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{{Infobox team |
Short_name    = {{flagicon|ENG}} VBM |
Long_name     = VBMotorsport |
Logo          = [[File:VBMotorsport Logo.png|300px]] |
Owner         = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Pitman]] |
Base          = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool, England |
Staff         = &ndash; |
JoinYear      = 2005 |
Series        = [[Vod:Bul Racing SL|SL]], [[Vod:Bul Racing F2|SC]], [[Tanskanen Racing FC|FC]], [[Vod:Bul Racing GT|GT]], [[Vod:Bul Racing ITC|ITC]], [[Master Series|MS]], [[Vod:Bul Racing WSS|WSS]] |
AssociatedTeams = [[Double Vod:Bul]], [[Triple Vod:Bul]], [[Quad Vod:Bul]], [[Tanskanen Racing FC|Tanskanen Racing]] {{small|(2013-2014)}} [[Streetfighter Racing Systems]] {{small|(2014-Present)}}, [[Draig Racing VBM]] {{small|(2014)}} |
Website         =  |
}}

'''VBMotorsports''', also known as '''VBM''', is an English GPVWC constructor, behind [[Vod:Bul Racing]]. It is run by [[Mike Pitman]] and based in Liverpool. Often viewed as an umbrella organisation, VBM has had teams in almost all GPVWC series, and in several other leagues besides, over a 10 year period. VBM largely left the league after 2009 but returned in force in 2013, running 5 teams by the year's end and rejoining the Superleague in only the second year of their return. 

In 2015 VBM became an engine manufacturer, responsible for the [[Valiant]] engine line. 

Vod:Bul Racing is VBM's premier team, competing in [[Superleague]] from 2006-2008 and then from 2014 onwards. The Vod:Bul name has also appeared in [[Supercup]] from 2005 to 2006 and then again in 2013. Vod:Bul also appears in the [[International Touring Cup]] and in the [[World GT]] series, and had a team in the {{WSS|2013}} [[World Sport Series]] season.

VBM is also renowned for a large number of connections with drivers and other teams, especially during 2014. This trend started the year before. Vod:Bul was originally slated to take part in the {{FC|2013}} [[Formula Challenge]] season, but was allowed to move up into Supercup just days before the start of the season. Vod:Bul's vacant entrant in FC was taken by [[Juha Tanskanen]], who was hitherto working with Pitman as part of the VBM management, and he, in effect, resurrected the [[Tanskanen Racing]] moniker as a ''de-facto'' VBM junior team. 

In 2014, Vod:Bul Racing ascended to Superleague. VBM's presence in SC was still felt when it arranged an affiliation with the established [[Streetfighter Racing Systems]] (SRS), although this contributed to Tanskanen's own efforts of getting into SC being rejected. Outside the league, VBM entered into partnership with [[Draig Racing]], after the collapse of [[MPH Tech]], to run cars in various Endurance races in other leagues. This partnership manifested itself in GPVWC as the [[Draig Racing VBM]] team in WSS.

However, VBM's large numbers of ventures had resulted in several prominent drivers driving for VBM at one point or another and many of them being considered part of a pool of VBM-loyal assets. This led to friction with other team managers and members of the administration, with some accusations that Pitman could veto other managers' efforts to sign these drivers for other series. These accusations proved to be unfounded and had faded away by the year's end. Relations between Pitman and the administration also became quite strong.

By the end of 2014, Tanskanen had personally withdrawn from the league and, despite finishing runner-up in the 2014 FC season, the Tanskanen Racing team subsequently disappeared, leaving VBM with no obvious presence in FC. VBM and Draig then mutually agreed to go their separate ways, as did several of the group's drivers, resulting in VBM being significantly smaller heading into 2015. However, with the ties with SRS continuing in Supercup, together with a strong team in Superleague, plus the new Valiant engines, VBM remains a powerful force in the league.

== List of teams ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"
|-
!style="text-align:right"| Series !! colspan=11 | Years
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[Superleague]]
| ||colspan=3 bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing SL|<font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul F1</font>]]
| || || || || || colspan=2 bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing SL|<font style="color:#fff;">'''Vod:Bul SL'''</font>]]
|-
!style="text-align:right" rowspan=4| [[Supercup]]
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing F2|<font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul F2</font>]] 
| bgcolor="#ccc" rowspan=4 colspan=3| || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4| ||bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing SC|<font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul SC</font>]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor="#000" | [[Streetfighter Racing Systems|<font style="color:yellow;">'''SRS'''*</font>]]
|-
| rowspan=3 | ||bgcolor="#dd0000" | [[Double Vod:Bul|<font style="color:#fff;">Double Vod:Bul</font>]] || rowspan=3 | || rowspan=3 | || rowspan=3 |
|-
|bgcolor="#b7b7b7"| [[Triple Vod:Bul|<font style="color:#003663;">Triple Vod:Bul</font>]]
|-
|bgcolor="ffdf10"| [[Quad Vod:Bul|<font style="color:#000;">Quad Vod:Bul</font>]]
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[Formula Challenge]]
| colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccc"| ||
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#fff" | [[Tanskanen Racing FC|<font style="color:#003663;">Tanskanen Racing</font>]]
|
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[International Touring Cup]]
| colspan=8 bgcolor="#ccc"| 
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing ITC|<font style="color:#fff;">'''Vod:Bul Racing ITC'''</font>]]
| rowspan=4 bgcolor="#eee" | TBC
|-
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[Masters Series]]
| bgcolor="#ccc" colspan=4 |
| bgcolor="#003663" | <font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul MS</font>
| || || || ||
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[World GT Series]]
| colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccc"| ||
| bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing GT|<font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul GT</font>]]
|
|-
!style="text-align:right"| [[World Sport Series]]
| colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccc"| ||
| bgcolor="#003663" | [[Vod:Bul Racing WSS|<font style="color:#fff;">Vod:Bul WSS</font>]]
| bgcolor="#fff" | [[Draig Racing VBM|<font style="color:#dd0000;">Draig Racing VBM*</font>]]
|-
! !!width=90| 2005 !!width=90| 2006 !!width=90| 2007 !!width=90| 2008 !!width=90| 2009 !!width=90| 2010 !!width=90| 2011 !!width=90| 2012 !!width=90| 2013!!width=90| 2014!!width=90| 2015
|}
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' [[Draig Racing]] and [[Streetfighter Racing Systems]] were both pre-existing teams that became affiliates for 2014.

== Complete results ==
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=== Superleague ===
:''More information: [[Vod:Bul Racing SL]]''

{{Vod:Bul Results SL}}

=== Supercup ===
:''More information: [[Vod:Bul Racing F2]], [[Vod:Bul Racing SC]] and [[Streetfighter Racing Systems]]''
:''See also: [[Double Vod:Bul]], [[Triple Vod:Bul]] and [[Quad Vod:Bul]].''

{{Vod:Bul Results SC}}

=== Formula Challenge ===
:''More information: [[Tanskanen Racing FC]].''

{{Vod:Bul Results FC}}

=== International Touring Cup ===
:''More information: [[Vod:Bul Racing ITC]]''

{{Vod:Bul Results ITC}}

=== World GT Series ===
:''More information: [[Vod:Bul Racing GT]]''

{{Vod:Bul Results GT}}

=== World Sport Series ===
:''More information: [[Vod:Bul Racing WSS]] and [[Draig Racing VBM]].''

{{Vod:Bul Results WSS}}

=== Masters Series ===

{{Vod:Bul Results MS}}

[[Category:Constructors]]
[[Category:Vod:Bul Racing| ]]