The #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 of De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly has scooped two second-places in the last two IMSA rounds at Sebring and Long Beach, and currently lies fourth in the championship, just 21 points from leaders Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet of Porsche Penske Motorsports.
De Phillippi, who scored four wins for BMW in IMSA’s now defunct GT Le Mans class, said different tactics regarding tire usage for this weekend’s fourth round on the abrasive Laguna Seca surface will likely shape the outcome of the race.
