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|Base = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlow,Essex, England
 
|Base = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlow,Essex, England

Revision as of 20:16, 14 March 2015

England BMB
BMB logo
Full name Backmarker Brigade
Base England Harlow,Essex, England
Team principal/s Simon Smith
Race drivers 91. England Simon Smith
92. Belgium Andreas Wauters
Test drivers
Chassis FC-015
Engine Valiant
Tyres GPVWC
GPVWC Formula Challenge Career
Début 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
Latest race 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix
Races competed 74
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 1
Podiums 2
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 1
2015 position N/A

Backmarker Brigade is an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team is managed by Simon Smith.
The team was founded on the eve of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix. Simon did convince the GPVWC admins he could manage a decent team.

The 2013 Formula Challenge season was a decent debut season. they finished the season in 21th position in the Constructors Championship, however there driver Oscar Hardwick scored a Pole, Fastest Lap and a Win in the Austrian rounds of the 2013 season.



The new kids on the block : 2013 FC season

The 2013 Formula Challenge season was a decent debut season. they finished the season in 21th position in the Constructors Championship, however there driver Oscar Hardwick scored a Pole, Fastest Lap and a Win in the Austrian rounds of the 2013 season.


The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2013 Formula Challenge season were:

England Simon Smith
England Shaun Stroud
England Oscar Hardwick
England Lewis Mcglade
England James Kirk

The struggle, and the podium : 2014 FC season

The 2014 Formula Challenge was much different to the 2013 season. the team struggled to get into the point scoring positions which was a big worry for Simon Smith. But the 2014 season got a nice turnaround for the team because Lewis McGlade scored the teams second podium position at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were Lewis Mcglade scored a great 2nd place.

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:

Main drivers
England Simon Smith
Belgium Marco Vandenbroeck
England Lewis Mcglade *(later in season)

Reserve/Emergency drivers
England Joshua Anderson


A new Challenge : 2015 FC season

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2015 Formula Challenge season were:
Main drivers
England Simon Smith
Belgium Andreas Wauters

Numbers

Backmarker Brigade uses the numbers #91 and #92 in the GPVWC Careerladder.

300px th 2015 livery
Mike Bell sideview of the 2015 car