Bmw M1 Comp

The M1 has a tubular steel space-frame chassis The motorsport division of BMW, headed by Jochen Neerpasch, had been wanting to compete in motorsports using a car developed for competition racing, in order to compete with arch rival Porsche in Group-5 racing. Thus, the development of the M1 was initiated. Neerpasch, who was head of the development program, stressed that the car was to be.

In 1979 and 1980, the BMW Procar Series was one of the most spectacular racing series in the motorsport world. As part of most European Formula 1 races, the five fastest F1 drivers from the practice sessions of the respective Grand Prix took part and raced identical BMW M1 cars against private drivers, well. From BASF and Jägermeister to Warhol and the "Ja zum Nürburgring" map car, the BMW M1 Procar wore iconic liveries.

Pick your favorite. Meet the M1 BMW spent the years after World War II reinventing itself. The former luxury nameplate helped get Germany back on its feet with the humble Isetta; smart, practical sedans followed.

The 2002 showed the world that sedans could be fun and spunky, and by the mid-'70s BMW was ready to take on the world's top brands in Group 4 and Group 5 competition. The mid-engined M1, approved in. The first true M1 Procar prototype was completed on December 5th 1978.

Testing and development continued from winter into spring, but the M1 didn't appear in its final Group 4 trim until April 29th when a works car was entered for a race-test at the DRM Nurburgring event where BMW Junior driver Marc Surer (who won the weekend's F2 contest driving a BMW-powered March) qualified seventh. The M1 arrived during a transformative period for the company, marking BMW's first and only mid. The BMW M1 marked a lot of firsts for BMW as a company.

Having established BMW Motorsport GmbH in 1972 under the guidance of Jochen Neerpasch, the success of their first projects; the BMW 3.0 CSL and the BMW 530MLE, led to the creation of BMW Motorsports first road-going production sports car, the M1. Not only was it BMW Motorsports first production car, it was also the first mid. The BMW M1 was the first supercar created by BMW.

The body was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, taking inspiration from the 1972 BMW Turbo show car. Originally, BMW commissioned Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles, but Lamborghini's financial position meant that BMW reassumed control over the project in April 1978, after. The BMW M1 was and still is a unicorn of a car and as such it holds a special place in BMW's history.

[Complete Review]. BMW M1 (1979) BMW M1 The BMW M1 was geared towards producing Motorsport GmbH's first competition car not based on a regular production model. While BMW built the technical components, Lamborghini was supposed to supply the body and the chassis.

However, financial problems at Lamborghini resulted in significant delays.