BMW M3 E30 Schnitzer Warsteiner Monza tests WTCC 1987
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Product information
| Driver name | Emanuele Pirro, Roland Ratzenberger, Niki Lauda |
|---|---|
| Material | Resin |
| Model size | 10cm |
| Product type | Model car |
| Scale | 1:43 |
| Manufacturer | Spark |
| Manufacturer number | SI020 |
| Product number | 20-61020 |
BMW M3 E30 Schnitzer Warsteiner Monza tests WTCC 1987
with Niki Lauda figure leaning on the car.
Hardly anyone thought that Niki Lauda would win another world championship title with McLaren in 1984, but the then 35-year-old Austrian beat his team-mate Alain Prost by half a world championship point at the end of the season. This was the high point of his F1 career, as 1985 was a disaster with an unbelievable 12 retirements in 15 races. Lauda bid farewell to Formula 1 with a final victory in Zandvoort, but the man with the world-famous Parmalat cap remained a sought-after technical and strategic advisor and was, of course, also an advertising icon whose popularity every car manufacturer wanted to capitalise on. In 1987, BMW engaged the Austrian for the launch of the new M3 E30 touring car programme.
The BMW M3 was to become the most successful touring car of all time and, as there was a World Touring Car Championship for the first time in 1987 in addition to the ETCC, the Munich company spared no expense or effort to make the new Group A racing car a success right from the start. Niki Lauda was already on site at the tests before the first world championship round at Monza in March 1987 and served as coach to e.g. Roland Ratzenberger and Emanuele Pirro at Schnitzer. It was an unusual sight to see the Austrian in a BMW M-Team outfit in the pits. But, of course, the Parmalat cap was not to be missed here either. Roberto Ravaglia won the world championship title for BMW. The Lauda mission was accomplished.
GTIN/EAN: 9580006860200
GTIN/EAN: 9580006860200