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==Motorsports== [[File:Frank Pratt (BMW 328).jpg|thumb|Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328]] The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1936, where [[Ernst Jakob Henne|Ernst Henne]] drove it to win the 2.0-litre class.<ref name="Norbye47" /><ref name=Noakes31>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 31</ref> The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]], the [[Österreichische Alpenfahrt]], and the [[La Turbie]] hillclimb.<ref name="Norbye6667">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], pp. 66–67</ref> In 1938, the 328 won its class at the RAC Tourist Trophy,<ref name=Noakes35>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 35</ref> the [[Alpine Rally]], and the [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" /> The 328 won the [[RAC Rally]] in 1939<ref>{{cite web|title=1939 Miscellaneous Rallies|url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|access-date=2018-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411212603/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|archive-date=2018-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye67">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 67</ref> Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328. ===Mille Miglia=== In 1938, BMW 328 became a class winner in [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" /> In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye68">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 68</ref> with an average speed of {{convert|166.7|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Tom |url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |title=Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia! |publisher=Cars.uk.msn.com |access-date=2010-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020348/http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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