Make
BMW
Model
BMW 3 Series (E36)
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis No
E36 STC 95/033
Built By
BMW Motorsport
Date Built
1995
Current Status
History
Built for the 1995 24 heures de Francorchamps where it was driven by Marc Duez, Nelson Piquet and Roberto Ravaglia, finishing second. The race also counted as a round of the Belgian Procar series with Duez as the registered driver.

At the end of the season the car would be driven by Steve Soper in the FIA Touring Car World Cup, before then being immediately shipped to Australia for the F1 Grand Prix support races where it was driven by Geoff Brabham.

In 1996 the car was again driven by Brabham in the Gold Coast Indycar, Grand Prix and Bathurst 1000 support races, and Australian Super Touring Championship, although Brabham would switch to a later chassis (E36 STC 96/008) for the final two meetings of the championship.

Unused in 1997/98, the car became part of the Paul Morris Motorsport stable in 1999 but would remain largely unused except for a single out in the Queensland Raceway round of the 1999 Australian Championship driven by John Teulan, and at the final 3 rounds of the 2000 Championship driven by Owen Kelly.

In 2001 the car was purchased by John Cockburn and shipped to the UK.
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Steve Soper Marc Duez / Nelson Piquet / Roberto Ravaglia Marc Duez / Nelson Piquet / Roberto Ravaglia Owen Kelly John Teulan, Queensland Raceway 1999 Geoff Brabham, Gold Coast 1996 Geoff Brabham, Adelaide 1995 Chassis Plate Geoff Brabham, Gold Coast 1996
Race History
BMW
#1 BMW 318i
Team: BMW Fina Bastos Team
BelgiumMarc Duez
BrazilNelson Piquet
ItalyRoberto Ravaglia
BMW
#83 BMW 318i
Team: Diet Coke BMW Racing
AustraliaGeoff Brabham
BMW
#1 BMW 318i
Team: BMW Fina Bastos Team
BelgiumMarc Duez
BMW
#36 BMW 318i
Team: BMW Team Bigazzi
Great BritainSteve Soper
BMW
#83 BMW 318i
AustraliaGeoff Brabham
BMW
#83 BMW 318i
Team: Diet Coke BMW Racing
AustraliaGeoff Brabham
BMW
#83 BMW 318i
Team: BMW Motorsport Australia
AustraliaGeoff Brabham
BMW
#83 BMW 318i
AustraliaGeoff Brabham
BMW
#24 BMW 320i
Team: Paul Morris Motorsport
AustraliaJohn Teulan
BMW
#73 BMW 318i
Team: Paul Morris Motorsport
AustraliaOwen Kelly
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1995 24 heures de Francorchamps
29 Jul 1995 BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps Duez / Piquet / Ravaglia #1 BMW 318i 2
1995 Belgian Procar
29 Jul 1995 BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps Marc Duez #1 BMW 318i 2
1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup
15 Oct 1995 FranceLe Castellet (1) Steve Soper #36 BMW 318i 2
15 Oct 1995 FranceLe Castellet (2) Steve Soper #36 BMW 318i 3
1995 Australian Grand Prix support
10 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 5
11 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 6
1996 Australian Grand Prix support
09 Mar 1996 AustraliaMelbourne (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 1
10 Mar 1996 AustraliaMelbourne (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 1
1996 Gold Coast Indycar support
30 Mar 1996 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i DNF
31 Mar 1996 AustraliaSurfers Paradise (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i DNS
1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 4
19 May 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 4
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i DNF
23 Jun 1996 AustraliaLakeside (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 4
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 3
14 Jul 1996 AustraliaAmaroo Park (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 4
11 Aug 1996 AustraliaMallala (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 4
11 Aug 1996 AustraliaMallala (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 3
25 Aug 1996 AustraliaWinton (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 1
25 Aug 1996 AustraliaWinton (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 5
22 Sep 1996 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 5
22 Sep 1996 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 5
1996 Bathurst 1000 support
05 Oct 1996 AustraliaMount Panorama (1) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 7
05 Oct 1996 AustraliaMount Panorama (2) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 3
06 Oct 1996 AustraliaMount Panorama (3) Geoff Brabham #83 BMW 318i 5
1999 Australian Super Touring Championship
01 Aug 1999 AustraliaQueensland Raceway (1) John Teulan #24 BMW 320i 12
01 Aug 1999 AustraliaQueensland Raceway (2) John Teulan #24 BMW 320i 13
01 Aug 1999 AustraliaQueensland Raceway (3) John Teulan #24 BMW 320i 10
2000 Australian Super Touring Championship
10 Dec 2000 AustraliaSymmons Plains (1) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 2
10 Dec 2000 AustraliaSymmons Plains (2) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 2
28 Jan 2001 AustraliaWakefield Park (1) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 3
28 Jan 2001 AustraliaWakefield Park (2) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 2
11 Feb 2001 AustraliaOran Park (1) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 9
11 Feb 2001 AustraliaOran Park (2) Owen Kelly #73 BMW 318i 2