Martyn Bell


Martyn Bell is an auto racing driver. Since 2006 he has contested the British Touring Car Championship, but he spent the majority of his career racing BMWs in various championships. He won one overall title and 3 class titles in his 9 years of driving BMWs for Geoff Steel and was the first person to campaign a BMW E46 in the UK.
In 2006 he and Steel moved into the British Touring Car Championship 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 will take a sabbatical from motorsport for 2010 due to a hip injury he sustained during the previous year.

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 from Grimsby in North Lincolnshire.
Martyn is a popular figure who always has time for his fan. 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

Career summary

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.ukVauxhall Astra Sport HatchBRH
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 MotorsportHonda 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