Make
BMW
Model
BMW 3 Series (E36)
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis No
VLM E36-002
Built By
Vic Lee Motorsport
Date Built
1992
Current Status
History
Built by Vic Lee Motorsport in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship. Driven by Steve Soper for all except the final round where it was driven by Tim Harvey - the two swapped cars when Harvey's regular car was damaged in pre-event testing.

Purchased by Team Dynamics and driven at the opening round of the 1993 British Touring Car Championship by Alex Portman before handing the car over to Ray Bellm. Bellm would race for the remainder of first half of the season, although he would be replaced by Andy Wallace in a one-off drive at Oulton Park. Dynamics would run the car for musician Chris Rea at the end-of-season TOCA Shootout

In 1994 the car was driven by British Touring Car Championship by Geoff Steel having been converted to Right Hand Drive.

In 1995 the car was sold to Paul Pickett, who raced it in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.

For 1996 Pickett switched to the Hyundai but his team continued to run the car for Paul Sarlas and John Henderson.

Purchased by Chris Oxley in 1997.

It should be noted that whilst we refer to the car as 'VLM E36-002', that is not the original chassis number. The sister car caries a hand stamped 'VLM E36-001' on the bulkhead, so we have continued that numbering. The 3 shells supplied by BMW were E36/1 002 91, E36/1 008 92 and E36/1 017 92 but it's believed that VLM removed the original chassis plates so there is no way of confirming which is the correct number for this car.
Pictures
May 2013 Ray Bellm, 1993 BTCC Andy Wallace Geoff Steel, Brands Hatch 1994 Paul Pickett, Calder Park 1995 Chris Rea, 1993 TOCA Shootout Alex Portman, Silverstone 1993
Race History
BMW
#4 BMW 318iS
Team: M Team Shell Racing with Listerine
Great BritainSteve Soper
BMW
#8 BMW 318iS
Team: M Team Shell Racing with Listerine
Great BritainTim Harvey
BMW
#11 BMW 318iS
Team: Team Dynamics
Great BritainRay Bellm
BMW
#11 BMW 318iS
Team: Team Dynamics
Great BritainAndy Wallace
BMW
#27 BMW 318iS
Team: Team Dynamics
Great BritainAlex Portman
BMW
#77 BMW 318iS
Team: Team Dynamics
Great BritainChris Rea
BMW
#22 BMW 318iS Coupé
Team: Geoff Steel
Great BritainGeoff Steel
BMW
#58 BMW 318i
Team: Triple P Racing
AustraliaPaul Pickett
BMW
#58 BMW 318i
Team: Triple P Racing
AustraliaPaul Pickett
BMW
#58 BMW 318i
Team: PPP Racing
AustraliaPaul Pickett
BMW
#28 BMW 318i
Team: Triple P Racing
AustraliaPaul Sarlas
BMW
#56 BMW 318i
Team: Miles Pope Racing
AustraliaJohn Henderson
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1992 British Touring Car Championship
20 Apr 1992 Great BritainThruxton Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 5
04 May 1992 Great BritainOulton Park Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 8
07 Jun 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 3
21 Jun 1992 Great BritainDonington Park (1) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 17
21 Jun 1992 Great BritainDonington Park (2) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 3
26 Jul 1992 ScotlandKnockhill (1) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 4
26 Jul 1992 ScotlandKnockhill (2) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 6
09 Aug 1992 WalesPembrey Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 2
31 Aug 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS DNF
31 Aug 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 5
20 Sep 1992 Great BritainDonington Park Steve Soper #4 BMW 318iS 2
04 Oct 1992 Great BritainSilverstone Tim Harvey #8 BMW 318iS 4
1993 British Touring Car Championship
28 Mar 1993 Great BritainSilverstone Alex Portman #27 BMW 318iS DNF
12 Apr 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS DNF
03 May 1993 Great BritainSnetterton Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS DNS
16 May 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS 18
31 May 1993 Great BritainOulton Park Andy Wallace #11 BMW 318iS 11
13 Jun 1993 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS 13
13 Jun 1993 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS 12
27 Jun 1993 WalesPembrey Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS 17
11 Jul 1993 Great BritainSilverstone Ray Bellm #11 BMW 318iS 14
1993 TOCA Shootout
31 Oct 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Chris Rea #77 BMW 318iS DNF
1994 British Touring Car Championship
04 Apr 1994 Great BritainThruxton Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 22
17 Apr 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 21
17 Apr 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 20
02 May 1994 Great BritainSnetterton Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 18
30 May 1994 Great BritainOulton Park Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 18
12 Jun 1994 Great BritainDonington Park (1) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 24
12 Jun 1994 Great BritainDonington Park (2) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 21
14 Aug 1994 Great BritainOulton Park Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé DNF
29 Aug 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 23
29 Aug 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Geoff Steel #22 BMW 318iS Coupé 13
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNF
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNS
1995 Gold Coast Super Touring Cup
18 Mar 1995 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 9
19 Mar 1995 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNF
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
02 Apr 1995 AustraliaOran Park (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNS
02 Apr 1995 AustraliaOran Park (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNS
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNF
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 9
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNF
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i DNF
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 8
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 7
23 Jul 1995 AustraliaLakeside (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 14
23 Jul 1995 AustraliaLakeside (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 13
13 Aug 1995 AustraliaWinton (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 12
13 Aug 1995 AustraliaWinton (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 11
26 Aug 1995 AustraliaEastern Creek (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 10
26 Aug 1995 AustraliaEastern Creek (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 4
1995 Australian Grand Prix support
10 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (1) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 13
11 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (2) Paul Pickett #58 BMW 318i 10
1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Paul Sarlas #28 BMW 318i 12
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Paul Sarlas #28 BMW 318i DNF
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (1) John Henderson #56 BMW 318i 6
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (2) John Henderson #56 BMW 318i 11
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) John Henderson #56 BMW 318i 13
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) John Henderson #56 BMW 318i 11