Motorsport

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Main article: BMW in motorsport

BMW Sauber F1 Team Logo.

BMW first entered Formula Oneas a fully-fledged team in 2006.

BMW has been engaged in motorsport activities since the dawn of the first BMW motorcycle.

Sponsoring

• Formula BMW - A Junior racing Formula category.
• Kumho BMW Championship - A BMW-exclusive championship run in the United Kingdom.

Formula car

• Formula One - BMW has won 19 Grands Prix as an engine supplier. BMW won its first race as a constructor on 8 June 2008 at the Grand Prix of Canada with Robert Kubica driving.
  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - current BMW works Formula One team
  • WilliamsF1 - former Formula One partner from 2000-2005, and designer of BMW's Le Mans winning sports car
  • Brabham - Former Formula One partner, winning the Drivers Championship in 1983
  • Arrows - used BMW engines from 1984 to 1986
  • Benetton - used BMW engines in 1986 with which Gerhard Berger took his first F1 victory.

Sports car

• Le Mans 24 Hours - BMW won Le Mans in 1999 with the BMW V12 LMR designed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering. Also the Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing team won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans with a McLaren F1 GTR race car.
• Nürburgring - BMW won the 24 Hours Nürburgring 18 times and the 1000km Nürburgring twice (1976 and 1981).
• 24 Hours of Daytona - BMW won 1 time (1976)
• Spa 24 Hours - BMW won 21 times
• McLaren F1 - Successful mid-1990s GT racing car with a BMW designed engine. It won the BPR Global GT Series in 1995 and 1996 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.

Touring car

BMW has a long and successful history in touring car racing.

• European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) - Since 1968, BMW won 24 drivers' championships^{[citation needed]} along with several manufacturers' and teams' titles.
• World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) - BMW won four drivers' championship (1987, 2005, 2006 and 2007) and three manufacturers' titles (2005–2007).
• DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) - the following won the DTM drivers' championship driving BMWs:
  • 1989: Roberto Ravaglia, BMW M3
  • 1987: Eric van der Poele, BMW M3
• The DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) was won by Harald Ertl in a BMW 320i Turbo in 1978
• British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) - BMW won the drivers' championship in 1988, 1991, 1992 and 1993 and manufacturers' championship in 1991 and 1993.
• Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC) - BMW (Schnitzer) flew from Europe to Japan to compete in the JTCC and won the championship in 1995.
• Mille Miglia - BMW won Mille Miglia in 1940 in with a 328 Touring Coupé. Previously in 1938 the 328 sport car also obtained a class victory.

Rally

• RAC Rally - The 328 sport car won this event in 1939.
• Paris Dakar Rally - BMW motorcycles have won this event 6 times.
• Tour De Corse - The BMW M3 - E30 won this event in 1987