#030 BP

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Published April 20, 2024 | Last update August 6 2026 | 22 models online

British Petroleum is one of the largest chemical companies in the world and sponsored many racing cars in the 70’s and 80’s of the previous century. Of course many more teams and cars used BP oils and fuels, but here I present only the cars in the yellow and green livery of BP in my collection.

The early years

1969 Zeltweg, Porsche 908/02
Masten Gregory raced this #36 Broström entered Porsche 908/02 in a local race at Zeltweg, unfortunately he got disqualified for pushing the car . Two weeks later the team would finish 4th in the World Championship race at the same track wearing #11.
Broström #36: Masten Gregory (USA)
Results: Disqualified
Porsche 908/02 – Prototypes <3L: Powered by 3.0 liter Porsche 908 flat-8, approx. 350 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 600 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 908/02 #010

  • BEST 9066 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1971 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 908/02
Guy Chasseuil and Claude Ballot-Léna raced this beautiful Sonauto Porsche 908/02 in the European races of the World Championship wearing #3. Their best result was 5th at Spa-Francorchamps. At Le Mans they retired after a crash in the 15th hour.
Sonauto #28: Guy Chasseuil (F) / Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Results: Start-grid 20th / time 3:45.500 / race DNF accident
Porsche 908/02 – Prototypes <3L: Powered by 3.0 liter Porsche 908 flat-8, approx. 350 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 600 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 908/02 #026

  • SPARK S1980 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1971 Le Mans 24h, Ligier JS3 – Cosworth
Guy Ligier entered this 3-liter Ford Cosworth powered JS3 at Le Mans, co-driving with Patrick Depailler. After a troublesome race they managed to finish, but hadn’t covered enough laps to be classified.
Automobiles Ligier #24: Guy Ligier (F) / Patrick Depailler (F)
Results: Start-grid 17th / time 3:39.800 / race DNC – 270 laps
Ligier JS3 – Prototypes <3L: Powered by 3.0 liter Ford Cosworth DFV V8 90º, approx. 420 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 620 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. JS3 #001

  • SOLIDO Racing Collection 240054 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 1 STARS | Estimated value: 1 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1971 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Ford Escort RS 1600
Yvette Fontaine was famous in Belgian where she raced a lot with her Ford Escort. For the 24-hour race she got company from Dutch driver Han Akersloot. They were competitive, qualifying 16th overall, but had to retire with a broken driveshaft.
Racing Team BP #51: Yvette Fontaine (B) / Han Akersloot (NL)
Results: Start-grid 16th / time 4:28,000 / DNF driveshaft
Ford Escort RS 1600 – Group 2 <2L: Powered by 1.7 liter Ford BDA straight-4 16-valve, approx. 200 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

  • TROFÉU RE BE225 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Also appears in #064 Ford Touring / #030 BP

1978 French Touring Car Championship, BMW 530i
The French Production Car Championship was very competitive. It developed from near standard Group A cars in the 70’s to more special cars in the mid 80’s. Alain Cudini drove this BMW 530i in the 1978 championship and finished third behind Lucien Guitteny in a Ford Capri and Rene Metge in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint.
Garage Benoit #2: Alain Cudini (F)
Results: 1 victory, 3 podium / 3rd championship
BMW 530i – Production: Powered by 3.0 liter BMW M30B30 straight-6, approx. 260 hp. Weight 1070 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E28 #unknown

  • SOLIDO 89 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 1 STAR
    • Also appears in #104 BMW 5- & 6-series

1980’s in Le Mans

1980 Le Mans 24h, TOJ SC206-BMW
Long before LMP2, the Sportscars up to 2-liter were the amateur category at Le Mans. Small prototypes from Lola, Chevron, Osella and TOJ with 4-cylinder engines from different makes were popular, however a number of these didn’t qualify for the race. This is the TOJ with a BMW engine entered by Hubert Striebig. It qualified 47th but retired early in the race. The 2-liter category was won by two ROC entries with Simca engines.
Hubert Striebig #22: Hubert Striebig (F) / Mario Ketterer (D) / Michel Pignard (F)
Results: Start-grid 47th / time 4:17.400 / race DNF ingition – 79 laps
TOJ SC206 – Prototypes <2L: Powered by 2.0 liter BMW M12/7 straight-4, approx. 290 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 600 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #01

  • SPARK S4771 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935 K3
The K3 version of the Porsche 935 was a fantastic car. After Klaus Ludwig won the DRM and Le Mans in 1979, the Kremer brothers sold lots of K3’s. In 1980 no less then 10 competed in Le Mans, but most of them failed to finish, this one retired with a broken gearbox.
Malardeau Kremer Racing #43: Xavier Lapeyre (F) / Jean-Louis Trintignant (F) / Anne-Charlotte Verney (F)
Results: Start-grid 17th / time 4:04.100 / race DNF gearbox – 217 laps
Porsche 935 K3/80 – Group 5: Powered by 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/79 flat-6, approx. 700 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Kremer #000 00013

  • QUARTZO Q3007 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Also appears in #085 Kremer GT / #124 Racing Ladies

1981 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917 K/81
Kremer built this completly new 917K in 1981 when the engine rules changed towards the new Group C regulations for 1982. The car was based on the last 917’s from 1971 but with a stiffened chassis, changed geometry to handle the modern slick tires and a rear wing. The car was beautiful but much slower than the original due to wrong settings of the gearbox and the rear wing that hadn’t been tested in the wind tunnel and caused a lot of drag. It had to retire with a broken engine mount.
Kremer Racing #10: Bob Wollek (F) / Xavier Lapeyre (F) / Guy Chasseuil (F)
Results: Start-grid 18th / time 3:46.540 / race DNF engine mount – 82 laps
Porsche 917 K/81 – Group C: Powered by 5.0 liter Porsche 912.11 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. Kremer #K/81

  • SPARK S0917 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #074 Kremer prototypes / #107 Group C

Many cars in the 1980’s that were sponsored by BP also had Résidences Malardeau advertising on the car, a chain of resorts and hotels. This combination could be found on the cars from Kremer Racing, Cooke Racing, Fitzpatrick, Rondeau and Jolly Club. It can’t be a coincidence, but I could’t find the link. If you know more, please put it in the comments.

1981 Le Mans 24h, Lola T600 – Porsche
The Group C category was officially launched in 1982. But the year prior to that, the engine limit of 3-liter was abandoned already. Porsche ran 2.6 liter twin turbo’s and this newly developed Lola T600 a 3.0 liter single turbo engine. But the Cooke Racing car had all kind of troubles during qualifying and ended up in 61st spot, not enough to qualify for the race.
Cooke Racing #17: Bobby Rahal (USA) / Brian Redman (GB) / Roy Woods (GB)
Results: Start-grid 61st DNQ / time 4:18.300 / race DNS
Lola T600 – Sportscars >2L: 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/79 flat-6 turbo, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 860 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #HU02

  • SPARK S8606 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #107 Group C / #117 Classic Lola

1981 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935 K3/80
Cooke-Woods Racing also entered the chassisnr. 930 009 0030 Porsche 935 K3/80 that was prepared by Garretson. They finished 6th overall and 2nd in the IMSA GTX category, behind the Pozzi Ferrari 512 BB which was a surprise class winner.
Cooke / Garretson Enterprises #42: Anny-Charlotte Verney (F) / Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA) / Bob Garretson (USA)
Results: Start-grid 33rd / time 3:55.150 / race 6th – 328 laps / 2nd GTX
Porsche 935 K3/80 – IMSA GTX: Powered by 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approximately. 660 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 930 009 0030

  • ALTAYA (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Also appears in #093 American Porsche GT Teams / #124 Racing Ladies

1982 Le Mans 24h, Lola T610 – Cosworth
Cooke Racing came back to Le Mans with a Lola after last year’s failure. This year, their new Lola T610 used the 3.9 liter version of the Ford Cosworth F1 engine. The DFL had much vibrations and apparently higher fuel consumption than expected; after 28 laps the car came to a stop along the track with an empty fuel tank …
Cooke Racing #17: Brian Redman (GB) / Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA) / Jim Adams (USA)
Results: Start-grid 18th / time 3:43.060 / race DNF fuel – 28 laps
Lola T610 – Group C: Powered by 3.9 liter Ford Cosworth DFL V8 90º approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 825 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #HU02

  • BIZARRE BZ357 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value:4 STARS
    • Also appears in #107 Group C / #117 Classic Lola

1982 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935 K3
In 1982 all attention went to the new group C, but most of them weren’t reliable yet (except the Porsche 956). So the GT’s made some nice results like this Porsche 935 K3 that finished 5th overall and 2nd in IMSA GTX behind the Moby Dick replica from Fitzpatrick. A great result for Cooke Racing that saw their Lola retire early in the race.
Cooke Racing #78: Dany Snobeck (F) / Francois Servanin (F) / René Metge (F)
Results: Start-grid 24th / time 3:52.680 / race 5th – 325 laps / 2nd GTX
Porsche 935 K3/80 – IMSA GTX: Powered by 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/79 flat-6, approx. 700 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Kremer #000 00013

  • QUARTZO Q3003 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Also appears in #093 American Porsche GT Teams

1983 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L
The customer teams also could race the Porsche 956 in 1983, it reached the first 8 places. This Fitzpatrick car, driven by Preston Henn and two very experienced French drivers finished 10th.
Fitzpatrick Racing #47: Preston Henn (USA) / Claude Ballot-Léna (USA) / Jean Louis Schlesser (USA)
Results: Start-grid 23rd / time 3:40.310 / race 10th – 328 laps
Porsche 956L – Group C: Powered by 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #103

  • MINICHAMPS MC400 846647 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1983 Le Mans 24h, Rondeau M379C
Rondeau developed a new group C car, the M482. Three cars were entered by Ford France but all retired with engine problems. Rondeau also took this old group 6 M379 to Le Mans, it was adapted to the group C rules by adding weight among others. It was no match for the real group C cars and only qualified 32nd despite the presence of Vic Elford who returned to Le Mans after 9 years. It also retired with a broken Cosworth engine.
Jean Rondeau #28: Joël Gouhier (F) / Anne-Charlotte Verney (F) / Vic Elford (GB)
Results: Start-grid 32nd / time 3:49.900 / race DNF engine – 136 laps
Rondeau M379C – Group C1. Powered by 3.0 liter Ford Cosworth DFV V8 90º approx. 480 hp. Avon tires. Weight 800 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. M379 #002

  • SPARK S2269 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #089 Rondeau

1984 Le Mans 24h, Lancia LC2 – Ferrari
Lancia’s only real group C car was a spectacular one! The LC2 was very fast but not succesful. This Jolly Club entry was slower than the works Martini cars but nevertheless had to retire with a blown head gasket.
Jolly Club #6: Pierluigi Martini (I) / Beppe Gabbiani (I) / Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Results: Start-grid 12th / time 3:33.440 / race DNF – 117 laps
Lancia LC2/84 – Group C1: Powered by 2.6 liter Ferrari Abarth V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #0006

  • SPARK S0655 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #107 Group C / #057 Lancia

Japanese Touring & GT Championships

1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship Fuji, Nissan Skyline
When the Nissan Skyline R32 entered the Japanese Touring Car Championship, a period of absolute dominance began. The R32 won every race between March 1990 and October 1993. The last one was the Fuji 500 km which was won byTom Kristensen. From 1994 the JTCC was contested by 2-liter super touring cars, the Skylines switched to JGTC.
Object-T #11: Tom Kristensen (DK) / Hisashi Yokoshima (J)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 1:32.743 / race 1st – 109 laps
Nissan Skyline GTS-R R32 – Group A JTCC-1: Powered by 2.6 liter Nissan RB26DETT- straight-6, approx. 550 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 1400 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BNR32 #unknown

  • EBBRO 44156 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Also appears in #111 Tom Kristensen / #066 Nissan Touring & GT

1995 Japanese GT Championship Sendai, Porsche 911 RSR turbo
1995 Was the third year of the Japanese GT Championship. The grid was a mix of many different cars such as many Nissan Skyline, Toyota Supra, Porsche GT2, and Ferrari F40. This longtail Porsche RSR Turbo was entered by Team Kunimitsu and managed to win a race in the previous season. This year its best result was 4th at Sendai. The GT2 Porsches were quicker and of course the AWD Nissan Skylines.
Team Kunimitsu #100: Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) / Keiichi Tsuchiya (J)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 1:49.347 / race 4th – 62 laps
Porsche 911 RSR Turbo (964) – JGTC Class 1: Powered by 3.2 liter Porsche 930/66 flat-6 turbo, approx. 480 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown

  • EBBRO 44828 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

American Le Mans Series

2008 Sebring 12h, Lola B07/46 – Mazda
B-K Motorsports drove in the American Le Mans Series between 2006 and 2008 using Lola chassis’. They were supported by Mazda and were the first to use the new 4 cylinder turbo engine. The race at Sebring 2008 was a disaster; Ben Devlin crashed hard in qualifying and was not able to make it to the start of the race.
B-K Motorsports #8: Gerardo Bonilla (USA) / Raphael Matos (BR) / Ben Devlin (GB)
Results: Start-grid – / time – / DNS – 0 laps / crash in qualifying
Lola B07/46 – LMP2: Powered by 2.0 liter Mazda MZR (AER) straight-4 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 825 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B05/40 #HU08

  • SPARK ML002 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #11 Mazda / #091 Lola LMP

2009 Sebring 12h, Lola B09/86 – Mazda
Dyson Racing Team drove Lola chassis’ in the ALMS for years. After a short period with the Porsche RS Spyder, the team returned to Lola. This time the new closed Lola with the Mazda 4-cylinder turbo engine and support of BP. The 2009 Sebring race didn’t bring the team much luck, both cars retired.
Dyson Racing #16: Chris Dyson (USA) / Andy Lally (USA) / Guy Smith (GB)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 1:51.534 / race DNF mechanical – 127 laps

Dyson Racing #20: Butch Leitzinger (USA) / Marino Franchitti (GB) / Ben Devlin (GB)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 1:51.840 / race DNF mechanical – 149 laps
Lola B09/86 – LMP2: Powered by 2.0 liter Mazda MZR (AER) straight-4 turbo, approx. 525 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B09/80 #HU01 & #HU02

  • SPARK ML003 & ML004 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appear in #011 Mazda / #091 Lola LMP

2009 Laguna Seca, Lola B08/86 – Mazda
At Sebring both Dyson Racing Lola’s were in BP green, at Laguna Seca this car (an older B08/86 chassis) raced in Mazda blue.
Dyson Racing #20: Butch Leitzinger (USA) / Marino Franchitti (GB)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 1:12.051 / race DNF mechanical – 31 laps
Lola B08/86 – LMP2: Powered by 2.0 liter Mazda MZR (AER) straight-4 turbo, approx. 525 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B08/86 #HU02

  • SPARK ML015 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appear in #011 Mazda / #091 Lola LMP

Castrol is now part of BP

2020 Bathurst 12h, Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3
Swiss R-Motorsport worked closely together with Aston Martin. They entered the British cars in the GT World Challenge and the DTM championship. The Swiss traveled down under with two cars for the Bathurst 12h race at Mount Panorama where they scored a fine second place last year. The #62 withdrew before the start. This beautiful #76 was piloted by six-time Indycar champion Scott Dixon. Scott is no stranger to GT racing, he drove a Ford GT LM several times at Le Mans and Daytona.
Castrol used to be an independent oil company, but is part of BP since 2000 which explains both Castrol and BP advertising on the car.
R-Motorsport #76: Scott Dixon (NZ) / Jake Dennis (GB) / Rick Kelly (AUS)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 2:03.754 / race 16th – 308 laps / 10th Pro
Aston Martin AMR GT3 – GT3 Pro: Powered by 4.0 liter Aston Martin M177 V8 twin turbo, approx. 525 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1265 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

  • SPARK RM2020BAT limited edition (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
    • Also appears in #078 Aston Martin GT / #69 Castrol

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