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 would once again support Formula One at various European rounds but also branched out to hosting its own standalone events.

Teams and drivers

TeamDriverRounds
BMW Motorsport Mario Andretti9
BMW Motorsport Derek Daly3
BMW Motorsport Jean-Pierre Jarier6
BMW Motorsport Alan JonesAll
BMW Motorsport Jacques Laffite2, 4–8
BMW Motorsport Riccardo Patrese9
BMW Motorsport Nelson Piquet2–4, 6–9
BMW Motorsport Didier Pironi1–7, 9
BMW Motorsport Alain Prost5
BMW Motorsport Carlos Reutemann1–5, 7–9
BMW Nederland Jan LammersAll
Eggenberger Motorsport Helmut Kelleners3
Eggenberger Motorsport Siegfried Müller, Jr.5, 7–8
GS Team Michael Bleekemolen8
GS Team Bernd Brutschin4
GS Team Hans-Georg Bürger1–5
GS Team Johnny Cecotto9
GS Team Eddie Cheever7
GS Team Jo Gartner1–4, 6–8
GS Team Hans Heyer1–6, 8–9
GS Team John Watson5
Kannacher GT Racing Jurgen Lässig6
Manfred Cassani Christian Danner6–7
Manfred Cassani Manfred Schurti1–4, 6–7
Memphis Team International Sepp Manhalter1, 6
Project Four Racing Hans-Joachim StuckAll
Peter Oberndorfer Peter Oberndorfer6
Racing Team Jurgensen Hans-Christian Jurgensen4
Ralf-Dieter Schreiber Ralf-Dieter Schreiber2
Sauber Motorsport Walter Nußbaumer1, 4–5, 8
Sauber Motorsport Willy Siller7
Sauber Motorsport Marc Surer4–9
Schnitzer Motorsport Walter Brun2–4, 6–7, 9
Schnitzer Motorsport Beppe Gabbiani1, 3–4, 9
Schutz Racing Wolfgang Schutz1, 3–9
Team Austria Dieter Quester1–7, 9
Team Lepitre Edy Brandenberger1–2, 4, 6, 8
Team Merzario Arturo Merzario1–6
Team Merzario Massimo Sigala1, 3–6, 9

Calendar and results

Championship standings

;Points system
Race Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
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;Standings
DriverDON
AVS
MCO
NOR
BRH
HOC
ÖST
ZAN
IMO
Points
1 Nelson PiquetRet3Ret411190
2 Alan Jones37452Ret84277
3 Hans-Joachim Stuck161211732RetRet71
4 Jan Lammers12Ret210576Ret69
5 Carlos Reutemann656Ret135764
6 Manfred SchurtiDNS1842Ret48
7 Hans Heyer2Ret11957Ret341
8 Marc Surer3Ret1342Ret37
= Jacques Laffite47410Ret337
10 Didier Pironi15Ret9Ret31DNSRet34
11 Walter Brun610118Ret518
12 Wolfgang Schutz10RetRetRet999417
13 Jo Gartner4RetRetDNSRetRetRet616
14 Helmut Kelleners215
= Hans-Georg BürgerRet3Ret8Ret15
= Dieter QuesterRet10Ret611Ret5DNS15
17 Christian Danner6612
18 Beppe Gabbiani95RetRet10
19 Arturo Merzario78Ret1013158
= Massimo Sigala87Ret1212108
21 Alain Prost66
= Edy Brandenberger119DNS1176
23 John Watson83
= Michael Bleekemolen83
= Johnny Cecotto83
= Siegfried Müller, Jr.910Ret3
27 Riccardo Patrese92
28 Walter Nußbaumer13RetRet101
NC Ralf-Dieter Schreiber110
= Sepp Manhalter14170
= Jurgen Lässig140
= Peter Oberndorfer160
= Derek DalyRet0
= Hans-Christian JurgensenRet0
= Bernd BrutschinRet0
= Jean-Pierre JarierRet0
= Willy SillerRet0
= Eddie CheeverRet0
= Mario AndrettiRet0
DriverDON
AVS
MCO
NOR
BRH
HOC
ÖST
ZAN
IMO
Points