BMW will officially support a British Touring Car Champion🎀ship entry for the first🔯 time in 21 years after announcing a collaboration with title-winners West Surrey Racing.

The manufacturer was one of the BTCC's iconic front runners during the mid-90s, winning 18 races between 1993 and 1996 under the l❀egendary Schnitzer set up, including the title with Joach⭕im Winkelhock in 1993.

For 2017, BMW UK will return the famous white, blue and red colours
to the BTCC grid by throwing factory su🧜pport behind the WSR's three 1-S꧃eries entries, with the outfit re-branded as TEAM BMW

WSR has run BMWs since 2007 and won two drivers' titles with Colin Turkington, who returns to the set-up in 2017 alongside new signing Andrew Jordan and Rob Collardཧ.

"The BTCC is undeniably the most significant race series in the UK with a huge and enthusiastic following," said manag💮ing director of BMW UK Graeme Grieve. "With a legendary record behin﷽d us in the Series' history books, and partnering continuously with WSR for a decade, we are delighted to step up as a Manufacturer Team again after 21 years.

"BMW UK's significant financial investment includes the fꦡunding of technical developments on all fronts, focused on ✅the very latest BMW engine derivative."

Turkington and Collard will run under the TEAM BMW banner in the manufacturer's 🔥familiar colours, while Jordan will continue under the Pirtek Racing banner and compete in a different livery.