track but then had to retire. The #34, which successfully fought its way back up the field after tyre damage early on, was then in line for a podium finish, but Pittard was forced to park the car at the edge of the track at around half past three in the morning when the car lost drive.

“It’s a very bitter pill to swallow after such a strong start to the weekend. We were up there in every single session and I honestly think we had all the ingredients to win this race but unfortunately we had to retire the car early in the morning. It’s a big shame, especially as both cars were out. It hurts twice as much when you are in such a good position and know you have a strong package and all you need to do is to bring it home. But Spa is such a hard race to win, you need so much luck and you have so many different factors involved that all need to fall into place and unfortunately that wasn’t the case this year.”

“Obviously, it is a disappointing outcome for us, especially seeing as both cars retired. We had incredibly strong pace and were in the position of being able to battle for the podium or even the win. After tyre damage in the opening stage, we battled our way back up through the field gradually, and I handed the car over to David in third place. But then we had to retire. It’s really sad because we had a strong car and wanted to commemorate the BMW M6 GT3 with a different result in its final 24-hour race at Spa. But that’s motorsport for you.”

“I am obviously very disappointed for us in both the #34 car and the #35 car. Walkenhorst Motorsport had prepared two front-running cars but then unfortunately both had issues while running in the top three. Unfortunately, that is endurance racing and you always have to expect these things but it makes it all the more painful when you are running so close to the front. A big thanks to all the team for all their efforts to make the car so quick and put us in such a competitive position. Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be this year for Walkenhorst Motorsport and BMW.”

“It was really heartbreaking to see both our BMWs retiring from the race. We all had a really strong pace and everyone, the drivers, Walkenhorst Motorsport and BMW did a great job this weekend. That is why it’s even tougher to finish like this. But we showed that we were fighting for the top positions, and now we just need to keep our head high and move on to the next race. A big thank you to Walkenhorst Motorsport and BMW for providing such an amazing car. It was so much fun driving this car. It was not the way we wanted to finish the last 24 hours of Spa for the BMW M6 GT3 but it is what it is. Motorsport can be an amazing sport and very ruthless at the same time.”