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]

1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship
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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 Sepp Manhalter 1–4, 5–8
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 [2]
2 Circuit de Monaco May 26 Niki Lauda Niki Lauda Project Four Racing Monaco Grand Prix [3]
3 Dijon-Prenois June 30 Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet BMW Motorsport French Grand Prix [4]
4 Silverstone Circuit July 13 Alan Jones Niki Lauda Project Four Racing British Grand Prix [5]
5 Hockenheimring July 28 Alan Jones Niki Lauda Project Four Racing German Grand Prix [6]
6 Österreichring August 12 Alan Jones Jacques Laffite BMW Motorsport Austrian Grand Prix [7]
7 Circuit Zandvoort August 26 Alan Jones Hans-Joachim Stuck Manfred Cassani Dutch Grand Prix [8]
8 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza September 9 Alan Jones Hans-Joachim Stuck Manfred Cassani Italian Grand Prix [9]

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
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
  1. "1979 BMW M1 PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  2. "1979 ZOLDER BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  3. "1979 MONACO BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  4. "1979 DIJON BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  5. "1979 SILVERSTONE BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  6. "1979 HOCKENHEIM BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  7. "1979 OSTERREICHRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  8. "1979 ZANDVOORT BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
  9. "1979 MONZA BMW PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 February 2020.
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