Bmw M1 Procar Series. BMW M1 Procar Series Will Be Racing at Norisring This Weekend A total of 460 BMW M1s were developed based on homologation specifications according to Group 4 regulations for the road and race track The series once again supported Formula One at various European rounds but also branched out to hosting its own standalone events
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The BMW M1 Procar Championship, sometimes known simply as Procar, was a one-make auto racing series which featured professional drivers from the Formula One World Championship, World Sportscar Championship, European Touring Car Championship, and other international series, using identically modified BMW M1 sports cars. Due to its long and complicated development time and a change to regulations, the BMW M1 finally appeared in the specially-created Procar series and other competitions
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BMW had found an ingenious way to be present in the Grand Prix circus without investing enormous sums of money. During the 8 races of the 1979 Procar season, the five best-placed Formula 1 drivers from Friday practice received a BMW works M1 for qualifying and the starting grid for the following GP on Sunday and started on Saturday according to their practice times in front of the field of qualified private drivers had to qualify for the following starting grid on Friday afternoon. The BMW M1 Procar Championship, sometimes known simply as Procar, was a one-make auto racing series which featured professional drivers from the Formula One World Championship, World Sportscar Championship, European Touring Car Championship, and other international series, using identically modified BMW M1 sports cars.
Legendary BMW M1 Procar Series Is Making Another Comeback Carscoops. The series once again supported Formula One at various European rounds but also branched out to hosting its own standalone events At this stage, BMW still hoped to have the M1 homologated mid way through 1979 which would allow them to run a works Group 5 version during the second half of the season.
The BMW M1 Procar. A total of 460 BMW M1s were developed based on homologation specifications according to Group 4 regulations for the road and race track The M1 Procar series was the highest level of any single-make championship based around a road-going car, and allowed the F1 boys to strut their stuff.