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BMW M1 Picture Credits

The photographers and licences behind every picture on bmw-m1.org, listed in the order the pictures first appear, with the pages each is on and the address of its file, followed by the embedded videos.

The tail of an orange car close up: a badge of light blue, dark blue and red stripes with the letters M1, a BMW roundel, and red, white and amber lamp lenses below.
A close view of the tail of the BMW Museum's orange road car in Munich, photographed in May 2013: the striped M1 badge, a roundel and the tail lamp beneath.Tamás András Kálmán, CC BY 2.0

Every picture on these pages comes from Wikimedia Commons, and each is free to reuse under its licence. All but two are under Creative Commons licences that ask for a credit; the other two are in the public domain, a portrait of Andy Warhol taken by a White House photographer in 1977 and the M1's engine on display. Each picture is credited beside it on every page, and the list below collects those credits, with each licence named as its source names it. Lothar Spurzem's photographs, taken at the Nürburgring between 1973 and 1980, are under CC BY-SA 2.0 de, the German version of that licence, and they are shown whole, as one of his file pages asks. Other pictures may be cropped by their frames; a crop of a picture under a share-alike licence (BY-SA) is shared under the same licence.

A few captions name a stand-in and say what it shows: the M1's engine in Paul Rosche's section of the people page, the 1972 Turbo in Paul Bracq's, and, at the head of the Andy Warhol M1 page, a Procar in BMW Motorsport colours, which carries the label "Stand-in" both on the picture and before its caption. Cars that are not M1s are captioned as what they are, from the M1's rivals and forerunners to the cars that came after it. The videos the pages embed are listed after the pictures, by title, channel and year.

Every picture

The addresses are given as plain text.

  1. An orange BMW M1 road car on a show floor, seen from the front three-quarter with its pop-up headlamps closed and slotted alloy wheels. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Home, How many were made, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_E26_Auto_Zuerich_2021_IMG_0372.jpg
  2. A white BMW 3.0 CSL racing car with BMW Motorsport stripes, number 12, panned on the Nürburgring straight. Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. On: Home, History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amon,_Chris_-_BMW_3,5_CSL_(1973-07-08_Sp).jpg
  3. A red BMW M1 road car seen from the left and slightly behind, with the louvred rear deck, buttress louvres and the fuel filler flap. Photo: © Jörgens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Home, Specs, How many were made, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(Kirchzarten)_jm21298.jpg
  4. An orange BMW M1 in front of a wall lettered BMW M Power, front three-quarter, with another BMW coupé beside it. Photo: Jiří Sedláček, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Home, How many were made.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(M_Power)_in_BMW-Museum_in_Munich,_Bayern.JPG
  5. A white BMW M1 Procar with blue, violet and red stripes and PIQUET on the windscreen strip, on the Goodwood hill course beside straw bales. Photo: Matthew Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Home, Versions, Procar, Pictures, Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FoS20162016_0624_104935AA_(27274380474).jpg
  6. A white BMW M1 Procar with blue, violet and red stripes and the number 24, cornering on a wet course with blurred spectators behind. Photo: PSParrot, CC BY 2.0. On: Home, Andy Warhol BMW M1.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marc_Surer_drives_the_BMW_M1_Procar_-_1998_Goodwood_Festival_of_Speed_(15598397840).jpg
  7. The white BMW M1 number 201 with green map shapes, seen from the front three-quarter from the left, in practice at the Nürburgring. Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. On: Home, Racing.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW-M1_Piquet_1980-05-24.jpg
  8. An orange BMW M1 road car parked on cobbles in low sunlight, front three-quarter from the right. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Home, Review, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1,_front_right_(Brooklyn).jpg
  9. The red BMW M1 Hommage concept under a show tent, front three-quarter from the left. Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Home, Versions, M1 Hommage.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Festival_automobile_international_2015_-_BMW_M1_Hommage_-_006.jpg
  10. The engine bay of a BMW M1 seen from behind, with the cam cover lettered BMW Motorsport, a black filter box and a corrugated air hose. Photo: Micham6, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Home, Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Engine_compartment.JPG
  11. A low, wide Group 5 BMW M1 in white Würth colours with green, red and blue bands and the number 52, in a paddock beside a touring car. Photo: MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Home, Versions, Group 5, Specs, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1980_BMW_M1_Group_5_FOS22.jpg
  12. A red BMW M1 road car in a museum bay, front three-quarter, with Nürburgring photographs behind it. Photo: © Jörgens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: History, Versions, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(Kirchzarten)_jm21274.jpg
  13. The orange 1972 BMW Turbo show car behind a museum rail, with its side louvres and a plinth label. Photo: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de. On: History, M1 Hommage, People.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Turbo_im_BMW_Museum.JPG
  14. Head and shoulders of Jochen Neerpasch smiling, in a blue pinstriped shirt, at a race track. Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. On: History, People.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neerpasch,_Jochen_1973-07-06.jpg
  15. A BMW M1 shown without its body panels: the black tubular steel frame, the six-cylinder engine, a yellow coil-over damper and racing wheels. Photo: Thomas Vogt, CC BY 4.0. On: History, Buyers guide.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1,_aufgeschnitten_(55555859264).jpg
  16. A black and white photograph of four Procars racing at Silverstone, with period trackside advertising behind. Photo: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: History, Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alan_Jones,Nelson_Piquet_%26_niki_Lauda_-_BMW_M1_Procar_at_the_supporting_race_for_the_1979_British_GP,_Silverstone.jpg
  17. An orange BMW M1 seen from behind in a museum room, beside an M635CSi with an M5 and an M3 beyond and years printed on the wall. Photo: Nathanael Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Museum_IMG_20141113_115524_(15861903785).jpg
  18. A white Lamborghini Countach LP400 S parked at a kerb in bright sun. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1981_Lamborghini_Countach_LP400S_(S2)_front.jpg
  19. A red and black Ferrari 512 BB on a dark show stand, seen from the front three-quarter. Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1977_Ferrari_Berlinetta_Boxer.jpg
  20. A white Porsche 911 Turbo with a whale-tail spoiler on a red-carpeted museum stand, seen from the rear three-quarter. Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porsche_911_Turbo_930_(52575620837).jpg
  21. A silver Maserati Bora on grass at a concours, seen from the front three-quarter, with other cars behind. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1973_Maserati_Bora_in_Greenwich.jpg
  22. A silver Lotus Esprit S2.2 on gravel in front of a brick wall, seen from the front three-quarter, with a black and gold Esprit beside it. Photo: MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1980_Lotus_Esprit_S2.2_HCC25.jpg
  23. A red and black De Tomaso Pantera GTS on grass beside the water, seen from the front three-quarter. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: History.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1974_De_Tomaso_Pantera_GTS_in_Red_and_Black,_front_left.jpg
  24. A white BMW M1 Procar with blue, violet and red stripes, panned at speed on the Goodwood course. Photo: Craig Morey, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Versions, Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(9272944968).jpg
  25. A white and dark blue Procar lettered DENIM and BMW ITALIA, number 70, cornering at Monaco in front of a full grandstand, with a second Procar behind. Photo: Carlo Marzetti (Carlomarzetti), CC BY 4.0. On: Versions, Notable cars.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruno_Giacomelli_BMW_M1_Procar_1979_Monaco_GP.jpg
  26. The red and white Motul rally BMW M1 nearly head-on in a tent, with a Tour de Corse rally plate on the bonnet. Photo: MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Versions, Rally car, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1982_BMW_M1_Procar_Rally_FOS19.jpg
  27. A white and dark blue BMW M1 Procar lettered DENIM and BMW ITALIA, number 70, panned past a grandstand. Photo: Neil (Flickr), CC BY 2.0. On: Procar, How many were made.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Procar_(52344056308).jpg
  28. A racing BMW M1 in a red and white target scheme with BASF lettering and the number 79, seen from above on a wet paddock road. Photo: Bassaar, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Procar, Racing.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_BASF_-_AVD_Oldtimer_Grand_Prix_2014.JPG
  29. Looking down into a racing BMW M1's engine bay: the six-cylinder with its injection system inside a roll cage and bare aluminium panels. Photo: Thomas Vogt, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Procar, Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Procar_Series_(39289688660).jpg
  30. A black and white photograph of two Procars at Monaco's swimming-pool section, one lettered TWR and one SCHNITZER, with grandstands and onlookers behind. Photo: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Procar.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quester_Manhalter_-_BMW_M1_Procar_race_supporting_the_1979_Monaco_GP.jpg
  31. A black and white photograph of two Procars at Monaco, a dark car lettered Airpress Wind Deflectors and a light car lettered TWR and Gösser Beer. Photo: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Procar.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quester_Sch%C3%BCtz_-_BMW_M1_Procar_race_supporting_the_1979_Monaco_GP.jpg
  32. A white BMW M1 Procar in blue, violet and red stripes from the rear three-quarter in a museum, with its rear wing, flared arches and racing wheels. Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0. On: Procar, Specs, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autoworld_Brussels_(52576529725).jpg
  33. The cockpit of a BMW M1 Procar: a three-spoke wheel, racing gauges, a white gear knob, a switch panel, a fire extinguisher and a racing seat. Photo: Olli1800, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Procar, Interior, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW-M1-Procar_Piquet_4.jpg
  34. The red and white Motul rally BMW M1, number 3, in a museum, beside a blue and white rally car. Photo: 5225C, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Rally car, Specs.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1983_BMW_M1_rally_car.jpg
  35. The same bodiless BMW M1 display from the rear quarter: the tubular frame with a roll cage, a racing-style seat, belts and steering wheel. Photo: Thomas Vogt, CC BY 4.0. On: Specs.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1,_aufgeschnitten_(55556085790).jpg
  36. The front compartment of a white BMW M1 with the bonnet open: fluid reservoirs, battery, fuse box and a lined luggage tray. Photo: nakhon100, CC BY 2.0. On: Specs, Interior, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(3890323614).jpg
  37. A BMW M88 straight-six engine on a museum plinth, with six red intake trumpets in a row and its fuel-injection lines. Photo: Buschtrommler, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Engine, People.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Engine_M88_from_a_M1.JPG
  38. A BMW M1 engine on a display stand, partly cut away in clear Perspex, with polished intake trumpets and a wrapped exhaust manifold. Photo: MPW57, Public domain. On: Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Ausstellungsmotor.jpg
  39. A dark BMW CSL racing car in Castrol colours with BMW LUIGI on the windscreen strip, number 1, cornering on the Nürburgring. Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. On: Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1976-07-11_BMW-Luigi_CSL_von_Stuck,_Xhenceval,_Dieudonn%C3%A9.jpg
  40. The engine bay of a BMW M5 (E28) with an M Power cam cover over its six individual throttle bodies. Photo: Herranderssvensson, CC BY-SA 3.0. On: Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M5_E28_engine.jpg
  41. A silver BMW M5 (E28) in a museum room, with an orange BMW M1 and a red M3 beyond. Photo: Jiří Sedláček, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Engine.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M5_E28_in_BMW-Museum_in_Munich,_Bayern.JPG
  42. The cabin of a BMW M1 seen from the open driver's door: three-spoke steering wheel, instrument binnacle, centre console and black seats with striped cloth centres. Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Interior, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus%C3%A9e_BMW_164.jpg
  43. An orange BMW M1 with its whole rear deck raised and the driver's door open, and the carpeted luggage box behind the engine. Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Interior, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus%C3%A9e_BMW_166.jpg
  44. An orange BMW M1 from the rear three-quarter, with a roundel at each tail corner, the M1 badge and the louvred rear window. Photo: Ominae, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Interior, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Rear_Angle.jpg
  45. Close-up of an orange BMW M1's tail: the M1 badge with the M stripes, a corner roundel and a tail lamp. Photo: Tamás András Kálmán, CC BY 2.0. On: Interior, Pictures, Buyers guide, Picture credits.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Automobiles_in_the_BMW-Museum_(8971686763).jpg
  46. A white BMW M1 road car parked on grass at a car meeting, seen from the front three-quarter, with a barn and tents behind. Photo: nakhon100, CC BY 2.0. On: How many were made, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_(4632576656).jpg
  47. The bowl-shaped BMW Museum beside the four-cylinder BMW tower in Munich under a blue sky, with autumn trees. Photo: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de. On: How many were made, Notable cars, Sources.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW-Museum_in_M%C3%BCnchen.jpg
  48. The BMW M1 Hommage from directly behind, with a roundel at each tail corner, the louvred rear window and a name plate. Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: M1 Hommage, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Festival_automobile_international_2015_-_BMW_M1_Hommage_-_001.jpg
  49. The red BMW M1 Hommage concept on a lit museum ramp, front three-quarter, with a racing M1 at the left. Photo: Miguel Mendez, CC BY 2.0. On: M1 Hommage.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_M1_Homage_Concept_(14923123837).jpg
  50. A blue BMW i8 on a hill-climb course with straw bales behind, seen from the front three-quarter. Photo: Edvvc, CC BY 2.0. On: M1 Hommage.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_BMW_i8_(20039281571)_(2).jpg
  51. The silver and red BMW Vision M NEXT concept on a black display floor under a canopy, beside a canal and a château terrace. Photo: Y. Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: M1 Hommage, Pictures.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Vision_M_Next.jpg
  52. Procars on the start and finish straight at Imola in 1980, seen through a catch fence, with the pit building's advertising and spectators. Photo: Carlo Marzetti (Carlom1961), CC BY 4.0. On: Pictures, Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1980_BMW_M1_Procar_Championship_Imola.jpg
  53. A BMW M1 racing car in BMW Motorsport stripes and modern sponsors' decals, number 82, panned on the Hockenheim circuit. Photo: Auge=mit, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Buyers guide, Racing.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BILD6494wp.jpg
  54. A black and white photograph of a Procar in Marlboro colours, number 5, coming through a Monaco corner, photographers behind the barrier. Photo: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Notable cars, Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lauda_-_BMW_M1_Procar_race_supporting_the_1979_Monaco_GP.jpg
  55. A black and white photograph of Andy Warhol in a dark suit and striped tie, hands folded, beside a framed drawing on an easel, with two men behind him. Photo: Jack E. Kightlinger (White House photographer), Public domain. On: Notable cars, People, Andy Warhol BMW M1.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andy_Warhol_1977.jpg
  56. A black and white photograph of a Procar, number 60, panned at Silverstone, with the driver visible through the side window. Photo: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elio_de_Angelis_-_BMW_M1_Procar_at_the_supporting_race_for_the_1979_British_GP,_Silverstone.jpg
  57. A dark blue and white Brabham BT52 Formula 1 car, number 6, on track in evening light. Photo: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: Procar Championship.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_F1-Cars_Spielberg_2022_Brabham_BT52_(1).jpg
  58. The black and red Zakspeed Ford Capri Turbo, number 1, in practice at the Nürburgring. Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. On: Racing.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1980-05-24_Jochen_Mass_im_Ford_Capri_Turbo.jpg
  59. A red Ferrari 512 BB LM, number 29, in profile on the Le Mans circuit. Photo: Marc le Beller (ZANTAFIO56), CC BY-SA 2.0. On: Racing.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1981_Ferrari_512_BB_LM_sn38739_Le_Mans_Classic_2010.jpg
  60. Giorgetto Giugiaro at a clear lectern on a dark stage, holding a wooden award. Photo: Mitjagodnic, CC BY-SA 4.0. On: People.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GiorgettoGiugiaro.jpg
  61. Hans-Joachim Stuck in a white shirt with sunglasses on his head, signing with a marker inside a paddock booth. Photo: © Raimond Spekking (via Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0. On: People.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans-Joachim_Stuck_2006.jpg

Every video

  1. Video: CLOSEUP: BMW M1 Procar (enable subtitles and sound), BMW Group Classic, 2019. On: Home.
  2. Video: BMW Turbo Concept | The Car That Inspired the M1, Petersen Automotive Museum, 2025. On: History.
  3. Video: Our Passion. Our Adventures. DTM Norisring 2019 – 40 Years of the BMW M1 Procar., BMW Group Classic, 2019. On: Procar.
  4. Video: Bernard Béguin and the howling BMW M1! 1984 Rally D'Antibes, Duke Video, 2021. On: Rally car.
  5. Video: BMW Uncovered: The M1 — The Birth of M, BMW USA, 2026. On: Interior.
  6. Video: Driving The Brilliant BMW That Almost Never Existed - BMW M1, Number 27, 2023. On: Review.
  7. Video: BMW Vision M NEXT Design, BMW M, 2019. On: M1 Hommage.
  8. Video: BMW M1 - the Munich Masterpiece (with a little help from Lamborghini!) | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, 2021. On: Buyers guide.
  9. Video: DiFilm - Carrera de los 1000 KM de Nurburgring 1981, DiFilm, 1981. On: Racing.
  10. Video: Inside BMW Group Classic - Behind the scenes at the phenomenal Le Mans Classic., BMW Group Classic, 2023. On: Racing.
  11. Video: BMW TODAY – Episode 16: The BMW Art Cars., BMW, 2020. On: Andy Warhol BMW M1.