Make
BMW
Model
BMW 3 Series (E36)
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis No
E36/A 053 93
Built By
BMW Motorsport
Date Built
1993
Current Status
History
Possibly driven by Tony Longhurst in the 1993 FIA Touring Car Challenge, having been used in the 1993 Campionato Italiano Superturismo prior to that.

Bought by BMW Motorsport Australia and raced by Longhurst in the 1994 Australian Class II Championship, and later in the 1994 Bathurst 1000 by John Blanchard and Warwick Rooklyn.

Sold to Steven Ellery in 1995, updated to 1995-spec and driven in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship. Sold late in the year to Cameron McLean and used in the Clipsal Super Touring Car Trophy.

For 1996 the car the car was fitted with a sequential gearbox and raced by McLean in the Australian Super Touring Championship.

The car was for sale and unused for most of 1997 until purchased by Jim Cornish and Nigel Barclay, who together with Blair Smith raced it in the Bathurst 1000. Smith would also drive the car in the final rounds of the Australian Super Touring Championship.

Sold to Anthony Robson in 1998 and raced by Robson and Craig Bradshaw in the Australian Super Touring Championship. Robson would share the car with Ric Shaw in that year's Bathurst 1000.

Robson would race the car for the opening two meetings of the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship until switching to a Honda Accord, with Allan Letcher taking over the car for selected rounds later in the year.

2000 would again see the car used by Robson in selected rounds of the Australian Super Touring Championship.

In 2003 the car was bought by Lindsay O'Donnell. Restored back to 1993 Italian livery and fitted with a more durable 2.5-lite M3 engine, the car has been campaigned by O'Donnell and son Mathew at various New Zealand endurance and classic events.

In 2015 the car was restored again, refitted with a 2.0-llitre engine and decked out in 1994 Benson & Hedges livery.
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Tertonga Enduro 2009 Southern 300, Ruapuna, 2006 Tony Longhurst, Silverstone 2016 Tony Longhurst, Ruapuna, Feb 2016 Robson / Shaw @ Bathurst 1998 Steven Ellery Matthew O'Donnell, Ruapuna 2022 Tony Longhurst Lindsay O'Donnell, Teretonga Park, Feb 2016 Tertonga Enduro 2009 Tony Longhurst, Mallala 1994
Race History
BMW
#1 BMW 318i
Team: BMW Motorsport Team Bigazzi
AustraliaTony Longhurst
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
Team: Team Logamo
AustraliaTony Longhurst
BMW
#48 BMW 318i
Team: Benson & Hedges Racing
AustraliaJohn Blanchard
AustraliaWarwick Rooklyn
BMW
#4 BMW 318i
Team: Greenfield Mowers
AustraliaCameron McLean
BMW
#4 BMW 318i
Team: Ellery Motorsport
AustraliaSteven Ellery
BMW
#4 BMW 318i
Team: Ellery Motorsport
AustraliaSteven Ellery
BMW
#4 BMW 318i
Team: Greenfield Mowers Racing
AustraliaCameron McLean
BMW
#12 BMW 318i
AustraliaCameron McLean
BMW
#12 BMW 318i
Team: Greenfield Mowers
AustraliaCameron McLean
BMW
#12 BMW 318i
AustraliaCameron McLean
BMW
#99 BMW 318i
Team: Nigel Barclay
New ZealandBlair Smith
BMW
#12 BMW 318i
Team: Nigel Barclay
AustraliaNigel Barclay
AustraliaJim Cornish
New ZealandBlair Smith
BMW
#99 BMW 318i
AustraliaAnthony Robson
BMW
#13 BMW 318i
Team: Grid Motorsport
AustraliaAnthony Robson
BMW
#13 BMW 318i
Team: Grid Motorsport
AustraliaCraig Bradshaw
BMW
#49 BMW 318i
Team: Anthony Robson
AustraliaAnthony Robson
AustraliaRic Shaw
BMW
#5 BMW 318i
Team: Grid Motorsport
AustraliaAnthony Robson
BMW
#7 BMW 318i
Team: Grid Motorsport
AustraliaAllan Letcher
BMW
#7 BMW 318i
Team: Anthony Robson
AustraliaAllan Letcher
AustraliaJenni Thompson
BMW
#5 BMW 318i
Team: RR Speed Sports
AustraliaAnthony Robson
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
AustraliaTony Longhurst
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandLindsay O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandLindsay O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
AustraliaTony Longhurst
BMW
#25 BMW 320
New ZealandLindsay O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 320
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 320i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 320i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#97 BMW 318
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
BMW
#25 BMW 318i
New ZealandMatthew O'Donnell
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1993 FIA Touring Car Challenge
17 Oct 1993 ItalyMonza (1) Tony Longhurst #1 BMW 318i 29
17 Oct 1993 ItalyMonza (2) Tony Longhurst #1 BMW 318i 14
1994 Australian Class II Championship
17 Apr 1994 AustraliaEastern Creek (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 2
17 Apr 1994 AustraliaEastern Creek (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
22 May 1994 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
22 May 1994 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 3
19 Jun 1994 AustraliaWinton (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i DSQ
19 Jun 1994 AustraliaWinton (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i DSQ
17 Jul 1994 AustraliaLakeside (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
17 Jul 1994 AustraliaLakeside (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
07 Aug 1994 AustraliaMallala (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
07 Aug 1994 AustraliaMallala (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 1
28 Aug 1994 AustraliaOran Park (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 5
28 Aug 1994 AustraliaOran Park (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 2
1994 Bathurst 1000
02 Oct 1994 AustraliaBathurst Blanchard / Rooklyn #48 BMW 318i 12
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 5
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i DNF
1995 Gold Coast Super Touring Cup
18 Mar 1995 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 8
19 Mar 1995 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 7
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
02 Apr 1995 AustraliaOran Park (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i DNF
02 Apr 1995 AustraliaOran Park (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i DNS
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 3
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 4
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 10
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 11
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 3
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 6
23 Jul 1995 AustraliaLakeside (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 6
23 Jul 1995 AustraliaLakeside (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 7
13 Aug 1995 AustraliaWinton (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 4
13 Aug 1995 AustraliaWinton (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 7
26 Aug 1995 AustraliaEastern Creek (1) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i 6
26 Aug 1995 AustraliaEastern Creek (2) Steven Ellery #4 BMW 318i DNF
1995 Australian Grand Prix support
10 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (1) Cameron McLean #4 BMW 318i 8
11 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (2) Cameron McLean #4 BMW 318i DNF
1995 Peter Brock Classic
25 Nov 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (1) Cameron McLean #4 BMW 318i 5
25 Nov 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (2) Cameron McLean #4 BMW 318i 4
1996 Australian Grand Prix support
09 Mar 1996 AustraliaMelbourne (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 11
10 Mar 1996 AustraliaMelbourne (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
1996 Gold Coast Indycar support
30 Mar 1996 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
31 Mar 1996 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 5
1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 6
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 7
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 7
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 6
11 Aug 1996 AustraliaMallala (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
11 Aug 1996 AustraliaMallala (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 8
25 Aug 1996 AustraliaWinton (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 8
25 Aug 1996 AustraliaWinton (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 7
22 Sep 1996 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DSQ
22 Sep 1996 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 8
27 Oct 1996 AustraliaLakeside (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 10
27 Oct 1996 AustraliaLakeside (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i DNF
09 Nov 1996 AustraliaOran Park (1) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 7
09 Nov 1996 AustraliaOran Park (2) Cameron McLean #12 BMW 318i 8
1997 Bathurst 1000
05 Oct 1997 AustraliaMount Panorama Barclay / Cornish / Smith #12 BMW 318i DNF
1997 Australian Super Touring Championship
26 Oct 1997 AustraliaLakeside (1) Blair Smith #99 BMW 318i DNF
26 Oct 1997 AustraliaLakeside (2) Blair Smith #99 BMW 318i DNF
09 Nov 1997 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Blair Smith #99 BMW 318i DNF
09 Nov 1997 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Blair Smith #99 BMW 318i DNF
1998 Australian Grand Prix support
06 Mar 1998 AustraliaMelbourne (1) Anthony Robson #99 BMW 318i 7
07 Mar 1998 AustraliaMelbourne (2) Anthony Robson #99 BMW 318i 8
1998 Australian Super Touring Championship
05 Apr 1998 AustraliaCalder Park (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 9
05 Apr 1998 AustraliaCalder Park (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 11
26 Apr 1998 AustraliaOran Park (1) Craig Bradshaw #13 BMW 318i 14
26 Apr 1998 AustraliaOran Park (2) Craig Bradshaw #13 BMW 318i 14
17 May 1998 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i DNF
17 May 1998 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i DNS
28 Jun 1998 AustraliaLakeside (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 11
28 Jun 1998 AustraliaLakeside (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i DNF
19 Jul 1998 AustraliaMallala (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 10
19 Jul 1998 AustraliaMallala (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 10
09 Aug 1998 AustraliaWinton (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 6
09 Aug 1998 AustraliaWinton (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 7
30 Aug 1998 AustraliaOran Park (1) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i DNF
30 Aug 1998 AustraliaOran Park (2) Anthony Robson #13 BMW 318i 12
1998 Bathurst 1000
04 Oct 1998 AustraliaMount Panorama Robson / Shaw #49 BMW 318i DNF
1999 Australian Super Touring Championship
18 Apr 1999 AustraliaLakeside (1) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i 11
18 Apr 1999 AustraliaLakeside (2) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i 10
02 May 1999 AustraliaOran Park (1) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i 13
02 May 1999 AustraliaOran Park (2) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i DNF
20 Jun 1999 AustraliaWinton (1) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i DNF
20 Jun 1999 AustraliaWinton (2) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i DNS
20 Jun 1999 AustraliaWinton (3) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i DNF
18 Jul 1999 AustraliaOran Park (1) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i 13
18 Jul 1999 AustraliaOran Park (2) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i 12
18 Jul 1999 AustraliaOran Park (3) Allan Letcher #7 BMW 318i DNF
1999 Bathurst 500
02 Oct 1999 AustraliaMount Panorama (1) Letcher / Thompson #7 BMW 318i DNF
03 Oct 1999 AustraliaMount Panorama (2) Letcher / Thompson #7 BMW 318i 12
2000 Australian Super Touring Championship
28 May 2000 AustraliaOran Park (1) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i DNF
28 May 2000 AustraliaOran Park (2) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i DNF
28 May 2000 AustraliaOran Park (3) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i DNF
09 Jul 2000 AustraliaOran Park (1) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i 13
09 Jul 2000 AustraliaOran Park (2) Anthony Robson #5 BMW 318i 8
2016 Historic Touring Cars
06 Feb 2016 New ZealandRuapuna (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 10
06 Feb 2016 New ZealandRuapuna (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 8
07 Feb 2016 New ZealandRuapuna (3) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 9
07 Feb 2016 New ZealandRuapuna (4) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 8
20 Feb 2016 New ZealandTeretonga Park (1) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
20 Feb 2016 New ZealandTeretonga Park (2) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
21 Feb 2016 New ZealandTeretonga Park (3) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 8
21 Feb 2016 New ZealandTeretonga Park (4) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
21 Feb 2016 New ZealandTeretonga Park (5) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 7
2016 HSCC Super Touring Challenge
02 Jul 2016 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 15
03 Jul 2016 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 15
30 Jul 2016 Great BritainSilverstone (1) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 17
31 Jul 2016 Great BritainSilverstone (2) Tony Longhurst #25 BMW 318i 12
2017 Historic Touring Cars
04 Feb 2017 New ZealandRuapuna (1) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 13
04 Feb 2017 New ZealandRuapuna (2) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 10
05 Feb 2017 New ZealandRuapuna (3) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 13
05 Feb 2017 New ZealandRuapuna (4) Lindsay O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 DNF
18 Feb 2017 New ZealandTeretonga Park (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 11
18 Feb 2017 New ZealandTeretonga Park (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 13
19 Feb 2017 New ZealandTeretonga Park (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 13
19 Feb 2017 New ZealandTeretonga Park (4) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320 9
2018 Historic Touring Car Series
17 Feb 2018 New ZealandTeretonga Park (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320i 9
17 Feb 2018 New ZealandTeretonga Park (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320i 8
2019 Historic Touring Car Series
12 Jan 2019 New ZealandHampton Downs (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
13 Jan 2019 New ZealandHampton Downs (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 4
13 Jan 2019 New ZealandHampton Downs (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 10
02 Feb 2019 New ZealandRuapuna (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 15
02 Feb 2019 New ZealandRuapuna (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 15
03 Feb 2019 New ZealandRuapuna (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 16
03 Feb 2019 New ZealandRuapuna (4) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 15
16 Feb 2019 New ZealandTeretonga Park (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 8
16 Feb 2019 New ZealandTeretonga Park (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 3
17 Feb 2019 New ZealandTeretonga Park (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 11
17 Feb 2019 New ZealandTeretonga Park (4) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
2020 Historic Touring Car Series
25 Jan 2020 New ZealandTimaru (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320i DNF
26 Jan 2020 New ZealandTimaru (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320i 9
26 Jan 2020 New ZealandTimaru (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 320i 8
2021 Historic Touring Car Series
06 Feb 2021 New ZealandRuapuna (1) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 19
06 Feb 2021 New ZealandRuapuna (2) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 14
07 Feb 2021 New ZealandRuapuna (3) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 DNS
07 Feb 2021 New ZealandRuapuna (4) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 17
20 Feb 2021 New ZealandTeretonga Park (1) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 13
20 Feb 2021 New ZealandTeretonga Park (2) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 DNS
21 Feb 2021 New ZealandTeretonga Park (3) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 DNS
21 Feb 2021 New ZealandTeretonga Park (4) Matthew O'Donnell #97 BMW 318 DNS
2022 Historic Touring Car Series
19 Feb 2022 New ZealandTeretonga (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 10
20 Feb 2022 New ZealandTeretonga (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
20 Feb 2022 New ZealandTeretonga (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 10
20 Feb 2022 New ZealandTeretonga (4) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 9
09 Apr 2022 New ZealandRuapuna (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 12
10 Apr 2022 New ZealandRuapuna (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 10
10 Apr 2022 New ZealandRuapuna (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 10
10 Apr 2022 New ZealandRuapuna (4) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 11
2023 Historic Touring Car Series
10 Sep 2022 New ZealandPukekohe (1) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 23
10 Sep 2022 New ZealandPukekohe (2) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 22
11 Sep 2022 New ZealandPukekohe (3) Matthew O'Donnell #25 BMW 318i 25