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.

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.” ...

With all this extra power, aerodynamic enhancements, and weighing about 600 pounds (272 kg) less than the street-legal M1, the Procar could accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 kph) in 4.3 seconds ...

This 1979 BMW M1 Procar was completely restored by racer Bruce Canepa at his garage in Scotts Valley, California. The 415-horsepower inline 6-cylinder engine was rebuilt by VAC Motorsports.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

A nice way to remember the BMW M1 Procar Wedge-shaped body concocted by Giorgio Giugiaro, looking otherworldly to this day. Race-spec rear wing, flared wheel arches, and a redesigned front splitter.