1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship

The 1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship was the inaugural season of the BMW M1 Procar Championship. The series ran as a support category to the European rounds of the 1979 Formula One season.^[1]

Teams and drivers[]

Clay Regazzoni's BMW Motorsport Procar demonstrated at the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Team	Driver	Rounds
Alimpo Sport	Toine Hezemans	All
BMW Italia	Elio de Angelis	1, 4–5, 7
BMW Motorsport	Mario Andretti	1
	Michael Bleekemolen	7
	Patrick Depailler	2
	Hans-Georg Bürger	5–6
	Teo Fabi	8
	Emerson Fittipaldi	2
	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2
	Alan Jones	3–8
	Jacques Laffite	1, 5–7
	Tiff Needell	4
	Nelson Piquet	1, 3–4, 7–8
	Didier Pironi	3, 5–6
	Clay Regazzoni	All
	Carlos Reutemann	4
BMW Schweiz	Marc Surer	2–3, 6–8
Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun	1–3, 5–6, 8
Ecurie Automobile Arvor	Jean-Louis Lafosse	1–5, 7–8
Eggenberger Motorsport	Helmut Kelleners	All
Franz Konrad Racing	Franz Konrad	1–4, 6
	"John Winter"	5
GS Team	Markus Höttinger	All
Heidigger Racing Team	Markus Hotz	1, 4–5
Manfred Cassani	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All
Memphis Team International[2]	Sepp Manhalter	1–4, 6–8
Osella Squadra Corse	Eddie Cheever	2
	Bruno Giacomelli	1–6, 8
Project Four Racing	Niki Lauda	All
Schutz Racing	Wolfgang Schutz	All
Team Krebs	Albrecht Krebs	1
	Jochen Mass	5–6
Team Winkelhock	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	3
	Manfred Winkelhock	4–8
Toleman Group Motorsport	Frank Styner	4
Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Dieter Quester	All

Calendar and results[]

No.	Circuit	Dates	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Parent event	Ref.
1	Circuit Zolder	May 12	Jacques Laffite	Elio de Angelis	BMW Italia	Belgian Grand Prix	[3]
2	Circuit de Monaco	May 26	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Project Four Racing	Monaco Grand Prix	[4]
3	Dijon-Prenois	June 30	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	BMW Motorsport	French Grand Prix	[5]
4	Silverstone Circuit	July 13	Alan Jones	Niki Lauda	Project Four Racing	British Grand Prix	[6]
5	Hockenheimring	July 28	Alan Jones	Niki Lauda	Project Four Racing	German Grand Prix	[7]
6	Österreichring	August 12	Alan Jones	Jacques Laffite	BMW Motorsport	Austrian Grand Prix	[8]
7	Circuit Zandvoort	August 26	Alan Jones	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Manfred Cassani	Dutch Grand Prix	[9]
8	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	September 9	Alan Jones	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Manfred Cassani	Italian Grand Prix	[10]

Championship standings[]

Points system

Standings

Pos.	Driver	ZOL	MCO	DIJ	SIL	HOC	ÖST	ZAN	MNZ	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Ret	1	8	1	1	Ret	Ret	2	78
2	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Ret	Ret	7	4	2	7	1	1	73
3	Clay Regazzoni	3	2	5	14	5	4	5	Ret	61
4	Markus Höttinger	Ret	6	11	3	Ret	2	Ret	3	45
5	Toine Hezemans	2	4	9	15	9	10	6	5	44
6	Nelson Piquet	DNS		1	2			Ret	Ret	35
=	Jacques Laffite	Ret				Ret	1	2		35
8	Didier Pironi			3		4	3			34
9	Helmut Kelleners	4	10	Ret	7	6	12	9	4	33
10	Alan Jones			2	5	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	26
11	Marc Surer		Ret	4			8	4	Ret	23
12	Dieter Quester	5	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	11	7	7	22
13	Elio de Angelis	1			Ret	Ret		Ret		20
=	Manfred Winkelhock				Ret	Ret	5	3	Ret	20
15	Hans-Georg Bürger					3	6			18
16	Wolfgang Schutz	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	14
17	Emerson Fittipaldi		3							12
18	Jean-Louis Lafosse	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		10	Ret	7
19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise			6						6
=	Sepp Manhalter	7	11	Ret	11		13	11	9	6
=	Bruno Giacomelli	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	8	9		Ret	6
22	Franz Konrad	DNS	7	Ret	13		Ret			4
=	Jochen Mass					7	DNS			4
24	Eddie Cheever		8							3
=	Carlos Reutemann				8					3
=	Walter Brun	Ret	Ret	Ret		11	Ret		8	3
27	Jean-Pierre Jarier		9							2
=	Tiff Needell				9					2
29	Markus Hotz	Ret			10	Ret				1
=	"John Winter"					10				1
NC	Frank Styner				12					0
=	Mario Andretti	Ret								0
=	Albrecht Krebs	Ret								0
=	Patrick Depailler		Ret							0
=	Michael Bleekemolen							Ret		0
=	Teo Fabi								Ret	0
Pos.	Driver	ZOL	MCO	DIJ	SIL	HOC	ÖST	ZAN	MNZ	Points

References[]