I remember sitting on a couch with my Uncle and watch the DTM in 80's, I was a little boy who had dreams of being Cecotto, Soper or Ravaglia......never raced in real life....but I do have an E30 and every time I drive it, it takes me back to the 80's
Jonathan...is Mr. Cecotto still racing in any Category other than Historical? Seeing him racing this Sport Evo M3 tells me he is still in top notch condition/form...
I remember Cecotto/Soper/Danner in the 24h's of Spa in '92. I was 9 years old. And you always could tell at Raidillon, without seeing the helmet, who was behind the wheel. Cecotto was always pushing the gears against the rev limiter every single time in the downhill towards Eau Rouge :) They won the race. Good memories!
I can’t believe how insanely quick that M3 is, eating the M1 ‘s even in a straight line which surprised me a bit .. I assume JC senior , what an absolute artist behind the wheel, you had a great great mentor in your dad and it shows .
Also the sport isn't that approachable anymore. Back then the E30 M3 road car was a perfect base to go racing or rallying. I'm pretty sure they used the actual road car as a base for the race versions, too. Today the lightest Bmw you can buy weighs no less than 1,400kg dry and any racecar starts out on a completely different platform than the road cars. It's going to become a lot worse since Bmw has to sell 50% EVs by 2030, which means their entire efforts and resources will go into the efficiency/EVgadget BS (it's not about the environment) from now on, so they won't have enough resources left to build decent motorsport cars. It's all luxury gadgets and overpriced garbage gadgets from here on, and you can't even go back and just get an old car because an E30 M3 is now worth 6 figures. So almost nobody is even going to use E30 M3s for what it was built for in the future.
Im back here 6 years later watching this again. A legendary driver in a legendary DTM car. What an era it was. Flying to Much in end of this week from Canada to visit the BMW museum just to see an E30 M3 DTM in person. Thats for uploading this Mr. Cecotto!
So great 👍👍🚀 thank you for this video Jonathan! you can see the talent from Johnny like 25 years before! he is pushing and overtaking the cars with more HP!!
Mr. Cecotto still got it! Awesome touringcar Driver! I was at many DTM races with my father when I was a young boy. Golden Era and 1000 times better then this proto shit today! Real Racing!
Jonathan Cecotto Are you junior? If so, the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I LOVE how the e30 and s14 can be rode so hard, so aggressively at corner entrance and mid-corner... it has that "balance" that not much else has. So, light on it's feet. Good job junior. :-)
This is pure JC M3 E30 gold. I live in hope of some more footage of the GP Strecke or Nordschleife. A model of driver awareness and car-control. Swan Lake on tarmac.
Had a chance years ago to buy a BMW M3 Cecotto. Passed it up but have literally kicked myself everyday for not buying it. Legends have legendary cars named after them
The DTM E30 M3 with Johnny Cecotto in it can put the latest DTM cars into same. Can't wait to see the DTM E30 M3 battling with the DTM 190E again. Question: Why Johnny left the Mercedes for the BMW?
nice jsut bought a die cast model of the m3 driven by him !! at sebring 2016 sign by m6r drivers and brian redman, hope to have it sign by cecotto some day !!
The downshifts... Not even skipping a gear... What a legend. That was the peak of Motorsport.
I remember sitting on a couch with my Uncle and watch the DTM in 80's, I was a little boy who had dreams of being Cecotto, Soper or Ravaglia......never raced in real life....but I do have an E30 and every time I drive it, it takes me back to the 80's
Yes it's a really great car! Brings lot of emotions :)
Jonathan...is Mr. Cecotto still racing in any Category other than Historical? Seeing him racing this Sport Evo M3 tells me he is still in top notch condition/form...
Papieck37 Unfortunately he only attends historic events for example Goodwood festival of speed. Not any professional races
I remember Cecotto/Soper/Danner in the 24h's of Spa in '92. I was 9 years old. And you always could tell at Raidillon, without seeing the helmet, who was behind the wheel. Cecotto was always pushing the gears against the rev limiter every single time in the downhill towards Eau Rouge :) They won the race. Good memories!
Convert your E30 to a production spec race car like mine and get out racing :D :D :D
More overtaking in one lap than in a full season of f1. The good old days gone forever, but still nice to see the e30 m3 smashing it.
its an exhibition race dumbass
@@jemimallah2591 there's always a dick in the comments to brighten the day.
@@roberttaylor6075 "wow theres more overtaking in this traffic camera footage of the m25 than in a full season of f1"
@@jemimallah2591 I like F1 too....but he ain't wrong.
agreed F1 cars have become tame and boring to be honest, nothing like the old brutal turbo cars from sennas age
Passing M1s like they are standing still. In an E30!
Completly impossible to do in project cars 2 lol.
its even more impressive knowing that the S14 engine is a M88 (M1 engine) with 2 cylinders chopped off.
I can’t believe how insanely quick that M3 is, eating the M1 ‘s even in a straight line which surprised me a bit .. I assume JC senior , what an absolute artist behind the wheel, you had a great great mentor in your dad and it shows .
Just like s2000s, these little e30s can take on m1 like how s2000 kills nsx with right setup and driver
Get out of the way......Johnny is coming!
Great to see his never ending skills in a BMW M3 (y)
Not to mention that speed of these old DTM cars is freaking awesome.
Mr Cecotto, it‘s simply incredible to watch you in the E30!
Amazing!
Reunited with his car! This E30 is the reason why I love BMWs and touring car racing. Touring car racing will never be the same again.
Great car and great driving - a nice glimpse from the golden age of car racing.
Johnny...i meet you every year at the ring....you are great and the m3 fly with you....the history is write
The E30 M3 Cecotto Edition is one of my dream cars. That was some Epic driving, Damn !
Those old DTM boys are mad aggressive. They don't make drivers like that anymore.
Perhaps the top flight cars just aren’t like that anymore. Plenty of incredible drivers around in every era.
Also the sport isn't that approachable anymore. Back then the E30 M3 road car was a perfect base to go racing or rallying. I'm pretty sure they used the actual road car as a base for the race versions, too. Today the lightest Bmw you can buy weighs no less than 1,400kg dry and any racecar starts out on a completely different platform than the road cars. It's going to become a lot worse since Bmw has to sell 50% EVs by 2030, which means their entire efforts and resources will go into the efficiency/EVgadget BS (it's not about the environment) from now on, so they won't have enough resources left to build decent motorsport cars. It's all luxury gadgets and overpriced garbage gadgets from here on, and you can't even go back and just get an old car because an E30 M3 is now worth 6 figures. So almost nobody is even going to use E30 M3s for what it was built for in the future.
The legend of the 80is.... Great
Absolute legend precision driving teaching everyone on track and watching how to drive.... Bless
Im back here 6 years later watching this again. A legendary driver in a legendary DTM car. What an era it was. Flying to Much in end of this week from Canada to visit the BMW museum just to see an E30 M3 DTM in person. Thats for uploading this Mr. Cecotto!
He is loving it also :D! love to see he still has the passion. Thanks Jonathan, proud to call you guys "Paisanos mios" :D
Grande Johnny Cecotto y con ese M3 e30, orgullo venezolano
22000rpm
Pure joy for eyes and ears! Thanks Johnny!
Amazing to see him dispatch the M1's like that!
Johnny knows his stuff 😊👍
So great 👍👍🚀 thank you for this video Jonathan! you can see the talent from Johnny like 25 years before! he is pushing and overtaking the cars with more HP!!
Yes :)
Excellent driver in an excellent car!Extreme combination!
Wonderful driving! He was just gobbling up those M1s like they were out for a Sunday drive 👌
Steel balls, badass skills and a great machine
Too short; not long enough. And ended earlier than I'd have liked. Apart from that, bloody fantastic. Thanks!
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that...
That sound !!
The man is a driving GOD!
Mr. Cecotto still got it! Awesome touringcar Driver! I was at many DTM races with my father when I was a young boy. Golden Era and 1000 times better then this proto shit today! Real Racing!
He just goes through those pro cars as if they are nothing....like it alot💪
OMG! incredible driving
Legendary man / Legendary car ! 😍
Superb driving! And the fantastic overtake at 2:52 was the icing on the cake! What a drive in that little old box we all call a legend
WTF THE SOUND IS VERY NICE !
Fantastic driving, awesome skills! :) Bravo!
Thanks :)
Great car, excellent driving.
Amazing stuff - just watching the car squrim under braking and the way he takes chunks out of his opposition in every corner - mega!
When you set AI to easy 😂
Nah they were just afraid of crashing such collectors item
dang this was awesome. Almost brought tears to my eyes.
He is my favorite driver of all time. For me, the 1998 STW Championship is his masterpiece. And I’m Brazilian…
Arriba mis paisanos Johnny & Jonathan, great Vídeo...
Oh man I love it! That is some balls to the wall driving!
That's exactly what I would have done! Long Live the E30!
Awesome video
Thanks
No me canso de ver este video, Gracias!!!!!!!
Facundo Ferreyra de nada :)
Wow. This is DRIVING. Amazing
Damn, look at his heel-toe shifts. Magnificent !!!
El talento y las ganas de ganar, siguen intactos. Un cordial abrazo desde Argentina.
YES!! Thats the way these m3s are supposed to be driven!! GO Johnny GO!
This is skill !!!
Wow! He makes it look easy! Awesome stint!
What racing beast! Outstanding!
I love going around the Nurburgring in this car on raceroom. It’s amazing
love that it still has the dash pad
That's how you deal with traffic 👍🏼
That car looks so well sorted, I bet he's loving every second.
I tried doing that in assetto corsa, didnt turn out too well... lol
That is some great driving
Thats how you drive a bmw go Johnny.
Legend!!
Thank you for this video
The master!!!!! Thank you
+turnfast69 you're welcome!
Jonathan Cecotto Are you junior?
If so, the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I LOVE how the e30 and s14 can be rode so hard, so aggressively at corner entrance and mid-corner... it has that "balance" that not much else has. So, light on it's feet.
Good job junior.
:-)
turnfast69 Yes I am. Thank you :)
Great driving!
Ah, the good old heel and toe. I love it.
BTCC was amazing through the early 90s,Frank Sytner in the m3, Andy Rouse in the RS cossie,sweet!
It's a bit like those M1 guys forgot bring some horsepower with them lol
great driver and great man
BMW LEGENDE 😍
2 !!! BMW LEGENDEN ;)
Best driver ever! Great Video and a gorgeous car!
MASTER!
impresionante! ya voy a meterle a mi e36..grande Los cecotto!
Gracias! :)
Un hijo orgulloso presumiendo videos de su padre, que falta hace un documento de la familia Cecotto en youtube
excellent *Mr Burns voice*
Only , that is DTM 😍
the old man still has it !
This is pure JC M3 E30 gold. I live in hope of some more footage of the GP Strecke or Nordschleife. A model of driver awareness and car-control. Swan Lake on tarmac.
Had a chance years ago to buy a BMW M3 Cecotto. Passed it up but have literally kicked myself everyday for not buying it. Legends have legendary cars named after them
Everybody: You can't race a BMW M1 with an E30 M3!
Johnny: Hold my beer!
the master at work
Legend 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪
Ripping gears like a god
Very nice drive sir 💪🏼💪🏼
M1s got pounded hard, great driving here !!!
It's like riding a bycicle, who knows Will never forget!! Awesome 🤤
Respect !! Still in form, nice to see You driving the best BMW. That was your last car ?? i see the 92 mirrors :)
wow fast cars with the fast drivers!!
Vorbild, wahnsinnig gut
Dude's a machine.
I have never seen that many M1 in one place in my life ... AWESOME (yes i know he was driving a e30 m3 ;) )
Savage! Cecotto on point all the way making them M1's look like children...
En españa te diriamos ole tus huevos,un crack dandole caña a M1 bravo
Great video, awesome driver and car combo. 👍🏻 Is that the pump for the onboard jacks in the passenger footwell?
The driver is very professional 👏 👌
Just tearing through a field of M1's
To think this car is now here in New Zealand, wow amazing driving Johnny!
Awesome
I think he went for the radio there in the end, and than he just reminded himself he was in the racecar 😉
Holy fuck, what a driver!
The DTM E30 M3 with Johnny Cecotto in it can put the latest DTM cars into same.
Can't wait to see the DTM E30 M3 battling with the DTM 190E again.
Question: Why Johnny left the Mercedes for the BMW?
So good...
Ooooooohhh, proper gear-changing
nice jsut bought a die cast model of the m3 driven by him !! at sebring 2016 sign by m6r drivers and brian redman, hope to have it sign by cecotto some day !!
+BCNRGTR nice :)
i cant believe how fast his clutch leg is moving 😂
It's like a dance. Magical.