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Sauber's M1 - the very special BMW M1 for Group 5

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Created on March 5, 2021

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Daniel Reinhard

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Einfach ein schöner Rennwagen

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Renngerät mit dessen Erbauer und Piloten

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Quester zusammen mit Surer

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Startbereit

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Da muss sogar Peter Sauber sein Handy zücken um ein Bild zu schiessen

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Drei Rennfahrer und ein Monster

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Surer stützt sich auf dem M1

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - am fachsimpeln

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Austausch unter Experten

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Drei alte Hasen aus dem Motorsport vereint

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Das Monster in der Kurve

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Macht auch heute noch eine gute Figur auf der Strecke

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Vierecke dominieren

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Aggressiv

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Einer von zwei

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - aus dieser Perspektive sieht man den aggressiven Frontspoiler

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Diese Position garantiert die beste Klangkulisse

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Hier sieht man die enorm breiten Hinterreifen besonders gut

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Der wuchtige Heckflügel

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - viel Präsenz

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - aus dieser Perspektive wirkt er besonders aggressiv

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Der Arbeitsplatz

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Innenverkleidug, wer braucht das schon

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Auffallend ist das geschwungene Font des BMW-Motorsport Schriftzugs

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - 3.5-Liter Sechszylindermotor

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Der Motor mit fettem Endrohr

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Mit so einem Rohr ist lauter Motorenklang garantiert

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Marc Surer in seinem alten Arbeitsgerät

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Vierecke wohin das Auge reicht

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - Drei Länder, mit den genau gleichen Farben

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - bei den 1000 Kilometern 1981 auf dem Nürburgring mit Surer am Steuer

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Peter Sauber in der Mitte mit der Le-Mans-Besatzung Quester und Surer

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Sauber BMW M1 Gruppe 5 (1981) - In Le Mans

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Summary

The end of the Procar racing series was not the end of the racing career for some BMW M1s. Sauber built two M1s according to Group 5 regulations, which raced at Le Mans in 1981. Now the former drivers Marc Surer and Dieter Quester celebrated a reunion with their car and its builder Peter Sauber. This article tells the story of this racing car and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Reunion after 40 years
From road sports car to Group 5 racing car
Several changes of ownership after the active racing phase

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With all its ups and downs, the Swiss racing car manufacturer has been able to hold its own in the shark tank of international motorsport for half a century. The company's history is well known to most people and has also been revisited in many specialist publications to mark this year's anniversary. For this reason, a somewhat lesser-known but thoroughly successful Sauber car will be presented in more detail here. 40 years after their joint entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Peter Sauber and his former racing drivers Marc Surer and Dieter Quester meet again in their Sauber BMW M1 Group 5 with 470 hp.

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