Martyn Bell

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Martyn Bell
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1964-07-17) July 17, 1964 (age 61)
England
Previous series
2006–09
2002–05		 BTCC
Kumho BMW Championship
Championship titles
2004 Kumho BMW Championship

Martyn Nicholas Bell (born 17 July 1964) is a former auto racing driver. He raced BMWs in various championships including for four year the British Touring Car Championship. He won one overall title and 3 class titles in his 9 years of driving BMWs for Geoff Steel (himself a former BTCC racer) and was the first person to campaign a BMW E46 in the UK.

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In 2006 he and Steel moved into the BTCC in a 320i. He returned for the 2007 BTCC season with the same car under the team allaboutproperty.com Team banner. In 2008 he teamed up with fellow BTCC racer Erkut Kızılırmak with two former works Vauxhall Astra Sports Hatch for Team Arkas Racing with Tech-Speed Motorsport. He competed in the 2009 championship in a two-car Tech-Speed Motorsport outfit, alongside Paul O'Neill.

Bell took a sabbatical from motorsport for 2010 due to a hip injury he sustained during the previous year. [1]

Personal

Martyn is primarily a family man, married with two children and the Proprietor of Martyn Bell Motor Engineers Limited in Barrow upon Humber, some 15 miles (24 km) from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. He currently lives in South Ferriby, a hamlet 3 miles outside Barrow upon Humber.

Martyn is a popular figure who always has time for his fans. He works hard for his Sponsors, taking the BMW to events and exhibitions all over the UK and Europe. When not racing he is involved in his local community supporting many local events. Martyn has trained as a Motor Sport Marshal and can sometimes be found at Cadwell Park Circuit putting something back into the Sport. He is an accomplished public speaker.

Racing record

Bell driving the Geoff Steel Racing-run BMW at the Brands Hatch round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship. Martyn Bell 2006 BTCC Brands Hatch.jpg
Bell driving the Geoff Steel Racing-run BMW at the Brands Hatch round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship.
Bell driving at the Oulton Park round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship. Martyn Bell 2006 BTCC Oulton Park.jpg
Bell driving at the Oulton Park round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship.
Bell is pursued by Simon Blanckley at the Snetterton round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship season. Martyn Bell BMW 2007.jpg
Bell is pursued by Simon Blanckley at the Snetterton round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship season.

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam/CarRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
Pre
1996		 Motocross ????
1997 BMW Championship (BMW 325i Sport E30)???4th
in class
1998 BMW Championship (BMW 325i Sport E30)????
1999 BMW Championship (BMW 325i Sport E30/BMW M3 E36)???1st
in class
2000 BMW Championship (BMW 325i Sport E30/BMW M3 E36)???1st
in class
2001 BMW Championship (BMW 325i Sport E30/BMW M3 E36)???1st
in class
2002 BMW Championship (BMW M3 E36)???2nd
2003 Kumho BMW Championship (BMW M3 E46)???3rd
in class
(7th
Overall)
2004 Kumho BMW Championship (BMW M3 E46)???1st
2005 Kumho BMW Championship (BMW M3 E46)???2nd
in class
(4th
overall)
2006 British Touring Car Championship Geoff Steel Racing
(BMW 320i E46)		300000818th
2007 British Touring Car Championship Team Allaboutproperty.com
(BMW 320i E46)		300000321st
2008 British Touring Car Championship Arkas Racing with Sunshine.co.uk
(Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch)		300000023rd
2009 British Touring Car Championship Sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Motorsport
(Honda Integra Type R)		210000223rd
Bell driving the Arkas Racing Vauxhall Astra during the 2008 British Touring Car Championship. Martyn Bell Oulton Park (CLay Hill).JPG
Bell driving the Arkas Racing Vauxhall Astra during the 2008 British Touring Car Championship.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2006 Geoff Steel Racing BMW 320i BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		 MON
1
15		 MON
2
9		 MON
3
11		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
14		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
DNS		 CRO
1
16		 CRO
2
15		 CRO
3
16		 DON
1
14		 DON
2
12		 DON
3
10		 SNE
1
14		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
13		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
8		 KNO
3
10		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
13		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
15		18th8
2007 Team allaboutproperty.com BMW 320i BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
11		 ROC
1
15		 ROC
2
12		 ROC
3
DNS		 THR
1
13		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
15		 CRO
1
14		 CRO
2
12		 CRO
3
Ret		 OUL
1
13		 OUL
2
14		 OUL
3
10		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
20		 DON
3
20		 SNE
1
15		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
16		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
14		 KNO
1
9		 KNO
2
17		 KNO
3
13		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
Ret		21st3
2008 Arkas Racing with
sunshine.co.uk 		Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
16		 ROC
1
18		 ROC
2
17		 ROC
3
12		 DON
1
14		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
17		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
15		 CRO
1
20		 CRO
2
16		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
18		 SNE
3
14		 OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
14		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
18		 KNO
3
18		 SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
18		 BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
Ret		23rd0
2009 Sunshine.co.uk with
Tech-Speed Motorsport 		Honda Integra Type-R BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
10		 THR
1
13		 THR
2
14		 THR
3
13		 DON
1
15		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
19		 OUL
1
17		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
15		 CRO
2
13		 CRO
3
11		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
18		 ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		23rd2

References

  1. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (2010-01-25). "Hip injury forces Bell out for 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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