BMW Motorsport Data
Brand Overview
BMW's legacy is intrinsically linked to motorsport, a domain where the brand has forged its "Ultimate Driving Machine" reputation. The foundation of BMW M GmbH in 1972 was a clear statement of intent, creating a division dedicated to its racing program. This commitment first flourished in touring car racing, where models like the 3.0 CSL "Batmobile" and, most notably, the E30 M3 achieved legendary status, with the latter becoming the most successful touring car in history by dominating championships like the DTM. The brand's engineering prowess was further demonstrated in endurance racing, highlighted by an overall victory at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans with the V12 LMR, alongside numerous wins at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Spa. BMW also made a significant impact in Formula One, first as a dominant engine supplier—powering Nelson Piquet's Brabham to the 1983 World Championship—and later as a full works team. Today, this pedigree continues with cars like the M Hybrid V8 and M4 GT3 competing at the highest levels of sports car racing. For BMW, motorsport is not merely a marketing platform; it is the crucible for innovation, directly shaping the performance, technology, and dynamic character of its production vehicles.
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Series Participation Stats for BMW Race Cars
Total Series
23
Total Teams
67
Total Drivers
340
Total Car Entries
259
Racing Series with BMW Race Cars
- SGT - Super GT Series
- GTWC Asia - GT World Challenge Asia
- Shanghai 8 Hours
- GTSC - GT Sprint Challenge
- Japan Cup Series
- Sepang 12 Hours
- NLS - Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
- SRO GT Cup
- CTCC China Cup
- GTWS - GT Winter Series
- ZIC Festival of Wheels - Circuit Heroes - One
- Greater Bay Area GT Cup
- GT4WS - GT4 Winter Series
- Tianfu Touring Car Elite
- CCSC - China Circuit Sprint Challenge
- STS - Super Touring Series
- GTWCEU - GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- V1RCA - V1 Racing Cup Asia
- GTWCE Sprint Cup - GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
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BMW One-Make Series
Fastest Laps with BMW Race Cars
Racing Teams with BMW Race Cars
- Harmony Racing
- Team KRC
- TORO RACING
- Team TRC
- ZZRT
- Fist Team AAI
- 778 Auto Sport
- BMW Team Studie
- MP Racing
- Spark Racing
- Winhere Motorsports
- Ultimate Racing
- AVM Racing Team
- Son Veng Racing Team
- Team Master Champ
- PLUS with BMW Team Studie
- Z.SPEED Community
- ROWE Racing
- GH-TEAM AAI
- AAI MOTORSPORTS
- D1 Racing Team
- TEAM AAI
- Zenith Racing
- LEVEL Motorsports
- BMW Zenith Racing
- YZ RACING with BMW Team Studie
- HiRacer Racing Team
- GAHA Racing by HAR
- Shunrong (Asia) Racing Team
- Team DIXCEL
- Plusline Motorsport
- TORO RACING powered by MCG
- V1 ACADEMY
- Hi Racer Racing Team
- SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm
- TEAM WRT
- Century Motorsport
- Beijing Feizi Racing Team
- FK Performance Motorsport
- Lepei Xinxi Racing
Racing Drivers with BMW Race Cars
- Deng Yi
- Luo Kai Luo
- Raffaele Marciello
- Zhang Zhen Dong
- Huang Ruo Han
- Eric Zang
- Yang Shuo
- Ruan Cun Fan
- Zhang Ya Qi
- Cao Qi Kuan
- Brian Lee
- Li Li Chao
- Piti Bhirombhakdi
- Wang Hao
- Liang Jia Tong
- Li Xuan Yu
- Kevin Magnussen
- Xu Zhe Yu
- Jazeman Jaafar
- Hiroaki Nagai
- Zhang Hong Yu
- Lin Yu
- Tanart Sathienthirakul
- Li Han Yu
- Lang Ji Ru
- Zhang Qian Shang
- Hu Hao Heng
- Augusto Farfus
- Ye Si Chao
- Tsubasa Kondo
- Chen Xiao Ke
- Yang Chun Lei
- Cui Yue
- Manabu ORIDO
- Oscar Lee
- Hideto YASUOKA
- Lou Duan
- Chun Hua CHEN
- Qi Pei Wen
- Seiji ARA
BMW Race Car Models
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- BMW M4 GT4
- BMW M4 GT4 EVO
- BMW M6 GT3
- BMW M240i Cup
- BMW M2 Cup
- BMW M2 CS Racing
- BMW 325i
- BMW E46 M3
- BMW M4 GT4 F82
- BMW M4 GT4 G82
- BMW M2 CS
- BMW M235i Cup
- BMW BMW M3 E46
- BMW M4 GT3 EVO
- BMW M235
- BMW E90
- BMW M235
- BMW 116
- BMW BMW 330i F30
- BMW M3 E46 CSL
- BMW 335i
- BMW 318i
- BMW 318ti Cup
- BMW 318ti EVO2
- BMW 325ci
- BMW 128ti
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