Winningest Racecar Ever?

[markseven]

The M3 is noted as the winning-est racecar in motorsports history (paraphrased - I don't recall the exact claim to fame).

I searched and couldn't find a clear answers, so I thought I would ask the r3v:

1. How is it measured, number of wins in a year?
2. Is this in touring car only or across all race series?
3. Is it in a certain class (or classes)?
4. Is this for production-based only?

Thanks!

[Herr Faust Schinken]

I think it just won the most races of any car ever it's like
1436 races I think

[markseven]

I think it just won the most races of any car ever it's like
1436 races I think

That makes sense. Hard to comprehend in light of other cars that dominated, like the Quattro and 911 :p

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Yeah it's wierd because the m3 was in DTM , BTCC and any other touring car series ever they also rallied them and I know they were in a couple of other race series

[E30_Pare]

I believe it was overall race car. Just not one class. Which gave it the title.

[Scallywagon]

They run them a lot in South Africa too

[Massive Lee]

[drinaldis]

I thought it was the winningest car in "touring car" racing.

[Massive Lee]

I thought it was the winningest car in "touring car" racing.

Tourenwagen = Touring car

[!kid]

they were used in WRC too I belive.

[Massive Lee]

they were used in WRC too I belive.

Indeed. And they were very good but never really had much factory support as rally competition wasn't seen as glorious as closed course racing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS8AMrBnYHM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKnUWOkct9c

[markseven]

Lee, how do you interpret the poster, "winningest" in the touring car series or winningest touring car in general, spanning all where it competed?

[Massive Lee]

I honestly don't know for sure. I guess I should reopen Jeremy Walton's book "BMW 3 series" where a lot of inside info is released. But my interpretation is that it is the car that has the more race wins in touring car series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQbZWL3pfEo

According to BMW Motorsport's own promotional video, it says the following: "... its mission, close to production touringcar racing". And later on : "From 1987 to 1992, the M3 dominated the tourringcar racing scene". Therefore it might be Touring car series.

[markseven]

I honestly don't know for sure. I guess I should reopen Jeremy Walton's book "BMW 3 series" where a lot of inside info is released. But my interpretation is that it is the car that has the more race wins in touring car series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQbZWL3pfEo

According to BMW Motorsport's own promotional video, it says the following: "... its mission, close to production touringcar racing". And later on : "From 1987 to 1992, the M3 dominated the tourringcar racing scene". Therefore it might be Touring car series.

Okay, then it makes sense that BMW isn't crowing about the "most wins" title in US advertising...

[QUKBMER]

I think it just won the most races of any car ever it's like
1436 races I think

Porsche has won over 28,000 races in drifting,road racing,endurance,and rally racing. I know they have different models in this count but a large portion is the 911. And i think it exceeds the count for most races won by one model of car more than the M3 over all.