Martyn Bell
| Martyn Bell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | July 17, 1964 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–09 2002–05 | BTCC Kumho BMW Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 | Kumho BMW Championship |
Martyn Nicholas Bell (born 17 July 1964) is a former auto racing driver. He raced BMWs in various championships including for four year the British Touring Car Championship.[1] He won one overall title and three class titles in his nine years of driving BMWs for Geoff Steel (himself a former BTCC racer) 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 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.