1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship

The 1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship was the second and final season of the BMW M1 Procar Championship. The series once again supported Formula One at various European rounds but also branched out to hosting its own standalone events.^[1]

The final starting grid of BMW M1 Procar Championship at Imola on Saturday, Sep. 13, 1980. Nelson Piquet and Didier Pironi led the field

Teams and drivers

Nelson Piquet's championship-winning BMW Motorsport Procar on display at the Nürburgring Museum.

Team	Driver	Rounds
BMW Motorsport	Mario Andretti	9
	Derek Daly	3
	Jean-Pierre Jarier	6
	Alan Jones	All
	Jacques Laffite	2, 4–8
	Riccardo Patrese	9
	Nelson Piquet	2–4, 6–9
	Didier Pironi	1–7, 9
	Alain Prost	5
	Carlos Reutemann	1–5, 7–9
BMW Nederland	Jan Lammers	All
Eggenberger Motorsport	Helmut Kelleners	3
Eggenberger Motorsport	Siegfried Müller, Jr.	5, 7–8
GS Team	Michael Bleekemolen	8
	Bernd Brutschin	4
	Hans-Georg Bürger	1–5
	Johnny Cecotto	9
	Eddie Cheever	7
	Jo Gartner	1–4, 6–8
	Hans Heyer	1–6, 8–9
	Hans-Joachim Stuck	6–9
	John Watson	5
Kannacher GT Racing	Jurgen Lässig	6
Manfred Cassani	Christian Danner	6–7
	Manfred Schurti	1–2, 4
	Manfred Winkelhock	3
Memphis Team International^[2]	Sepp Manhalter	1, 6
Project Four Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-5
Peter Oberndorfer	Peter Oberndorfer	6
Racing Team Jurgensen	Hans-Christian Jurgensen	4
Ralf-Dieter Schreiber	Ralf-Dieter Schreiber	2
Sauber Motorsport	Walter Nußbaumer	1, 4–5, 8
	Manfred Schurti	3, 6–7
	Marc Surer	4–9
Schnitzer Motorsport	Walter Brun	2–4, 6–7, 9
	Beppe Gabbiani	1, 3–4, 9
	Willy Siller	7
Schutz Racing	Wolfgang Schutz	1, 3–9
Team Austria	Dieter Quester	1–7, 9
Team Lepitre	Edy Brandenberger	1–2, 4, 6, 8
Team Merzario	Arturo Merzario	1–6
Team Merzario	Massimo Sigala	1, 3–6, 9

Calendar and results

No.	Circuit	Dates	Pole position	Winning driver	Winning team	Parent event	Ref.
1	Donington Park	April 26	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	BMW Nederland	None	^[3]
2	AVUS	May 11		Manfred Schurti	Manfred Cassani	Avusrennen	^[4]
3	Circuit de Monaco	May 17	Jan Lammers	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Project Four Racing	Monaco Grand Prix	^[5]
4	Norisring	June 22	Marc Surer	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Project Four Racing	Norisring Trophy	^[6]
5	Brands Hatch	July 12	Marc Surer	Carlos Reutemann	BMW Motorsport	British Grand Prix	^[7]
6	Hockenheimring	August 9	Manfred Schurti	Didier Pironi	BMW Motorsport	German Grand Prix	^[8]
7	Österreichring	August 16	Jacques Laffite	Nelson Piquet	BMW Motorsport	Austrian Grand Prix	^[9]
8	Circuit Zandvoort	August 31	Hans Heyer	Nelson Piquet	BMW Motorsport	Dutch Grand Prix	^[10]
9	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	September 13	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	BMW Motorsport	Italian Grand Prix	^[11]

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	DON	AVS	MCO	NOR	BRH	HOC	ÖST	ZAN	IMO	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	5	Ret	3	Ret		4	1	1	1	90
2	Alan Jones	3	7	4	5	2	Ret	8	4	2	77
3	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	12	1	1	7	3	2	Ret	Ret	71
4	Jan Lammers	1	2	Ret	2	10	5	7	6	Ret	69
5	Carlos Reutemann	6	5	6	Ret	1		3	5	7	64
6	Manfred Schurti	DNS	1	8	4		2	Ret			48
7	Hans Heyer	2	Ret	11	9	5	7		Ret	3	41
8	Marc Surer				3	Ret	13	4	2	Ret	37
=	Jacques Laffite		4		7	4	10	Ret	3		37
10	Didier Pironi	15	Ret	9	Ret	3	1	DNS		Ret	34
11	Walter Brun		6	10	11		8	Ret		5	18
12	Wolfgang Schütz	10		Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9	9	4	17
13	Jo Gartner	4	Ret	Ret	DNS		Ret	Ret	Ret	6	16
14	Helmut Kelleners			2							15
=	Hans-Georg Bürger	Ret	3	Ret	8	Ret					15
=	Dieter Quester	Ret	10	Ret	6	11	Ret	5		DNS	15
17	Christian Danner						6	6			12
18	Beppe Gabbiani	9		5	Ret					Ret	10
19	Arturo Merzario	7	8	Ret	10	13	15				8
=	Massimo Sigala	8		7	Ret	12	12			10	8
21	Alain Prost					6					6
=	Edy Brandenberger	11	9		DNS		11		7		6
23	John Watson					8					3
=	Michael Bleekemolen								8		3
=	Johnny Cecotto									8	3
=	Siegfried Müller, Jr.					9		10	Ret		3
27	Riccardo Patrese									9	2
28	Walter Nußbaumer	13			Ret	Ret			10		1
NC	Ralf-Dieter Schreiber		11								0
=	Sepp Manhalter	14					17				0
=	Jürgen Lässig						14				0
=	Peter Oberndorfer						16				0
=	Derek Daly			Ret							0
=	Manfred Winkelhock			Ret							0
=	Hans-Christian Jurgensen				Ret						0
=	Bernd Brutschin				Ret						0
=	Jean-Pierre Jarier						Ret				0
=	Willy Siller							Ret			0
=	Eddie Cheever							Ret			0
=	Mario Andretti								Ret		0
Pos.	Driver	DON	AVS	MCO	NOR	BRH	HOC	ÖST	ZAN	IMO	Points

References

↑ "1980 BMW M1 PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 January 2020.
↑ "Schnitzer • Team History & Info | Motorsport Database".
↑ "1980 DONINGTON BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 AVUSRENNEN". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 MONACO BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 NORISRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 BRANDS HATCH BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 HOCKENHEIM BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 OSTERREICHRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 ZANDVOORT BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.
↑ "1980 IMOLA BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[1] "1980 BMW M1 PROCAR". Motorsport Magazine. 18 January 2020.

[2] "Schnitzer • Team History & Info | Motorsport Database".

[3] "1980 DONINGTON BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[4] "1980 AVUSRENNEN". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[5] "1980 MONACO BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[6] "1980 NORISRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[7] "1980 BRANDS HATCH BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[8] "1980 HOCKENHEIM BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[9] "1980 OSTERREICHRING BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[10] "1980 ZANDVOORT BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

[11] "1980 IMOLA BMW PROCAR". Motorsport magazine. 18 February 2020.

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