BackMarker Brigade

**BMB**

Full name	Backmarker Brigade
Base	Harlow, Essex
Team principal/s	Simon Smith
Race drivers	91. Simon Smith 92. Andreas Wauters 92. Rolf Baas
Test drivers
Chassis	FC-015
Engine	Valiant
Tyres	GPVWC
GPVWC Formula Challenge Career
Début	2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
Latest race	2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed	74
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	1
Podiums	2
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	1
2015 position	N/A

Backmarker Brigade was an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team was managed by Simon Smith.
The team entered the GPVWC on the eve of the 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.

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

Simon Smith
Shaun Stroud
Oscar Hardwick
Lewis McGlade
James Kirk

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 Abu Dhabi round of the championship - as McGlade scored a great 2nd place.

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:

Main drivers
Simon Smith
Marco Vandenbroeck
Lewis McGlade (later in season)

Reserve/Emergency drivers
Joshua Anderson (raced at Germany)