Team BMR
Team BMR was a British motor racing team that competed in the British Touring Car Championship and other national racing series.
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Overview
Team BMR was a British motor racing team based in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, whose principal competitive period was in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). The organization was founded by Warren Scott and grew out of his involvement in motorcycle racing. Its earliest documented competition activity came in the 2004 British Superbike Championship, where Scott entered the Privateers Cup class on a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R under the name BMR Racing. Chris Platt also appeared as a teammate and replacement rider in two events. The team later moved into car racing and entered the BTCC in 2013. Its first season used a Super 2000 SEAT León for Scott in the Jack Sears Trophy class. The car produced a 15th-place best result and earned the team one championship point. During the second half of the season, Team BMR changed direction by adopting an NGTC-specification Volkswagen CC supplied and supported by Tony Gilham Racing. This move prepared the operation for a larger campaign in 2014. A significant organizational change followed over the winter of 2013–14, when Scott purchased the assets of Tony Gilham Racing, including four NGTC race cars. Tony Gilham Racing subsequently merged into Team BMR. The resulting fleet included Volkswagen CCs and Vauxhall Insignias, with the Insignias originally constructed by Thorney Motorsport. The team entered the 2014 BTCC season under more than one commercial identity, including the RCIB Insurance Racing banner used for Jack Goff's Insignia. The 2014 campaign established Team BMR as a more competitive BTCC entrant. Alain Menu, a two-time BTCC champion, returned to the series with the team in a Volkswagen, while Árón Smith joined after racing for Motorbase. Smith delivered the team's first BTCC victory at Oulton Park and added a second win at Snetterton. He also recorded fastest laps at Croft and Rockingham. Menu contributed two podium finishes late in the season at Rockingham and Silverstone. Because the older Insignias were less developed and produced weaker results for Goff and Scott, the team built additional Volkswagen CCs for them during the season. At Silverstone, Team BMR became the first team in BTCC history to place four cars inside the top ten in the same race. For 2015, Team BMR retained four Volkswagen CCs. Scott and Smith continued with the team, while established champions Jason Plato and Colin Turkington joined from MG and West Surrey Racing. In addition to its BTCC program, Team BMR announced a four-car entry in the Renault UK Clio Cup using Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC cars, extending its presence into a support and feeder championship. The team's next major technical transition came before the 2016 BTCC season. Team BMR and Subaru UK announced a three-year constructor collaboration centered on the Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer. The program used a four-driver lineup that included Plato and Turkington. Team BMR continued competing in the BTCC through 2019. The available reference material does not document activity after that period, and the racing operation is therefore treated as defunct rather than active.
History
Team BMR's origins are associated with Warren Scott's participation in motorcycle racing. In the 2004 British Superbike Championship, Scott entered the Privateers Cup class with a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R under the BMR Racing name. Chris Platt served as a teammate and replacement rider for two events, providing the team's earliest documented championship activity. The organization later transitioned to four-wheel racing. Team BMR entered the British Touring Car Championship in 2013 with a Super 2000 SEAT León driven by Scott in the Jack Sears Trophy class. The car's best result was 15th, which produced the team's only point of the season. After the summer break, the team adopted an NGTC Volkswagen CC built and operated with support from Tony Gilham Racing, signaling an intention to compete with a more substantial technical package. The relationship with Tony Gilham Racing became central to Team BMR's development. During the winter of 2013, Scott acquired Tony Gilham Racing's assets, including four NGTC cars. The two operations then merged before the 2014 BTCC campaign. Team BMR inherited a mixed fleet consisting of Volkswagen CCs and Vauxhall Insignias; the Insignias had originally been built by Thorney Motorsport. Jack Goff and Scott initially raced the Insignias, while Alain Menu and Árón Smith drove Volkswagen CCs. Goff's car appeared under the RCIB Insurance Racing banner. Smith became the team's leading performer in 2014. He won at Oulton Park and Snetterton, giving Team BMR its first BTCC victories, and also set fastest laps at Croft and Rockingham. Menu's return to the championship produced podiums at Rockingham and Silverstone. As the season progressed, Team BMR built further Volkswagen CCs for Goff and Scott, replacing the less developed Insignias. The team also achieved a notable collective result at Silverstone, where all four of its cars finished in the top ten of one race, a first in BTCC history according to the team's account in the referenced encyclopedia material. For 2015, the team standardized its BTCC entry around four Volkswagen CCs. Scott and Smith remained, while double champion Jason Plato and champion Colin Turkington joined from MG and West Surrey Racing. Team BMR also expanded into the Renault UK Clio Cup, announcing a four-car program using Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDCs. This placed the organization in both the premier British touring-car championship and a support series designed to develop drivers and teams. Ahead of 2016, Team BMR entered a new phase through a three-year agreement with Subaru UK. The partnership made the team a constructor-supported Subaru operation in the BTCC and introduced the Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer as its race car. Plato and Turkington were included in the four-driver lineup. Team BMR continued in the BTCC through 2019. The available reference material does not establish a later competitive program, so the team is recorded here as defunct, with the precise date of cessation not documented.
- 2019
Final documented BTCC season
[1]The available reference identifies 2019 as the last year in which Team BMR competed in the BTCC.
- 2016
Subaru Levorg constructor program begins
[1]Team BMR and Subaru UK launched a three-year BTCC collaboration using the Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer.
- 2015
Four-car Volkswagen CC lineup
[1]The team retained its Volkswagen CC fleet and added champions Jason Plato and Colin Turkington to its driver lineup.
- 2015
Renault UK Clio Cup expansion
[1]Team BMR announced a four-car entry using Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDCs.
- 2014
First BTCC wins
[1]Árón Smith secured Team BMR's first victories at Oulton Park and Snetterton in a Volkswagen CC.
- 2013
Team BMR makes its BTCC debut
[1]The team entered a Super 2000 SEAT León for Warren Scott and later moved to an NGTC Volkswagen CC.
- 2013
Tony Gilham Racing assets acquired
[1]Warren Scott purchased Tony Gilham Racing's assets, including four NGTC cars, ahead of the 2014 season.
- 2004
BMR Racing enters the British Superbike Championship
[1]Warren Scott competed in the Privateers Cup class on a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, establishing the team's documented motorsport roots.
Products and positioning
A privately owned British touring-car and national motorsport team that combined customer and constructor-supported racing programs, developed multiple NGTC cars, and competed under partner and sponsor-backed entries.
Touring car · 2013
Super 2000 SEAT León
Team BMR's first BTCC race car was a Super 2000-specification SEAT León driven by Warren Scott in the Jack Sears Trophy class during 2013. Its best result was 15th and it scored the team's only championship point of that season.
Touring car · 2013
NGTC Volkswagen CC
The Volkswagen CC became Team BMR's central BTCC platform from the latter part of 2013 through 2015. The team used cars supported initially by Tony Gilham Racing, expanded its fleet after acquiring related assets, and won its first BTCC races with Árón Smith in 2014.
Touring car · 2014
Vauxhall Insignia
Team BMR entered a pair of Vauxhall Insignias in the 2014 BTCC season. The cars had originally been built by Thorney Motorsport and were driven by Jack Goff and Warren Scott before the team moved both drivers into newer Volkswagen CCs during the campaign.
Touring car · 2016
Subaru Levorg
The Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer was the basis of Team BMR's constructor-supported BTCC program with Subaru UK. Announced before the 2016 season, the collaboration was planned for three years and used a four-driver lineup including Jason Plato and Colin Turkington.
Feeder-series racing car · 2015
Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC
For 2015, Team BMR announced a four-car program in the Renault UK Clio Cup using Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC cars. The entry extended the team's activities beyond the BTCC into a national support and development championship.
Brand decisions
2015
Expansion into the Renault UK Clio CupStrategyBackground
Team BMR sought to broaden its national racing presence beyond the BTCC.
Action taken
The team announced a four-car entry using Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDCs.
Aftermath
The program added a support-series and driver-development dimension to Team BMR's activities.
2015
Subaru constructor collaborationStrategyBackground
Following its Volkswagen CC period, Team BMR sought a manufacturer-backed technical direction for the BTCC.
Action taken
Team BMR and Subaru UK agreed to a three-year constructor program based on the Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer.
Aftermath
The Subaru Levorg became the team's principal BTCC platform from 2016 through the documented end of its championship participation in 2019.
2014
Replacement of Insignias with Volkswagen CCsGeneration changeBackground
The team's Vauxhall Insignias struggled during the first half of the 2014 season because they were older and less developed than the team's Volkswagen package.
Action taken
Team BMR built additional Volkswagen CCs for Jack Goff and Warren Scott after the season's midpoint.
Aftermath
The team's results improved, and Team BMR achieved a four-car top-ten finish in one Silverstone race.
2013
Acquisition and merger with Tony Gilham RacingM&ABackground
Team BMR required a larger and more competitive technical base after its initial BTCC season and its move from a SEAT León to an NGTC Volkswagen CC.
Action taken
Warren Scott acquired Tony Gilham Racing's assets, including four NGTC race cars, and the two operations merged before the 2014 season.
Aftermath
The transaction gave Team BMR a mixed fleet of Volkswagen CCs and Vauxhall Insignias and supported a substantially expanded BTCC campaign.
2013
Switch from SEAT León to Volkswagen CCGeneration changeBackground
The Super 2000 SEAT León produced limited results during Team BMR's first BTCC season.
Action taken
After the 2013 summer break, the team switched to an NGTC Volkswagen CC operated with Tony Gilham Racing support.
Aftermath
The change laid the groundwork for the team's larger 2014 program and preceded its first BTCC wins.
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