The 1980s really was a great time for large-engined German Grand Tourers with Audi, BMW and Porsche all taking a divergent approach with the Quattro, M635 CSi and 928 respectively. For an…
Read MoreOf the myriad top flight drivers employed by BMW Motorsport for the CSL racing programme, none was more closely associated with the ‘Batmobile’s on-track success than Hans-Joachim Stuck.
Read MoreChassis 21R was one of four 1997 F1 GTRs supplied to BMW Motorsport. In addition to having created the 6.1-litre engine for McLaren’s F1 supercar programme, BMW Motorsport had purchased three…
Read MoreChassis 4301018 was the M1 Procar used exclusively by upcoming Brazilian F1 driver Nelson Piquet during 1979. Piquet, who had been signed by Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team on a multi-year…
Read MoreAlong with 21R, 24R and 26R, chassis 23R was one of the four long tailed F1 GTRs sold to BMW Motorsport for the 1997 season. Having purchased three cars the previous year (to contest the Le…
Read MoreChassis 4301036 was one of the M1 Procars reserved for use by the official BMW Motorsport team in 1979. It first appeared at Hockenheim (round five) in the hands of promising German, Hans-Georg…
Read MoreChassis 24R was one of four 1997-spec. F1 GTRs delivered to BMW Motorsport. As supplier of the McLaren F1’s engine, BMW decided to begin racing with a trio of F1 GTRs in 1996. That year, their…
Read MoreChassis 4301042 was the 13th M1 Procar completed. It was retained by BMW Motorsport and raced by a variety of high profile drivers during the inaugural Procar Championship in 1979. Emerson…
Read MoreChassis 70145 was one of 218 Series 2 507s built by BMW. Compared to the Series 1, the Series 2 featured a smaller fuel tank (now mounted in the boot floor), a bigger dash with repositioned…
Read MoreChassis 4301027 was the fifth M1 Procar completed. It followed a brace of prototypes and two production examples. 4301027 was signed off on May 9th 1979 and retained by BMW Motorsport for…
Read MoreChassis 70079 was a Series 2 507 manufactured in September 1957. It was retained by BMW as a press car. 70079 was configured with Feather White paint and a Black leather interior. BMW…
Read MoreChassis 18R was the third of three 1996-spec. GTRs delivered to Team Bigazzi on behalf of BMW Motorsport. At the time, the Italian Bigazzi operation were best known for handling BMW’s German…
Read MoreBMW had famously supplied McLaren with engines for the F1 supercar and, in 1996, the German firm decided to enter two GTRs for the Le Mans 24 Hour race. Although owned by BMW, the cars…
Read MoreAs BMW Motorsport had supplied the engine that powered the all-conquering F1 GTR, they understandably wanted to capitalise on their association with McLaren. For 1996, the German firm…
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