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
26
Total Teams
75
Total Drivers
492
Total Car Entries
398
Racing Series with BMW Race Cars
- GTWC Asia - GT World Challenge Asia
- NLS - Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
- Macau Grand Prix
- GTWS - GT Winter Series
- Japan Cup Series
- CTCC China Cup
- SRO GT Cup
- Shanghai 8 Hours
- GTSC - GT Sprint Challenge
- Sepang 12 Hours
- ZIC Festival of Wheels - Circuit Heroes - One
- GTWCE Sprint Cup - GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- GTWCEU - GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- Greater Bay Area GT Cup
- 24H Series Middle East
- Touring Car Sports Cup
- GT4WS - GT4 Winter Series
- Tianfu Touring Car Elite
- STS - Super Touring Series
- V1RCA - V1 Racing Cup Asia
- CCSC - China Circuit Sprint Challenge
- Suzuka 1000km
BMW Used Race Cars For Sale
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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
- MP Racing
- BMW Team Studie
- 778 Auto Sport
- LEVEL Motorsports
- Fist Team AAI
- Z.SPEED Community
- Beijing Feizi Racing Team
- PLUS with BMW Team Studie
- Team Master Champ
- ROWE Racing
- Son Veng Racing Team
- Ultimate Racing
- AVM Racing Team
- AlManar Racing by WRT
- Plusline Motorsport
- ZhongXin Racing
- Winhere Motorsports
- TEAM AAI
- SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm
- Zenith Racing
- YZ RACING with BMW Team Studie
- GAHA Racing by HAR
- D1 Racing Team
- Team DIXCEL
- Century Motorsport
- BMW Zenith Racing
- Paradine Competition
- AAI MOTORSPORTS
- TEAM WRT
- GH-TEAM AAI
- TORO RACING powered by MCG
- Lepei Xinxi Racing
- HiRacer Racing Team
- GAHA Racing
Racing Drivers with BMW Race Cars
- Zhang Zhi Qiang
- Deng Yi
- Luo Kai Luo
- Zhang Zhen Dong
- Hiroaki Nagai
- Eric Zang
- Cao Qi Kuan
- Kevin Magnussen
- Liang Jia Tong
- Huang Ruo Han
- Brian Lee
- Wang Hao
- Zhang Ya Qi
- Cui Yue
- Raffaele Marciello
- Jazeman Jaafar
- Ruan Cun Fan
- Yang Shuo
- Hu Heng
- Li Xuan Yu
- Zhang Qian Shang
- Seiji ARA
- Manabu ORIDO
- Tanart Sathienthirakul
- Tsubasa Kondo
- Li Li Chao
- Hideto YASUOKA
- Piti Bhirombhakdi
- LI Guang Hua
- Chun Hua CHEN
- Xu Zhe Yu
- Yang Chun Lei
- Jiang Jia Wei
- Augusto Farfus
- Chen Xiao Ke
- Leong Ian Veng
- Frank Yu
- Yang Hao Jie
- Senna van Soelen
- Betty Chen
BMW Race Car Models
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- BMW M4 GT3
- BMW M4 GT3 EVO
- BMW M4 GT4 EVO
- BMW M4 GT4 F82
- BMW M6 GT3
- BMW M4 GT4 G82
- BMW M2 Cup
- BMW M240i Cup
- BMW M2 CS Racing
- BMW E46 M3
- BMW M2 CS
- BMW 325i
- BMW BMW M3 E46
- BMW M235i Cup
- BMW 116
- BMW M240i
- BMW M2
- BMW M235
- BMW E90
- BMW M235
- BMW BMW 330i F30
- BMW M3 E46 CSL
- BMW 335i
- BMW 325ci
- BMW 318ti Cup
- BMW 318ti EVO2
- BMW 128ti
- BMW 118
- BMW 318i
- BMW 320i
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