Cars like the Ford Sierra Cosworth, BMW M3 and Mercedes 190 2.5 were competing against each other, settling automotive bar brawls on the track. The car pictured here is Tim Harvey’s Labatt’s ...

Now while the BMW E30 M3 was probably known better for the Group A era of BTCC, it did feature early on in Super Touring before the E36 3 Series arrived. Like its Ford Sierra contemporary ...

The modern pro is leaner and lighter than the ones of the past Colin loved the E30 so much he used it as his wedding car Colin rode his new M3 to BTCC victory ... s still a BMW 3 Series, still ...

This Bimmer's flared arches should give it away, but in case you're unfamiliar, this is a BMW E36 M3 campaigned by PTG ... Just compare your average IMSA, WRC, or BTCC entry from the mid-Nineties ...

Overseen by freelance creative director Simon von Broich, the BMW M3 Touring GT3 Evo project was ... it a go 20 years later when it contested the BTCC in 2014 with the Civic Tourer.

A prolific winner virtually from the outset, the story of the BMW 3 Series in the BTCC is a long and distinguished ... from Frank Sytner’s success with the M3 to Colin Turkington’s triumph ...

Now while the BMW E30 M3 was probably known better for the Group A era of BTCC, it did feature early on in Super Touring before the E36 3 Series arrived. Like its Ford Sierra contemporary ...