bmw m1 procar

In this video you can see and hear the iconic 1979 BMW M1 ProCar in action on track. The BMW M1 Procar was the first racing car designed from scratch by BMW Motorsport GmbH to…

Unfortunately for BMW, and fans of racing, BMW’s M1 Procar racing series wasn’t very successful. It lasted a couple of seasons, but then ended and, with it, the BMW M1. The M1’s success hinged on…

To properly celebrate Nelson Piquet Jr’s 31st birthday, BMW Classic invited Piquet Jr to the Timmelsjoch Alpine Road to test some of the best racing cars ever built by BMW. BMW Classics and BMW Motorsport…

BMW Motorsport invited Piquet Jr to Timmelsjoch without revealing the true purpose of his visit, which turned out to be a surprise for everyone.

37 years after its premiere on the race track, the BMW M1 will once again generate a fantastic atmosphere among motor-sport fans in the warm-up for the Formula 1 World Championship race. BMW Group Classic is staging a…

BMWUSA Classic will once again enter the No. 2 BMW M1 IMSA Group 4 Endurance racer in Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion from August 13-16. The BMW M1 IMSA Group 4 was based on the M1…

The BMW M1 Procar “Yes to the Nürburgring” is the latest addition to Masakuni Hosobuchi′s treasure chest. Masakuni Hosobuchi is the chairman of the BMW Club Japan and a real BMW enthusiast. In his car…

Like most great supercars, the M1 was conceptualized as a race car, and then homologated through civilian series production. In the mid 1970s, BMW had an itch to beat Porsche on the racetrack – not…

The building where BMW Classic resides lies within a couple of minutes from BMW Welt, in Munich. Apparently nothing betrays the hidden gems within, but the building is quite a goldmine, as it accommodates BMW…

As BMW is preparing to enter the 2009 American LeMans Series with it’s race-prepped E92, I thought it fitting to go back and look at another part of BMW’s racing history. It’s a part that…