 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Ṣaaju si ajọṣepọ F1 wọn, Williams Motorsport ṣe awọn apẹrẹ Le Mans fun BMW, ti a mọ bi V12 LM ati V12 LMR. Ọkọ V12 LMR ló gba ife ẹyẹ 24 Hours of Le Mans ní 1999 : ó ṣe tán. Ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ naa ni Pierluigi Martini, Yannick Dalmas ati Joachim Winkelhock, ati ṣiṣe nipasẹ Schnitzer Motorsport labẹ orukọ BMW Motorsport. 