The car was later converted to racing duty for the 1979 season of the Procar BMW M1 Championship, and it’s in this form that the car appears to have stayed in. More auto news from Motor Authority ...

Thirty years ago BMW's M1 was built explicitly for Group 4 homologation purposes, in part to allow the car to compete in the BMW M1 Procar series, which proved to be a surprise success. The one ...

The M1 Procar Championship ran from 1979 to 1980, at which point BMW’s entry as an engine supplier for Brabham killed off the effort.

Yes, I'm talking about the short-lived M1, which was built from 1978 to 1981 in only 453 units. Developed and built by BMW's racing division, the M1 was a homologation special for sports car racing.

The BMW M1 arrived in 1978 as the first product from the company’s M Division. In an effort to bolster sales, the M1 Procar Championship was formed in 1979 as a one-car support series for Formula 1.

Nobody expected the BMW M1 Procar series to go down quite so well. Just a mention of it today still triggers an enthusiastic reaction. This revival serves as a ‘thank you’ to the fans.” ...

There were only 40 chassis produced for the BMW M1 Procar Championship racing series between 1979 and 1980, and you’re looking at No. 31. It was a backup race car that didn’t make it to the ...

Reportedly, the M1 Procar accounts for only about 10% of all M1s ever built. The head of BMW Motorsport at the time, Jochen Neerspach, created the BMW M1 Procar Championship in 1979.

Like all other custom bikes in the BMW December 2022 release, this one too is a one-off with no sticker attached. And it also happens to be the transformed two-wheeler we like the most, and that ...

Hockenheim (DE), 19th July 2008. After 30 years, the BMW M1 Procar Series made its comeback to the circuit today, Saturday, with a host of big names and a host of fun.

I’ve won enough races in my life,” Stuck added. The BMW M1 Procar Championship was originally launched back in 1979 as a support racing series for the European races of the F1 championship.

Canepa has just finished work restoring an absolutely stunning 1979 BMW M1 Procar, one of just 40 ever produced. This particular M1 Procar, number 31, ...