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.
Teams and drivers
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, 6–8 Osella Squadra Corse Eddie Cheever 2 Bruno Giacomelli 1–6, 8 Project Four Racing Niki Lauda All Schutz Racing Wolfgang Schütz All Team Krebs Albrecht Krebs 1 Jochen Mass 5–6 Team Winkelhock Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 Manfred Winkelhock 4–8 Toleman Group Motorsport Frank Sytner 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 Circuit de Monaco May 26 Niki Lauda Niki Lauda Project Four Racing Monaco Grand Prix 3 Dijon-Prenois June 30 Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet BMW Motorsport French Grand Prix 4 Silverstone Circuit July 13 Alan Jones Niki Lauda Project Four Racing British Grand Prix 5 Hockenheimring July 28 Alan Jones Niki Lauda Project Four Racing German Grand Prix 6 Österreichring August 12 Alan Jones Jacques Laffite BMW Motorsport Austrian Grand Prix 7 Circuit Zandvoort August 26 Alan Jones Hans-Joachim Stuck Manfred Cassani Dutch Grand Prix 8 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza September 9 Alan Jones Hans-Joachim Stuck Manfred Cassani Italian Grand Prix
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 DriverZOLMCODIJSILHOCÖSTZANMNZ 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 DriverZOLMCODIJSILHOCÖSTZANMNZ Points
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