VIN: the Cassani Racing BMW M1 Procar chassis 4301062
History of chassis 4301062
Chassis 4301062 was one of two M1 Procars delivered to Manfred Cassani (the other having been chassis 4301072).
In 1979, chassis 4301062 contested the inaugural Procar Championship and two rounds of the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM).
It was driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck who, since 1973, had been a factory BMW driver. Stuck dovetailed his 1979 M1 drive with an F1 campaign for the ATS team.
For chassis 4301062, Cassani secured backing from German audio equipment manufacturer Uher. It appeared in a handsome white and dark blue livery while the sister car (for Manfred Winkelhock) was yellow and sponsored by Kreis Telefonbuch / Irmen Werbung.
Stuck was one of five drivers to win a Procar race in 1979. Elio de Angelis, Jacques Laffite and Nelson Piquet took one victory each, Stuck won twice and Niki Lauda secured a hat-trick of wins on his way to the title.
Stuck’s victories came in the last two rounds of the year at Zandvoort and Monza. He finished five points behind Lauda in the standings and twelve ahead of third-place man, Clay Regazzoni.
Two weeks after the Procar season finale in Italy, Stuck took a class win in the DRM race at the Nurburgring. It was his second DRM class win of the year after victory at the Norisring back in June.
For 1980, chassis 4301062 was switched to a new white and blue colour scheme. HIS Jeans sponsored the car which had another crack at the Procar series and contested just over half that year’s DRM races. Manfred Schurti, Manfred Winkelhock and Christian Danner all appeared in the driver’s seat.
Highlights were a win for Schurti in the Procar race at Avus and six class wins in the DRM (two for Schurti and four for Danner).
Cassani sold chassis 4301062 to privateer Kurt Konig for 1981.
Over the next three seasons, Konig raced the car extensively and picked up half a dozen class wins including victory in the GT class at the 1981 Nurburgring 1000km (round seven of the World Sportscar Championship). For 1982, chassis 4301062 appeared in iconic orange colour scheme of Jagermeister.
Konig sold the M1 to Helmet Gall for 1984.
Gall mostly entered 4301062 for World Sportscar Championship events where secured numerous wins in the rather poorly-attended Group B class.
During 1984 and 1985, Gall’s BMW most notably took back-to-back Group B class wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Chassis 4301062 was retired from competition duty at the end of the 1986 season. It bowed out as one of the most extensively raced M1 Procars. With over 25 outright and class wins in eight years of competition, it was also among the most successful.
Notable History
Manfred Cassani Racing
White & Blue Uher livery
12/05/1979 PRO Zolder (H.J. Stuck) DNF (#77)
26/05/1979 PRO Monaco (H.J. Stuck) DNF (#77)
03/06/1979 PRO Donington (H.J. Stuck) 4th oa (#77)
24/06/1979 DRM Norisring (H.J. Stuck) 8th oa, 1st RT class (#80)
24/06/1979 IND Norisring Trophy (H.J. Stuck) DNS (#80)
30/06/1979 PRO Dijon (H.J. Stuck) 7th oa (#77)
13/07/1979 PRO Silverstone (H.J. Stuck) 4th oa (#77)
28/07/1979 PRO Hockenheim (H.J. Stuck) 2nd oa (#77)
12/08/1979 PRO Zeltweg (H.J. Stuck) 7th oa (#77)
26/08/1979 PRO Zandvoort (H.J. Stuck) 1st oa (#77)
09/09/1979 PRO Monza (H.J. Stuck) 1st oa (#77)
23/09/1979 DRM Nurburgring (H.J. Stuck) 6th oa, 1st RT class (#70)
White & Blue HIS Jeans livery
13/04/1980 DRM Hockenheim (M. Schurti) 6th oa, 1st RT class (#25)
26/04/1980 PRO Donington (M. Schurti) DNS (#55)
27/04/1980 DRM Nurburgring (M. Schurti) 3rd oa, 1st RT class (#25)
11/05/1980 PRO Avus (M. Schurti) 1st oa (#55)
17/05/1980 PRO Monaco (M. Winkelhock) DNF (#55)
22/06/1980 PRO Norisring (M. Schurti) 4th oa (#55)
22/06/1980 DRM Norisring (M. Schurti) DNS (#55)
29/06/1980 IND Erding (C. Danner) ran (#33)
13/07/1980 DRM Salzburgring (C. Danner) 8th oa, 1st RT class (#28)
27/07/1980 DRM Diepholz (C. Danner) 9th oa, 3rd RT class (#??)
09/08/1980 PRO Hockenheim (C. Danner) 6th oa (#55)
16/08/1980 PRO Zeltweg (C. Danner) 6th oa (#55)
07/09/1980 DRM Hockenheim (C. Danner) 7th oa, 1st RT class (#22)
21/09/1980 DRM Nurburgring (C. Danner) 8th oa, 1st RT class (#20)
28/09/1980 DRM Hockenheim (C. Danner) 5th oa, 1st RT class (#22)
Sold to Kurt Konig, Germany
White livery
22/03/1981 DRM Zolder (K. Konig) 7th oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
29/03/1981 DRM Nurburgring (K. Konig) 6th oa, 1st RT class (#71)
05/04/1981 DRM Hockenheim (K. Konig) 6th oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
26/04/1981 DRM Nurburgring (K. Konig) 4th oa, 1st RT class (#71)
17/05/1981 DRM Mainz-Finthen (K. Konig) DNF (#71)
24/05/1981 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (K. Konig / P. Oberndorfer) 14th oa, 1st GT class (#38)
21/06/1981 DRM Wunstorf (K. Konig) 2nd oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
28/06/1981 DRM Norisring (K. Konig) DNF (#71)
28/06/1981 IND Norisring Trophy (K. Konig) 9th oa, 1st Gr.4 class (#71)
05/07/1981 DRM Nurburgring (K. Konig) 6th oa, 2nd RT class (#60)
12/07/1981 DRM Salzburgring (K. Konig) 7th oa, 4th RT class (#71)
01/08/1981 DRM Hockenheim (K. Konig) 9th oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
23/08/1981 DRM Zolder (K. Konig) 7th oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
06/09/1981 DRM Hockenheim (K. Konig) 6th oa, 2nd RT class (#71)
20/09/1981 DRM Nurburgring (K. Konig) 5th oa, 1st RT class (#71)
Orange Jagermeister livery
21/03/1982 DRT Zolder (K. Konig) 5th oa (#1)
04/04/1982 DRT Hockenheim (K. Konig) 5th oa (#1)
25/04/1982 DRM Nurburgring (K. Konig) 7th oa, 2nd GT class (#31)
02/05/1982 DRT Avus (K. Konig) ran (#1)
09/05/1982 DRT Mainz-Finthen (K. Konig) 3rd oa (#1)
06/06/1982 DRT Wunstorf (K. Konig) DNF (#1)
27/06/1982 DRT Norisring (K. Konig) 5th oa (#33)
04/07/1982 IND Erding (K. Konig) 3rd oa (#4)
29/08/1982 DRT Hockenheim (K. Konig) 5th oa (#1)
26/09/1982 DRT Nurburgring (K. Konig) 4th oa (#1)
White Muller & Kraus livery
20/03/1983 DRT Zolder (K. Konig) 2nd oa (#1)
10/04/1983 DRT Hockenheim (K. Konig) ran (#1)
01/05/1983 DRT Avus (K. Konig) 2nd oa (#??)
15/05/1983 DRT Mainz-Finthen (K. Konig) 1st oa (#??)
12/06/1983 DRT Wunstorf (K. Konig) 2nd oa (#??)
03/07/1983 DRT Norisring (K. Konig) 3rd oa (#35)
24/07/1983 DRT Diepholz (K. Konig) 3rd oa (#32)
07/08/1983 DRT Hockenheim (K. Konig) 4th oa (#??)
Sold to Helmut Gall, Germany
13/05/1984 WSC Silverstone 1000km (H. Gall / M. Cohen-Olivar / U. Richter) DNF (#109)
17/06/1984 WSC Le Mans 24 Hours (P. de Thoisy / J.F. Yvon / P. Dagoreau) 14th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#109)
15/07/1984 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (H. Gall / K. Konig / A. Heger) 16th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#106)
22/07/1984 DRM Diepholz (H. Gall) 10th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#25)
29/07/1984 WSC Brands Hatch 1000km (H. Gall / K. Konig) DNS (#106)
02/09/1984 WSC Spa 1000km (H. Gall / E. Doren / M. Maillien) 13th oa, 2nd Gr.B class (#106)
16/09/1984 WSC Imola 1000km (H. Gall / K. Konig) DNF (#106)
23/09/1984 DRM Nurburgring (Gall) 7th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#21)
02/12/1984 WSC Sandown Park 1000km (H. Gall / A. Heger) 15th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#106)
14/04/1985 WSC Mugello 1000km (H. Gall / A. Felder) 11th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#151)
16/06/1985 WSC Le Mans 24 Hours (E. Doren / M. Birrane / J.P. Libert) 15th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#151)
14/07/1985 WSC Hockenheim 1000km (H. Gall / E. Doren / U. Reich) 11th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#151)
22/09/1985 WSC Brands Hatch 1000km (H. Gall / E. Doren) 11th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#151)
Black livery (MK Motorsport entry)
09/05/1986 IND Le Mans Test (P. Witmeur / M. Krankenberg / J.P. Libert) 15th oa, 1st Gr.B class (#111)
01/06/1986 WSC Le Mans 24 Hours (P. Witmeur / M. Krankenberg / J.P. Libert) NC (#111)
24/08/1986 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (H. Gall / H. Becker / M. Krankenberg) DNF (#151)
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