M3 Motorsport was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between

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and

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History

M3 Motorsport was founded by

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club racers John Cotter and Peter Doulman when they purchased a pair of ex Mobil 1 Racing ex JPS BMW M3s in 1989. Debuting at the 1989 Oran Park 300, the team won the under 2.5 litre class at that year's

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. Over the next few years, the team would primarily compete in the

Australian Touring Car Championship The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the Repco Supercars Championship awarded the troph ...

and AMSCAR rounds at

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and Oran Park as well as the

. The cars were prepared at Doulman Automotive, Auburn. In 1993, the cars were converted to 2 litre specifications with Doulman competing at all nine rounds to win the

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. Cotter and Doulman went on to win the 2 litre class at the 1993 Bathurst 1000. In 1994, Doulman competed in all rounds of the

Australian Manufacturers' Championship The Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to the winning car manufacturer in an annual series of races held throughout Australia. Whilst the first two champi ...

. In 1995, M3 Motorsport entered

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, after purchasing

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Holden Commodore VP from Greg Crick, debuting the car at the

. Over the next few years, M3 Motorsport would compete primarily at East Coast events, picking up

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sponsorship in 1997. In 1999, the team upgraded to an ex

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Commodore VT. John Cotter last drove for the team in

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, with the car being driven by Bob McDonald in the Development Series in

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and

References

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External links

John Cotter
Drivers Database
Peter Doulman
Drivers Database Australian auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 1989 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2003 Sports clubs and teams in New South Wales Supercars Championship teams 1989 establishments in Australia 2003 disestablishments in Australia