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]
Teams and drivers
| 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 |
| 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 | |
 John Watson
|
5 | |
| Kannacher GT Racing
|
Jurgen Lässig
|
6 |
| Manfred Cassani
|
Christian Danner
|
6–7 |
 Manfred Schurti
|
1–4, 6–7 | |
| Memphis Team International[2]
|
Sepp Manhalter
|
1, 6 |
| Project Four Racing
|
Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
All |
| 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 |
| Willy Siller
|
7 | |
| Marc Surer
|
4–9 | |
| Schnitzer Motorsport
|
Walter Brun
|
2–4, 6–7, 9 |
| Beppe Gabbiani
|
1, 3–4, 9 | |
| 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 |
| 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
|
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 Schutz
|
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 | |||||||
| = | Jurgen Lässig
|
14 | 0 | ||||||||
| = | Peter Oberndorfer
|
16 | 0 | ||||||||
| = | Derek Daly
|
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.