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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
25
Total Teams
74
Total Drivers
478
Total Car Entries
387
Racing Series with BMW Race Cars
- GTWC Asia - GT World Challenge Asia
- Macau Grand Prix
- NLS - Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
- Japan Cup Series
- Shanghai 8 Hours
- GTWS - GT Winter Series
- CTCC China Cup
- GTSC - GT Sprint Challenge
- SRO GT Cup
- Sepang 12 Hours
- ZIC Festival of Wheels - Circuit Heroes - One
- Greater Bay Area GT Cup
- GTWCE Sprint Cup - GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- GT4WS - GT4 Winter Series
- GTWCEU - GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- Tianfu Touring Car Elite
- 24H Series Middle East
- STS - Super Touring Series
- CCSC - China Circuit Sprint Challenge
- V1RCA - V1 Racing Cup Asia
- Suzuka 1000km
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BMW One-Make Series
Fastest Laps with BMW Race Cars
Racing Teams with BMW Race Cars
- Harmony Racing
- TORO RACING
- Team KRC
- Team TRC
- ZZRT
- Spark Racing
- BMW Team Studie
- Z.SPEED Community
- 778 Auto Sport
- MP Racing
- Fist Team AAI
- Beijing Feizi Racing Team
- LEVEL Motorsports
- Son Veng Racing Team
- Ultimate Racing
- PLUS with BMW Team Studie
- Winhere Motorsports
- Team Master Champ
- AVM Racing Team
- Plusline Motorsport
- ROWE Racing
- AlManar Racing by WRT
- TEAM AAI
- D1 Racing Team
- GAHA Racing by HAR
- Zenith Racing
- SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm
- AAI MOTORSPORTS
- BMW Zenith Racing
- GH-TEAM AAI
- YZ RACING with BMW Team Studie
- Paradine Competition
- Century Motorsport
- Team DIXCEL
- TEAM WRT
- HiRacer Racing Team
- Lepei Xinxi Racing
- V1 ACADEMY
- TORO RACING powered by MCG
- Shunrong (Asia) Racing Team
Racing Drivers with BMW Race Cars
- Zhang Zhi Qiang
- Deng Yi
- Luo Kai Luo
- Zhang Zhen Dong
- Kevin Magnussen
- Eric Zang
- Raffaele Marciello
- Cao Qi Kuan
- Wang Hao
- Liang Jia Tong
- Hiroaki Nagai
- Cui Yue
- Hu Heng
- Brian Lee
- Li Xuan Yu
- Yang Shuo
- Huang Ruo Han
- Seiji ARA
- Ruan Cun Fan
- Jazeman Jaafar
- Zhang Ya Qi
- Zhang Qian Shang
- Li Li Chao
- Chun Hua CHEN
- Tanart Sathienthirakul
- Yang Chun Lei
- Manabu ORIDO
- Jiang Jia Wei
- Hideto YASUOKA
- Tsubasa Kondo
- Xu Zhe Yu
- Lang Ji Ru
- Augusto Farfus
- Chen Xiao Ke
- LI Guang Hua
- Zhang Hong Yu
- Lin Yu
- Oscar Lee
- Leong Ian Veng
- Piti Bhirombhakdi
BMW Race Car Models
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- BMW M4 GT3
- BMW M4 GT3 EVO
- BMW M4 GT4 EVO
- BMW M6 GT3
- BMW M4 GT4 G82
- BMW M4 GT4 F82
- BMW M240i Cup
- BMW M2 Cup
- BMW M2 CS Racing
- BMW E46 M3
- BMW M2 CS
- BMW 325i
- BMW BMW M3 E46
- BMW M235i Cup
- BMW M240i
- BMW M235
- BMW M2
- BMW 116
- BMW E90
- BMW M235
- BMW BMW 330i F30
- BMW M3 E46 CSL
- BMW 335i
- BMW 325ci
- BMW 318ti Cup
- BMW 128ti
- BMW 318i
- BMW 318ti EVO2
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