For an endurance race at Laguna Seca with the Z4E group, we decided to run a group of five teams consisting of one each of the three BMW Gr.3's. Along with another player, I was tasked with creating some of the liveries - we opted for a beer sponsor theme, and to keep things interesting we decided to choose different regions around the world with each beer. I went for Corona, Heineken and Sapporo. The two other teams are Budweiser and Guinness - so collectively we've covered USA, Mexico, Ireland, The Netherlands and Japan.
Team Corona BMW
M2 GT2 - DOWNLOAD #52
M6 GT3 - DOWNLOAD #55
Z4 GT3 - DOWNLOAD # 57
The livery was inspired by the branding layout on a box of Corona beer and was built on a gold chrome base with negative decals to bring out the corona logo details and slogan, and the race number. These cars are running Dunlop tyres over BBS wheels and H&R suspension with Castrol Edge oils. A bunch of localised sponsors (Telcel, Banamex, Televisa) complete the livery theme.
Heineken Racing BMW Team
M2 GT2 - DOWNLOAD #75
M6 GT3 - DOWNLOAD #76
Z4 GT3 - DOWNLOAD #74
The core colours and star symbol provided the bones of this livery concept, and I opted to use gloss decals over a metallic green base paint using the Heineken star as the key livery feature to double as the race number board. A few Dutch sponsors (Philips, Rabobank, Ziggo Sport) add to the Dutch feel of the livery. This team runs Michellin tyres and BBS wheels, with Shell (another Dutch brand) providing oils and fuel.
Sapporo Team BMW
M2 GT2 - DOWNLOAD #68
M6 GT3 - DOWNLOAD #63
Z4 GT3 - DOWNLOAD #61
Inspired by the tall silver can synonymous with this Japanese brand, the team livery consists of a clean and simple layout of semi-gloss decals over a silver matte metallic base layer. The team are sponsored by local brands (Arai, Bride, Sapporo-Higashi BMW, NGK) and run Yokohama tyres over Advan wheels.