The Group 4 GT class in the 1981 Le Mans would be a battle between six Porsche and BMW privateers. Two BMW M1 cars were entered in the class, from François Sérvanin’s Zol-Auto team and Dr Helmut Marko, the 1971 Le Mans winner. His car carried on the tradition of the BMW Art Car. German artist (and some-time racer) Walter Maurer hand-painted images of Munich on the car. It would be driven by Christian Danner, Peter Oberndorfer and Prince Leopold von Bayern. Four more BMW M1 were entered in other classes – three in Group 5, and one in IMSA GTX. But it was not a good race for cars from Munich, and five of the cars retired after running outside the top-20, and only one of the BMWs finished – the Mq driven by Philippe Alliot, Bernard Darniche and Johnny Cecotto.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1981 | Le Mans | 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| Drivers | No. | Entrant |
| Christian Danner / Peter Oberndofer / Prinz Leopold von Bayern | 71 | Marko RSM |
| Class | Position | Note |
| Gr.4 GT | DNF | |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Spark | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| S6404 | 
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