# 1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship

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 |
| BMW Motorsport | Michael Bleekemolen | 7 |
| BMW Motorsport | Patrick Depailler | 2 |
| BMW Motorsport | Hans-Georg Bürger | 5–6 |
| BMW Motorsport | Teo Fabi | 8 |
| BMW Motorsport | Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 |
| BMW Motorsport | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2 |
| BMW Motorsport | Alan Jones | 3–8 |
| BMW Motorsport | Jacques Laffite | 1, 5–7 |
| BMW Motorsport | Tiff Needell | 4 |
| BMW Motorsport | Nelson Piquet | 1, 3–4, 7–8 |
| BMW Motorsport | Didier Pironi | 3, 5–6 |
| BMW Motorsport | Clay Regazzoni | All |
| BMW Motorsport | 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 |
| Franz Konrad Racing | "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 |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Bruno Giacomelli | 1–6, 8 |
| Project Four Racing | Niki Lauda | All |
| Schutz Racing | Wolfgang Schütz | All |
| Team Krebs | Albrecht Krebs | 1 |
| Team Krebs | Jochen Mass | 5–6 |
| Team Winkelhock | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 3 |
| Team Winkelhock | 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 |
| 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

| Pos. | Driver | ZOL | MCO | DIJ | SIL | HOC | ÖST | ZAN | MNZ | 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 |
| Pos. | Driver | ZOL | MCO | DIJ | SIL | HOC | ÖST | ZAN | MNZ | Points |