VIN: the Wolfgang Schutz BMW M1 Procar chassis 4301030
History of chassis 4301030
Chassis 4301030 was the eighth M1 Procar built and the only example originally painted blue.
It was ordered by amateur German racing driver, Wolfgang Schutz, who had previously contested the Volkswagen Scirocco Junior Cup. Schutz secured backing for his 1979 Procar campaign from AirPress who manufactured window and sunroof air deflectors for a variety of European cars.
4301030 was signed off on May 9th 1979 and immediately dispatched for the opening Procar race of the season at Zolder where Schutz finished eighth.
For the rest of the year, Schutz had his car prepared at Project Four run by Ron Dennis. His best Procar results in 1979 were fifth at Monaco and sixth at Monza. However, as a consequence of four mid-season DNFs, Schutz only managed to place 16th in the championship standings having accrued 17 points.
Schutz was more successful in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) where he picked up two wins in the RT Group 4 class. The German also claimed a class win at the big money Norisring Trophy having crossed the line seventh overall.
Aside from a fourth place finish in the 1980 season-ending Procar race at Imola, Schutz had a disappointing campaign. His best results were a trio of ninth place finishes at Hockenheim, Zeltweg and Zandvoort. He also scored a tenth at Donington.
In the DRM, Schutz recorded a class win at Zolder plus podium finishes at the brace of Hockenheim events.
Chassis 4301030 was subsequently sold to Jurgen Kannacher for the 1981 season. That year, Kannacher also campaigned a second M1 Procar (chassis 4301066). Both cars were used in the DRM series.
Meanwhile, Wolfgang Schutz went on to become a prolific entrant in one-make Renault Cup championships such as those for the 5 Turbo, GTA Turbo and 21 Turbo.
Notable History
Blue
Wolfgang Schutz (Team Air Press Wind Deflectors)
12/05/1979 PRO Zolder (W. Schutz) 8th oa (#41)
26/05/1979 PRO Monaco (W. Schutz) 5th oa (#41)
03/06/1979 PRO Donington (W. Schutz) 11th oa (#41)
17/06/1979 DRM Mainz-Finthen (W. Schutz) 8th oa, 2nd RT class (#83)
24/06/1979 DRM Norisring (W. Schutz) 10th oa, 3rd RT class (#83)
24/06/1979 IND Norisring Trophy (W. Schutz) 7th oa, 1st GT class (#83)
30/06/1979 PRO Dijon (W. Schutz) 12th oa (#41)
13/07/1979 PRO Silverstone (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
28/07/1979 PRO Hockenheim (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
12/08/1979 PRO Zeltweg (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
19/08/1979 DRM Zolder (W. Schutz) 9th oa, 1st RT class (#77)
26/08/1979 PRO Zandvoort (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
02/09/1979 DRM Hockenheim (W. Schutz) 7th oa, 1st RT class (#83)
09/09/1979 PRO Monza (W. Schutz) 6th oa (#41)
23/03/1980 DRM Zolder (W. Schutz) 7th oa, 1st RT class (#25)
26/04/1980 PRO Donington (W. Schutz) 10th oa (#41)
11/05/1980 PRO Avus (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
17/05/1980 PRO Monaco (W. Schutz) 14th oa (#41)
22/06/1980 PRO Norisring (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
12/07/1980 PRO Brands Hatch (W. Schutz) DNF (#41)
09/08/1980 PRO Hockenheim (W. Schutz) 9th oa (#41)
16/08/1980 PRO Zeltweg (W. Schutz) 9th oa (#41)
31/08/1980 PRO Zandvoort (W. Schutz) 9th oa (#41)
07/09/1980 DRM Hockenheim (W. Schutz) 9th oa, 3rd RT class (#20)
14/09/1980 PRO Imola (W. Schutz) 4th oa (#41)
28/09/1980 DRM Hockenheim (W. Schutz) 6th oa, 2nd RT class (#20)
Sold to Jurgen Kannacher (Kannacher GT Racing)
Raced in DRM events during 1981 along with chassis 1066
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