1980 season BMW M1 Procar Championship



a procar bmw m1 driven 1980 champion nelson piquet


for second running of procar championship, schedule altered , expanded races did not rely exclusively on formula 1 events. allowed season start earlier, time in april. donington park retained previous year counted towards championship. 2 german events added, procar championship designated year s avusrennen @ avus circuit, , procars serving support race deutsche rennsport meisterschaft s 200 miles of norisring. 6 formula 1 grands prix remained on schedule.


unlike previous year fastest drivers in practice earned seats factory bmw team, 5 drivers designated primary drivers events did not share grand prix weekend. these 5 alan jones, jacques laffite, nelson piquet, didier pironi, , carlos reutemann. other formula 1 drivers participate during grands prix mario andretti, derek daly, jean-pierre jarier, riccardo patrese, , alain prost.


several teams previous year entered once more, including project four, gs tuning, eggenberger racing, cassani racing, , schnitzer motorsport. newcomers included personal teams arturo merzario, dieter quester, , helmut marko, swiss sportscar manufacturer sauber.


race results

championship standings

the following ten highest finishing drivers in points standings. nelson piquet won championship, aided 3 consecutive wins finish year.









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