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BMW 320si, E90 WTCC, Jörg Müller (BMW Team Germany) 2008

Throughout its history,BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range ofmotorsport activities. Apart from the factory efforts, many privateer teams enter BMW road cars intouring car racing. BMW also entered cars or provided engines inFormula One,Formula Two andsportscar racing. BMW is currently[when?] active inIMSA, theIsle of Man TT,[1] theNorth West 200, theSuperbike World Championship and theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Championship).

An outstanding role has been played by the 1,500 ccBMW M10 engine block. The four-cylinder started with modest 75 hp (56 kW) in 1961, became successful in touring cars, developed over 300 hp (224 kW) in 1970sFormula Two, and at the age of a quarter century, produced almost twentyfold its original power in the 1986 turbochargedBMW M12/13/1, producing an outstanding 1400 hp. This engine became widely regarded as one of the most powerful, if not the most, powerful engine in the history of Formula 1 as well as being the most powerful engine ever built by BMW. As the base of theBMW S14 engine of the originalBMW M3, it collected many more wins.

Other impressive displays of engineering involve the production of the BMW S70/2 engine, implemented in the McLaren F1, which set the world record for "world's fastest production car" on March 31, 1998. As well as achieving a Guinness Book of World Records record for longest continuous Drift (See Below "Guinness Book of World Records")

Motorcycling

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Isle of Man TT

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BMW enjoyed a dominant period in motorcycle racing prior to theSecond World War with notable achievements such asGeorg Meier's victory in theSenior Race at the1939 Isle of Man TT.[1] Post war BMW success mainly revolved aroundSidecar racing, the marque becoming the premier machinery on theSnaefell Mountain Course, the smallerClypse Course[1] and from 1949 until the mid-1970s theSidecar World Championship. BMW-powered sidecars have won numerous World Championships, notable competitors beingRolf Steinhausen,Klaus Enders andMax Deubel. The pre-war dominance enjoyed in motorcycle road racing faded post-war, the main road racing campaign centered onProduction Bike Racing withHelmut Dähne campaigning the marque with BMW's best post-war finish until the second decade of the 21st century being a 3rd-placed position in the 1974 Production 1000cc TT.[1]

BMW officially resumed road racing in 2009, entering theWorld Superbike Championship with itsBMW S1000RR. This resumption also saw its official re-introduction at the Isle of Man TT.[1] The2014 Isle of Man TT sawMichael Dunlop campaigning BMW machinery in theSuperbike,Superstock andSenior TTs.[1] Dunlop took victory in the three main solo races, securing BMW's first win in theSenior TT since that ofGeorg Meier in 1939. Dunlop again took victory in the 2016Superbike TT during the process of which he also set a new outright lap record for theSnaefell Mountain Course at 130.306 mph.[2]Peter Hickman claimed the pole and victory at the 2018 Senior TT, setting record average speeds of 135.452 mph and 131.700 mph respectively.[3]

BMW have won 25Isle of Man TT Sidecar Races and an additional 8 victories in the solo classes.[1] In total BMW have recorded 72 rostrum places at theIsle of Man TT, having notched up a total of 382 finishes.[1]

Dakar Rally

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BMW motorcycles have won theDakar Rally six times with four additional podiums.[4]

YearPositionRiderMotorcycle
19811st place, gold medalist(s)FranceHubert AuriolBMW R80 G/S
19831st place, gold medalist(s)France Hubert AuriolBMW R80 G/S
19841st place, gold medalist(s)BelgiumGaston RahierBMW R80 G/S
2nd place, silver medalist(s)France Hubert AuriolBMW R80 G/S
19851st place, gold medalist(s)Belgium Gaston RahierBMW R80 G/S
19873rd place, bronze medalist(s)Belgium Gaston RahierBMW R80 G/S
19991st place, gold medalist(s)FranceRichard SainctBMW F650 RR
20001st place, gold medalist(s)France Richard SainctBMW F650 RR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Spain Oscar GallardoBMW F650 RR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United StatesJimmy LewisBMW R900 RR

Superbikes

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Touring cars

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BMW E30 M3

In the 1930s, BMW drivers were successful with theBMW 328 two-litre sports car, winning many races including the prestigiousMille Miglia – a class win in 1938 and an outright win (with a streamlined body on a shortened course) in 1940 withHuschke von Hanstein. A Frazer Nash BMW 328 driven by A.F.P. Fane and came in fifth overall (first in its class) in the1939 24 Hours of Le Mans. In fact, the BMW 328 proved unbeatable in international sports car races in the two-liter class.

(BMW Motorsport)

Since the pre-warBMW 328 model, BMW had a reputation for sporty production cars. The expensive V8-poweredBMW 503 andBMW 507 of the 1950s could not add much to this reputation, unlike the small motorcycle-engine poweredBMW 700 which e.g. was driven byHans Stuck to German championships inhillclimbing.

Since the 1962 introduction of theBMW New Class in 1961, BMW has become one of the most successful marques intouring car racing. The original 1500 cc 4-cylinderBMW M10 engine block was modified to a four-valve design which won championships inFormula 2. Equipped with a turbocharger, the versionBMW M12/13 even won the 1983 Formula One championship.

In the 1970s,BMW M GmbH was formed to support the racing efforts. This led to the development of theBMW M1 and in the 1980s to theBMW M3. Having won more road races than any other BMW model in history, the E30 M3 is the world's most successful BMW road race car.[citation needed] Its success was emulated during theSupertouring era in the 1990s, when the318i and 320i won several touring car national championships, including theBTCC,French Supertouring Championship,Super Tourenwagen Cup,Italian Superturismo andAustralian Super Touring Championship.

British Touring Car Championship (BTCC): BMW won the drivers' championship in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2014, 2018, and 2019 and manufacturers' championship in 1991, 1993, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

The DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) was won byHarald Ertl in aBMW 320iTurbo in 1978.

In the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft), the following BMW drivers have won the DTM drivers' championship:

BMW would also win the Manufacturers Championship in theDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft from1984 until1990 seven times in a row, still an unbroken record in that racing series.[5]

European Touring Car Championship (ETCC): Since 1968, BMW won 24 drivers' championships[citation needed] along with several manufacturers' and teams' titles. BMW also won 5 drivers' championships with theBMW 320I at theEuropean Super Touring Cup.

Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC): BMW (Schnitzer) flew from Europe to Japan to compete in the JTCC and won the championship in 1995.

SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Touring Car Series(WC): BMW won the manufacturer's championship in 2001 and Bill Auberlen, driving a Turner Motorsport BMW 325i, won the 2003 and 2004 Driver's Championships.

BMW announced on 15 October 2010 that it will return totouring car racing during the 2012 season. Dr. Klaus Draeger, director of research and development of the BMW Group, who was in charge of the return to DTM racing (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), commented that "The return of BMW to the DTM is a fundamental part of the restructuring of our motorsport activities. With its increased commitment to production car racing, BMW is returning to its roots. The race track is the perfect place to demonstrate the impressive sporting characteristics of our vehicles against our core competitors in a high-powered environment. The DTM is the ideal stage on which to do this."[6]

1987, 2005–2010: World Touring Car Championship

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In1987Roberto Ravaglia drove aSchnitzer E30 M3 to victory in the World Touring Car Championship, winning the title by a single point.

BMW 320si at the 2006 World Touring Car Championship.

2005 sawAndy Priaulx take the drivers title, and BMW take the manufacturers title, this time not with an M3, but the E46 320i. Priaulx's car raced under the banner of BMW Team UK and was run by RBM.Schnitzer Motorsport ran the BMW Team Germany entries, alsoE46 320i's, driven byDirk Müller andJörg Müller. Previous WTCC winner Roberto Ravaglia also ran two cars for the BMW Team Italy/Spain, withAlessandro Zanardi andAntonio García as the drivers. BMW also took the top four places in the independent category.

2006 saw the newE90 320si, again it saw BMW take the manufacturers trophy, and again BMW Team UK/RBM driver Andy Priaulx won the drivers championship. BMW Team Germany returned with both Dirk and Jörg Müller. BMW Team Italy/Spain retained Alessandro Zanardi, but now hadMarcel Costa driving the second car, later to be substituted forDuncan Huisman. Priaulx again won the title in 2007, but BMW were beaten by SEAT in the following two seasons, despite addingAugusto Farfus to their roster.

In 2010 BMW reduced their presence in the WTCC, entering only two cars under the BMW Team RBM banner, with works drivers Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus. With Chevrolet dominating most of the races, BMW struggled and finished only third in the manufacturers standings. In the drivers standings Priaulx finished the season 4th, with Farfus in 7th. Better luck was had in the Independents Trophy category though, withSergio Hernández taking the championship behind the wheel of a BMW 320Si.

BMW withdrew from the WTCC at the end of the 2010 season leaving only independents to represent BMW in the championship.

Formula Two

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1950–1984

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BMW pilots used the sporty pre-war BMW 328 model as the basis for early post-war efforts in theFormula Two series, a stepping stone toFormula One; the 328 occasionally participated in F1 races. BMW ran its own team, but other smaller teams such asVeritas,AFM, Jicey and evenEast Germany-basedEMW also used cars derived from the 328 or its two-litre six-cylinder engine. However, after the death of the initial F2 series in 1955 and its resurrection the following year, BMW's management decided not to participate in expensive open wheel racing.

In 1967, the Formula 2 regulations were changed to allow 1600 cc motors, and BMW's new management was more open to the idea of open wheel racing. TheBMW M10 block with a radial four-valve cylinder head designed byLudwig Apfelbeck[7] was used for some time. In the 1968 season, the company joined withLola, using their 100 chassis. BMW sponsored driversJo Siffert andHubert Hahne. For 1969, the team switched to Lola 102s, and used a new development of BMW's 1600 cc engine, dubbed the M12. Siffert and Hahne remained;Gerhard Mitter andDieter Quester shared a third car. Halfway through the season, BMW debuted their own chassis, the 269, at theHockenheimring. However, Mitter was killed in the 269 during practise for the1969 German Grand Prix at theNürburgring where F2 could race along F1 due to the length of that track. As technical failure was suspected, all BMW entries were retired.

For the 1970 F2 season, BMW debuted the 270 chassis, and campaigned with Jo Siffert, Hubert Hahne, Dieter Quester, andJacky Ickx. However, in 1971, BMW's involvement was pulled back, with the team only supplying engines for Dieter Quester'sEifelland. With a change in the F2 engine regulations to 2000 cc production-based engines, BMW went on hiatus for the 1972 season.

When BMW's returned to F2 in 1973, the company again supplied only engines. Although officially backing the March team's effort for driversJean-Pierre Beltoise andJean-Pierre Jarier, they also supplied engines for teams such as Beta Racing (with GermanHans-Joachim Stuck) and Brian Lewis Racing. From 1973 to the end of Formula 2 in 1984, BMW supplied engines to the championship-winning drivers in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, and 1982.

Formula One

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Main article:BMW in Formula One

BMW has a history of success inFormula One. BMW powered cars have won 20 races. In 2006 BMW took over theSauber team and became Formula One constructors. In 2007 and 2008 the team enjoyed some success. The most recent win is a lone constructor team's victory byBMW Sauber F1 Team, on 8 June 2008, at theCanadian Grand Prix withRobert Kubica driving. Achievements include:

  • Driver championship: 1 (1983)
  • Constructor championship: 0 (Runner-up 2002, 2003, 2007)
  • Fastest laps: 33
  • Grand Prix wins: 20
  • Podium finishes: 76
  • Pole positions: 33

BMW was an engine supplier toWilliams,Benetton,Brabham, andArrows. Notable drivers who have started their Formula One careers with BMW includeJenson Button,Juan Pablo Montoya,Robert Kubica, andSebastian Vettel.

1980–1987

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In 1980, BMW announced their development of a turbocharged motor for theBrabham F1 team. TheBMW M12 engine first raced in the1982 season. The M12/13 engine won at the1982 Canadian Grand Prix at the hands ofNelson Piquet;Riccardo Patrese was the team's other driver. The following season, BMW supplied engines to theATS team; the factory-backed Brabham took four victories on its way to Piquet's championship win. Two more victories came in 1984, and BMW addedArrows to its list of teams who received its engines. In 1985, Piquet's Brabham, who was now teamed withMarc Surer, managed only one win.

In 1986, BMW started to supply engines for the newBenetton team, who earned the only win for a BMW engine at the hands ofGerhard Berger. However, the factory-backed effort at Brabham met with little success with the return of Patrese andDerek Warwick. At the end of the 1986 season, BMW announced it would drop out of Formula 1 at the end of the 1987 season.

BMW's M12/13 engine, however, continued to be used, because Megatron bought the rights to the engines for the Arrows team. TheLigier team was also supplied with the engine for the 1987 season. Following the 1988 season, turbocharged motors were banned, and Arrows ended its use of the former BMW engine.

The BMW M12/13turbochargedstraight-4 engine was famous during its life for being the first Formula 1 engine capable of 1,000 hp (746 kW) in racing trim, although it was capable of nearly 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) for qualifying with modification of its boost. This engine had a bore and stroke of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) x 60.0 mm (2.4 in), giving a displacement of 1,499.79 cc. Maximum crankshaft speed was 11,200 rpm. Peak power b.m.e.p. was in the region of 1,000 lbs/sq.in.

1997–2005: Return to Formula One via Le Mans

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Main article:WilliamsF1, BMW and Cosworth (2000–2006)
Williams-BMW 2004

In 1997, BMW announced that it had formed a partnership withWilliams Grand Prix Engineering in order to provide V10 engines in 2000. The initial development of this partnership was BMW's sports car effort. Chassis built by Williams powered by aBMW M70V12 engines were entered by long-time partner teamSchnitzer Motorsport. The rather unsuccessful 1998 model was improved, and the efforts culminated in BMW's victory at the1999 24 Hours of Le Mans with theBMW V12 LMR. Additional success came in the 2000 ALMS series before the cars were retired from racing.

Following the win, the second stage of BMW's partnership with Williams began, with BMW developing the powerful E41 V10 for Formula 1. The new Williams-BMW debuted in the 2000 season, driven byRalf Schumacher andJenson Button. In 2001, Schumacher took 3 wins and newcomerJuan Pablo Montoya took his first win. A lone win for Schumacher followed in 2002, but Williams-BMW returned to success in 2003, with two wins each for Schumacher and Montoya. Montoya was the lone winner in 2004.

In 2005, disputes led to a rapid decline in the partnership of BMW and Williams. Constant disagreements over the cause of technical failures in the car led BMW to discontinue development of the P84/5V10 as the season progressed, leading to no victories for the team's new driver line-up ofMark Webber andNick Heidfeld. Consequently, the car finished a distant 5th in the constructors' championship.

2006–2009: BMW Sauber F1

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Main article:BMW Sauber
The BMW Sauber F1.06 of2006

Wanting a split from their failing relationship with Williams, BMW's executives decided that adding an F1 team to the company's motorsport division, thus removing the necessity for a partner, was the only viable solution. Enticed by Sauber's new multimillion-dollar research and development facility, which included an advanced wind tunnel setup, BMW choose to offer a buyout to Peter Sauber rather than scramble to build the facilities themselves. Sauber took the offer, and the buyout went through; the team began racing under the BMW-Sauber F1 name in2006. The team being split between the Sauber facility at Hinwil, Switzerland and BMW in Munich.

The BMW Sauber F1.07

The BMW Sauber F1.06 was relatively successful, earning the team fifth place in the constructors championship. BMW opted to retain BMW Williams driverNick Heidfeld for 2006 alongside contractedSauber driverJacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve was later replaced by Polish driverRobert Kubica after disagreements between Villeneuve and the team.

BMW's 2007 season improved on results from the previous year. While the car was still inferior to both the Ferrari and McLaren, it outclassed the rest of the field. BMW scored points in every race, ending the season second in the constructors championship (after McLaren's disqualification) with over 100 points. In 2008 BMW won their first race at theCanadian Grand Prix. The team also achieved several podium finishes like Heidfeld's at the first race of the season inAustralia and a second place for Kubica inMonte Carlo.

In July 2009, BMW announced that it would withdraw from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season.[8] The team was sold back to the previous owner, Peter Sauber, who kept the BMW part of the name for the 2010 season due to issues with theConcorde Agreement. The team has since dropped BMW from their name starting in 2011.

Formula E

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See also:Andretti Autosport
BMW iFE.21 race car driving byMaximilian Günther

BMW joined Formula E as an official manufacturer fromseason 5. The German performance car giant has built a brand new powertrain to be used by the Andretti team in the 2018/19 season.[9] The team's drivers for the season wereAntónio Félix da Costa andAlexander Sims.

After securing 7 victories in Formula E, BMW left the sport as a team after the2020–21 season. BMW continued to supply their powertrain to Andretti for another season beforeFormula E Gen3 emerged.

ABMW i8 was used as thesafety car of Formula E for the first seven seasons.

DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters)

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2012

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BMW returned to theDTM for the 2012 season with the M3 DTM, which is based (visually at least) on the contemporaryBMW E92 M3 Coupe. Three teams lined up on the grid for BMW as follows:

TeamNo.Drivers
BMW Team RMG[10]1GermanyMartin Tomczyk[11]
2United StatesJoey Hand[12]
BMW Team Schnitzer[10]7CanadaBruno Spengler[13]
8GermanyDirk Werner[14]
BMW Team RBM[10]15United KingdomAndy Priaulx[15]
16BrazilAugusto Farfus[15]

Canadian driverBruno Spengler recorded the first DTM win for BMW in 20 years at the second race of the2012 season, held at theLausitzring circuit in Germany. Spengler then went on to claim the 2012 drivers championship. BMW claimed the 2012 manufacturers championship with 346 points, 11 points ahead of Audi and 17 points ahead of Mercedes-Benz. BMW Team Schnitzer earned the 2012 teams championship title. All three of these titled were clinched by BMW at the last race of the season at Hockenheim.

2013–2020

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BMW clinched its second consecutive manufacturers' championship in 2013 at the season finale at theHockenheimring, after a close fight withAudi all season. Drivers' honors went to Audi driverMike Rockenfeller; teams' to Audi Sport Team Phoenix. BMW claimed a spectacular 1-2-3 podium sweep at theRed Bull Ring in Salzburg, Austria withBruno Spengler leading homeMarco Wittmann andTimo Glock. BMW also locked out the first two rows in qualifying for the finale at Hockenheim. BMW secured 51 totalDTM victories with theBMW M3, and switched to the new M4 DTM for the 2014 season onwards.

Formula BMW

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Main article:Formula BMW
The Formula BMW FB02

In the 1990s, theFormula BMW was introduced as feeder series, with small cars powered byBMW K motorcycle engines. Former drivers were e.g.Ralf Schumacher andNico Rosberg. Formula BMW has since expanded to encompass four championships across three continents. The German series was followed by a south-east Asian championship in 2003, and series in the United Kingdom and the United States were launched the following year. The UK and German championships will be merged into a new pan-European series in 2008.

Le Mans

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1939 saw the BMW 328 finish first in its class (fifth overall) in the1939 24 Hours of Le Mans completing 236 laps.

After 33 years in 1972, a BMW entered the competition for the first time bySchnitzer Motorsport with theBMW 2800CS. In the following years, BMW became a common contender in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, represented by private teams racing BMW race cars in the competition from 1972 till 1989, and from 1993 till 2000 and by teams using BMW engines, most successful the McLaren F1 GTR who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995 with aBMW S70 6.1L V12 engine.

AlsoBMW Motorsport started with theBMW 3.0 CSL (1973),BMW 3.5 CSL (1976),BMW M1 (1980, 1981),McLaren F1 GTR (1996, 1997),BMW V12 LM (1998),BMW V12 LMR. The latter car, designed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering and entered by Schnitzer Motorsport, won the1999 24 Hours of Le Mans overall against factory competition from Audi, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and others.

American Le Mans Series – BMW has won three (2001, 2010, 2011) GT Team Championships and GT Automobile Manufacturer titles. Twice (2010, 2011) withTeam RLL in the Crowne Plaza V8 powered M3 GT coupe and once (2001) with the BMW Motorsport team in the V8 powered M3 GTR.

Endurance racing

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Rally Dakar / WRC

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Rally Dakar Championships for BMW

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YearDriverCo-driver
2012FranceStéphane PeterhanselFranceJean-Paul Cottret
2013FranceStéphane PeterhanselFranceJean-Paul Cottret
2014SpainNani RomaFranceMichel Périn
2015QatarNasser Al-AttiyahFranceMatthieu Baumel
2020SpainCarlos Sainz Sr.SpainLucas Cruz
2021FranceStéphane PeterhanselFranceÉdouard Boulanger

WRC victories by BMW

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 # EventSeasonCo-driverCar
1AustriaAustrian Alpine Rally1973Achim WarmboldBMW 2002Tii
2France31ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France1987Jean-Jacques LenneBMW M3

Mitropa Rally Cup

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BMW would compete with success at theMitropa Rally Cup winning this competition 8th times also five times in a row between 1988 and 1992 the longest streak at this competition so far for the car company.[19]

YearDriverCar
1965Austria RombergAustin Cooper
1969West Germany Günther WallrabensteinBMW 2002 ti
1976AustriaFranz Wittmann Sr.BMW 2002 ti
1988Germany Andreas WetzelspergerBMW E30 M3
1989Germany Matthias MoosleitnerBMW E30 M3
1990Germany Matthias MoosleitnerBMW E30 M3
1991Germany Matthias MoosleitnerBMW E30 M3
1992Germany Wolfgang WeberBMW E30 M3

Racing vehicles

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YearCarImageCategory
1936BMW 328Sports Car
1962BMW 700 RSSports Car
1966BMW 1800TI & 1800 TISAGroup 2
1968BMW 2002TiGroup 2
1969BMW 269Formula Two
1970BMW 270Formula Two
1973BMW 3.0 CSLGroup 2
1975BMW 3.0 CSLIMSA GTO
1976BMW 3.5 CSLGroup 5
1980BMW M1Group 4
1981BMW R80G/SDual-sport
1983BMW 635 CSiGroup A
BMW M1Group B
1986BMW GTPIMSA GTP
1987BMW M3 (E30)Group A
1995BMW E36Super Touring
1996BMW M3 E36IMSA GTS
1998BMW V12 LMWSC
Mygale FB02Formula BMW
1999BMW M3 GTR (E36)LM GTE
BMW V12 LMRLMP900
2000BMW M3 GT (E46)LM GTE
2001BMW M3 GTR (E46)LM GTE
2006BMW 320siSuper 2000
BMW Sauber F1.06Formula One
BMW X3Rally raid
2007BMW Sauber F1.07Formula One
2008BMW Sauber F1.08Formula One
BMW Z4 M CoupéGT300
BMW Z4 M GT4SRO GT4
2009BMW M3 GT (E92)LM GTE
BMW S1000RRSport bike
BMW Sauber F1.09Formula One
2010BMW Z4 GT3Group GT3
2011Mini All4 RacingRally raid
Mini John Cooper Works WRCWRC
2012BMW M3 GT4 (E92)SRO GT4
2013BMW 125i M SportNGTC
BMW Z4 GTE (E89)LM GTE
2014BMW M4 DTMClass 1
2016BMW M6 GT3Group GT3
BMW M6 GTLM (F13)LM GTE
Mini John Cooper Works RallyGroup T1.1
2017BMW Ekris M4 GT4SRO GT4
BMW M4 GT4 (F82)SRO GT4
Mini John Cooper Works BuggyGroup T1.2
2018BMW M8 GTE (F92)LM GTE
2019BMW 330i M SportNGTC
BMW M4 DTM TurboClass 1
2022BMW 330e M SportNGTC
BMW M4 GT3Group GT3
2023BMW M4 GT4 (G82)SRO GT4
BMW M Hybrid V8LMDh

BMW Schnitzer Motorsports Team History

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The team was founded in 1967 by the brothers Josef (August 7, 1939–August 31, 1978) and Herbert Schnitzer (b. June 5, 1941). Their stepfather Karl Lamm had a car repair shop and dealer business. The brothers started racing in 1962, and Josef Schnitzer won the 1966 German Championship in aBMW 2000ti. In 1968, both retired from active race driving to focus on the business and the race team.

In the 1970s, the Schnitzer's younger half-brothers Karl ("Charly") and Dieter Lamm joined the team, with Charly Lamm acting as team manager at the race tracks. In 1978, Josef Schnitzer died in an accident, and Herbert Schnitzer remained as the boss.

Apart from having the BMW dealership and Motorsport team based in Southern Germany'sBavaria, they also owned a BMW tuning specialist concern in the far north near the border ofBelgium and theNetherlands, inAachen. As this city has thelicense plate codeAC, they called this branchAC Schnitzer.

In the 2000s, Schnitzer Motorsport competed in theEuropean Touring Car Championship (ETCC) andWorld Touring Car Championship (WTCC) as a BMW squad, BMW Team Germany.

Since the 1960s, the Schnitzer team was mainly active withBMW andBMW M cars inTouring car racing, namely in theEuropean Touring Car Championship, theDeutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, theDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and theWorld Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

In 1977 and 1978 Schnitzer tried to take on the mightyPorsche 935 in theDRM. They developed aGroup 5, 560 PS (412 kW) turbochargedsilhouette version of the RA40Toyota Celica and raced it with modest success. The best finish of theCelica LB Turbo was a fourth at Nürburgring in 1977, but with dismal reliability the next year Schnitzer withdrew and returned their focus to BMWs.[20]

Schnitzer'sBMW V12 LMR.

Joachim Winkelhock,Pierluigi Martini andYannick Dalmas won the1999 24 Hours of Le Mans for Team BMW Motorsport in aBMW V12 LMR, operated by Schnitzer Motorsport.[21]

In the 2000s, they mainly competed as "BMW Team Germany" in the WTCC with driversJörg Müller,Dirk Müller, andAugusto Farfus from 2005 to 2009.

Schnitzer's BMW M3 GT2 at the2010 1000 km of Zhuhai.

Schnitzer was also active inSports car racing andEndurance racing, e.g. theALMS andLe Mans Series.On 26 January 2011 it was announced that Schnitzer Motorsport, under the name Team Schnitzer, would runAndy Priaulx's GT2 M3 in the2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup[22]

In 2012, BMW Team Schnitzer, along with BMW Team RBM, and Reinhold Motorsport GmbH, each line up with two BMW M3 DTM cars in theDTM.[23]

In September 2018, Charly Lamm announced that he would step down from his role at Schnitzer at the end of the year.[24] He died unexpectedly on 24 January 2019.[25]

In early 2021 the organisation began the process of beingliquidated.[26]

Achievements by the Schnitzer BMW Motorsports Team

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Championships
Races

Guinness Book of World Records

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On May 11, 2013, BMW placed itself in theGuinness Book of World Records for longest drift after deciding that they wanted the record "back in the US". Johan Shwartz achieved a 51.3 mile continuous drift on a skidpad in the BMW F10 M5, ultimately breaking Abdo Feghali's world record of 11,180 metres (approximately 6.95 miles) that was achieved in aChevrolet Camaro, inAbu Dhabi.

Other events

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BMW had various touring and sportscar successes throughout the rest of the 1980s and 1990s following its exit from Formula One. In 1986, BMW North America also ran theBMW GTP in theIMSA GT Championship, with little success.

Since 1987, TheKumho BMW Championship has also existed, which is a BMW-exclusive motorsport championship. It is operated and run in the UK, with some races occasionally taking part in theEurope mainland. 2005 saw the BMW Challenge join as a class within theKumho BMW Championship only to leave a year later to become a standalone UK Championship called The BMW Production Championship. In 2008, a split between the committee and the organising club (CTCRC) saw it lose its championship status and a breakaway PBMW Cup was formed.

Automatic Racing had entered aBMW M6 into the 2008Rolex Sports Car Series season, driven by an all American team consisting of Jep Thorton, Tom Long, Joe Varde and David Russell. Turner Motorsport entered a BMW M6 for the 2010 season, followed by two BMW M3s from 2011 to 2013. They have racked up six Rolex GT wins and 24 top ten finishes in the GT class, including rare double class wins for the GT M3 and GS M3 at the Circuit of the Americas round in 2013.

Pictures

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  • The BMW 328, winner of Mille Miglia in 1938.
    The BMW 328, winner ofMille Miglia in 1938.
  • Gerhard Mitter in a BMW F2 ('69)
    Gerhard Mitter in a BMW F2 ('69)
  • Chris Amon in a BMW 3.0 CSL ('73)
    Chris Amon in a BMW 3.0 CSL ('73)
  • Helmut Kelleners in a BMW 2002
    Helmut Kelleners in a BMW2002
  • An IMSA GTP BMW GTP ('86)
  • A BMW M3 Group A DTM ('87)
    A BMW M3 Group A DTM ('87)
  • The BMW M1.
    TheBMW M1.
  • A 320i WTCC 2005
    A 320i WTCC 2005
  • The X-Raid BMW X3 at Paris-Dakar Rally
    The X-Raid BMW X3 at Paris-Dakar Rally
  • The Z4 M Coupe
    The Z4 M Coupe
  • BMW M3 GT2 car competing in ALMS
    BMW M3 GT2 car competing inALMS

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