 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Achibatsirwa naJochen Neerpasch, Rosche akaedza kukurudzira BMW kupinda muFormula One achishandisa injini yeM12 ine turbocharged, iyo yakavakirwa painjini yeM10. Apo iyi bhidha yakakundikana, Neerpasch akasiya basa uye akatsiviwa naDieter Stappert, uyo akanyengetedza bhodhi kuti iedze chirongwa zvakare muna 1980. Injini yacho yakaedzwa pakupera kwegore uye yakaita kutanga kwayo muna 1982, ichikunda mujaho wayo wokutanga nokukurumidza pashure pacho naNelson Piquet paCanada Grand Prix. Injini iyi yakaenderera mberi kuti ikunde mimwe mikombe misere muF1, pamwe nekutungamira Piquet kumutambo wake wechipiri weWorld Championship muna 1983. Injini yeBMW yakazoburitsa simba rakakura kwazvo munhoroondo yeF1 yakanyanya kufungidzirwa pa1500 bhp uye yakasimbiswa pa1300bhp. 