The 1979 BMW #6 BMW Motorsport M1 Procar - abbreviated as "#6 BMW M1" or "BMW #6 M1 Procar"[1] - is a GT race car by BMW.
It appears in Forza Motorsport 6 and all subsequent Motorsport series titles.
Synopsis[]
Based on the road-going BMW M1, the M1 Procar was designed for a one-make championship, the BMW M1 Procar Championship, sometimes known simply as Procar. Proposed by BMW Motorsport head Jochen Neerpasch, the series was created so that BMW could build a minimum of 400 examples of the M1 in order to meet Group 4 regulations so that the car could then be homologated for the Group 5 regulations. The series also allowed BMW to race and develop the cars due to them not legally being allowed to race in other series.
The races, usually held as support races for the European rounds of the Formula 1 (F1) championship, would feature drivers from F1, along with drivers from other racing series like the World Sportscar Championship (WSC) and the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). The car uses the standard transmission (now with multiple ratios and its own oil cooler) and a modified version of the M88 3.5-liter I6 (now denoted the M88/1) from the road car, with power pushed up to just over 470 hp (350 kW).[2]
The #6, driven by Nelson Piquet, competed in the 1979 season of the championship. In the inaugural race for the championship at Zolder, the car would qualify but wouldn't start the race. The car wouldn't make an appearance at Monaco, but would race in the non-championship round at Donington, taking its first win.[3] The car would then take a second straight win (but first that counted for the championship) in the next race at Dijon-Prenois and would then follow that up with a 2nd place finish at Silverstone. The car could not continue this success though, skipping the rounds at the Hockenheimring and at the Österreichring (now known as the Red Bull Ring) and not finishing in the final two rounds at Zandvoort and Monza. Piquet would end up in a tie with Jacques Laffite for 6th in the championship, which would be the best of the cars that didn't participate in the full championship.[4]
Piquet would compete in the 1980 season, but would do so in a different car, now piloting the #5. He would end up winning the championship, thanks to 3 wins in the final 3 races.[5] With BMW announcing their attention to be Brabham's engine supplier starting in the 1981 F1 season, it was decided that the F1 engine should be the main focus for BMW Motorsport instead of the Procar championship. This also ended the Motorsport division's intention to have the M1 homologated for Group 5 racing, as while the requirements for Group 4 homologation were met, the Procars would end up being sold to customer teams and race in a variety of different championships. The #6 car was sold to Dennis Wilson who would compete in some rounds of the 1981 and 1982 seasons of the IMSA GT Championship.[3]
Statistics[]
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Speed 6.8 Handling 6.6
Acceleration 8.9
Braking 6.4
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S 777 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 600,000 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: Early GT Racing
Value: 600,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 184.9 mph (297.5 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.500 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.600 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 92.7 ft (28.3 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 229.9 ft (70.1 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.38 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.52 g | ||
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Speed 6.8 Handling 6.6
Acceleration 8.9
Braking 6.4
Rare
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S 777 |
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Unlock Requirements
Unlock:
Purchase from the car dealer for 245,000 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: GT Racing Reborn
Value: 245,000 CR
Collection Tier:
Tier 3 - Rare (+440)
Speed:
Top Speed: 184.9 mph (297.5 km/h)
1/4 Mile: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.500 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.600 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 104.1 ft (31.7 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 249.5 ft (76 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.38 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.52 g | ||
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Speed 4.9 Braking 5.4
Handling 5.9
Acceleration 5.5
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S 772 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Challenge Hub:
Can be purchased from the Car Dealer for 240,000 CR This vehicle has been made available as a Challenge Hub reward. Update 21 & thereafter - Complete the "One Make Tour Challenge" challenge | ||
Performance & Division
Division: GTX Sportscars
Value: 240,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 184.8 mph (297.3 km/h)
1/4 Mile: 10.700 secs.
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.500 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 7.600 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 93.7 ft (28.6 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 226.7 ft (69.1 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.40 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.55 g | ||
Conversions[]
- No conversions available.
Trivia[]
- In Forza Motorsport (2023), the M1 Procar was on sale for 247,350 CR from January 8, 2025 to February 12, 2025 for VIP Membership owners.
- In Forza Motorsport (2023), prior to Update 21, it was valued at 291,000 CR.
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References[]
- ↑ Abbreviation in Forza Motorsport (2023)
- ↑ "BMW M1 Procar Championship" . en.wikipedia.org . Retrieved 05-16-2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chassis WBS59910004301018 Race Results" . racingsportscars.com . Retrieved 08-03-2025.
- ↑ "1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 08-03-2025.
- ↑ "1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 08-03-2025.