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{{Infobox FC team
|Short_name = {{flagicon|ENG}} BMB
|Logo = [[File:BackMarker_Brigade_logo_2015.jpg|250px|BMB logo]]
|Long_name = Backmarker Brigade
|Base = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlow, Essex
|Principal = [[Simon Smith]]
|Drivers = {{small|91.}} {{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]]<br>{{small|92.}} {{BEL}} [[Andreas Wauters]] <br>{{small|92.}} {{NED}} [[Rolf Baas]]
|Test_drivers = 
|Chassis = FC-015
|Engine = Valiant
|Tyres = GPVWC
|Debut = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix|2013 Malaysian Grand Prix]]</span>
|Final = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2015 Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix|2015 Brazilian Grand Prix]]</span>
|Races = 74
|Cons_champ = 0
|Drivers_champ = 0
|Wins = 1
|Podiums = 2
|Poles = 1
|Fastest_laps = 1
|Last_season = 2015
|Last_position = N/A
}}
'''Backmarker Brigade''' was an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team was managed by [[Simon Smith]]. <br> The team entered the GPVWC on the eve of the [[2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix|2013 Malaysian Grand Prix]]. Simon managed to convince the GPVWC admins he could run a decent team, and BMB's Formula Challenge squad was born.

== The new kids on the block : 2013 FC season==

The [[2013 Formula Challenge season]] season was a decent debut season. They finished the season in 21th position in the Teams' Championship, despite [[Oscar Hardwick]] scoring a hat-trick (pole, fastest lap and win) in the Austrian rounds of 2013. 

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The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2013 Formula Challenge season were:

{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
{{ENG}} [[Shaun Stroud]] <br>
{{ENG}} [[Oscar Hardwick]] <br>
{{ENG}} [[Lewis McGlade]] <br>
{{ENG}} [[James Kirk]] <br>

== The struggle, and the podium : 2014 FC season==
 
The [[2014 Formula Challenge season]] was much different to the 2013 season. The team struggled to get into the points-scoring positions, which was a big worry for Simon. But the 2014 season got a nice turnaround for the team, because [[Lewis McGlade]] scored the team's second podium position at the [[Challenge Abu Dhabi_Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi round of the championship]] - as McGlade scored a great 2nd place. 
<br> <br>
The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:

'''Main drivers''' <br>
{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
{{BEL}} [[Marco Vandenbroeck]] <br>
{{ENG}} [[Lewis McGlade]] (later in season)

''' Reserve/Emergency drivers ''' <br>
{{ENG}} [[Joshua Anderson]] (raced at Germany)


== A new Challenge : 2015 FC season ==

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2015 Formula Challenge season were: <br>
'''Main drivers''' <br>
{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
{{BEL}} [[Andreas Wauters]] <br>

==Numbers==

Backmarker Brigade used the numbers '''91''' and '''92''' in the GPVWC Career Ladder.

[[File:Backmarker1_2015.jpg|thumb|left|BMB's 2015 livery]]
[[File:BackMarker_Brigadeside2.png|thumb|left|300px|Sideview of the 2015 car]]