Martyn Bell


Martyn Nicholas Bell 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 three class titles in his nine years of driving BMWs for Geoff Steel and was the first person to campaign a BMW E46 in the UK.
In 2006, Bell 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 [British Touring Car Championship season|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.

Personal

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

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2006Geoff Steel RacingBMW 320iBRH
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
2007Team allaboutproperty.comBMW 320iBRH
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
2008Arkas Racing with
sunshine.co.uk		BTC-T [Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch|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
2009Sunshine.co.uk with
Tech-Speed Motorsport		Honda Integra Type-RBRH
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