BMW Works Team

BMW
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BMW.svg/100px-BMW.svg.png	BMW
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Nationality 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png German
Established 	1916
Founders 	Camillo CastiglioniFranz Josef PoppKarl Rapp
Headquarters 	Munich, Germany
Noted drivers 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meleshttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Arturo Smagliahttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kyle Benton
British Touring Car Championship Career	British Touring Car Championship Career
First entry 	1991
Races entered 	37
Teams championships 	0
Drivers championships 	0
Race victories 	1
Podiums 	5
Points 	365
Pole positions 	0
Fastest laps 	0
Last entry 	1995 British Touring Car Championship Round 7
BMW is currently involved in the British Touring Car Championship as a constructor, under the name of BMW Team Finance. They have been associated with the BTCC since 1991.
==History==
===Origin===
Prodrive was awarded the works contract to build the BMW M3 for the British Touring Car Championship Championship starting in 1991.
===1991===
In 1991, the works BMW team contract was awarded to Prodrive. The signed Johannes Meles from Germany to race selected races throughout their first year in the series. They participated at 7 meetings throughout the season, finishing on the podium 5 times including a win at Castle Combe.
==Complete British Touring Car Championship results==
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team Name 	Car 	Drivers 	1	2	3	4	5 	6 	7	8	9	10 	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19 	20	21 	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Points	WCC
1991	BMW Team Finance 	M3 E30	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6	4	 	 	4 	8 	3 	10	7 	6 	6 	3 	4 	4 	1 	 	 	5 	3 	7 	7 	3 	 	 	 	230 	5th
1992	M Team Mobil 	318is 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Arturo Smaglia 	 	 	 	7	5 	 	 	 	6	RET	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	30 	8th
1994	BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer	318is 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kyle Benton 	4	6	6	5	DNS	DNS	C	C	C	8 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9 	11	8 	7 	7 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	100 	7th
1995	BMW Motorsport Team 	318i 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Chris Cobbett	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	RET	11	RET	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	9th
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