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 Schütz All Team Krebs Albrecht Krebs 1 Jochen Mass 5–6 Team Winkelhock Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 Manfred Winkelhock 4–8 Toleman Group Motorsport Frank Sytner 4 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Dieter Quester All
Calendar and results Championship standings Points system Race Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Standings References ^ "1979 BMW M1 PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "Schnitzer • Team History & Info | Motorsport Database". ^ "1979 ZOLDER BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 MONACO BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 DIJON BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 SILVERSTONE BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 HOCKENHEIM BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 OSTERREICHRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 ZANDVOORT BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020. ^ "1979 MONZA BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.