Helpful links / March YouTube Videos

 

If you would like to link to our page, please cut and paste one of our logos:

          

Our URL is: http://www.marchives.com

 

Ignore the date on the video, this accident occurred October 5,1969 in Montlhery, France.  This was Ronnie Peterson's second outing in the first March, the 693.  He was temporarily blinded by the a low sun and clipped a hay bale.  Thanks to prompt action by local marshals and Ray Wardell, who sprinted over from the nearby pits, Ronnie escaped with only superficial burns on his arms and wrist.  He didn't race again that season, but the 693 was rebuilt and appeared at Brands Hatch Motor Show 200 race meeting with James Hunt driving.

 
The first GP for March and it's 701s were 1st, 2nd, 9th, 11th and 17th on the grid.  It was July 3, 1970. This was just about 6 months after March had been called the "Much Advertised Race Car Hoax." 
 
In spite of some less than complimentary remarks about the 701 by Jackie Stewart, the car won three of its first four races and started from the pole three times, including the Spanish GP which was its second victory and first international GP win.
 
The Italian GP at Monza, September 5, 1971 was the biggest race that ever got away from March.  Ronnie Peterson finished second to Peter Gethin's BRM P-160 in the March 711 by 1/100 second.  For many decades, this race was and remained the fastest race and closest finish in F1 history.
 
 
 
 
The second international GP win for March and the first such win for a March works car occurred on August 18, 1975 at the Osterreichring.  The car was Vittorio Brambilla's 751-3.  Sadly, it was also the event that claimed Mark Donahue's life when he crashed his 751 in practice due to a tire failure.
 
March's third and last international GP win occurred at Monza on September 12, 1976.  Fittingly, it was March's first driver, Ronnie Peterson, who carried the day.  Starting from 4th on the grid, he was in first by the 11th lap and never relinquished the lead for the remaining 41 laps.  Luckily, it rained on the 25th lap and forced everyone to slow.  That gave the 761's overheated brakes a chance to recover.  Overheated brakes or not, Ronnie set a new lap record on the next to last lap in response to an attempt by Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari to close the gap to the March.
 
Steve Cook takes the newly restored 741-01 for a hot lap of Thunderhill raceway in an early shakedown session.  This car is undoubtedly the car purchased by Sir Nick Williamson directly from March following the 1974 season.  Roy Lane later acquired the car from Sir Nick and extensively modified and updated it.  Steve, with Marchives assistance, restored this chassis to perfection, back to its 1974 specification.  His driving skills aren't too bad either. 
 
Take a tour of Monza in a 761 during a (recent) Historic F1 race.  This video, from the driver's perspective, reveals why Historic F1 has developed such an enthusiastic following.
 
William Wonder's fabulous 85G-04 arrives at a street cruise event to much shock and awe.