Pre-1941
Mainly before World War II, BMW motorcycles were winning e.g. at the Isle of Man TT in 1939. BMW-powered sidecars won the World championship many times until the 1970s.
In the 1930s, BMW pilots were successful with the BMW 328 two-litre sports car, winning many races including the prestigious Mille Miglia — a class win in 1938 and the outright winner (with a streamlined body on a shortened course) in 1940 with Huschke von Hanstein. It also won the RAC Rally in 1939 and came in fifth overall (first in its class) in the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans. In fact, the BMW 328, proved unbeatable in international sportscar races in the two-liter class.
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