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Jim-Clark-Gedächtnis-Rennen

Hockenheim, 11 Apr 1976

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 762 [R1] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
#29 March BMW Motorsport (see note 1)
40 1h 21m 45.6s
123.87 mph
2 René Arnoux Martini MK16 [001] - Renault CH1B V6
#2 Ecurie Elf
40 1h 23m 03.0s
3 Patrick Tambay Martini MK19 [001] - Renault CH1B V6
#1 Ecurie Elf (see note 2)
40 1h 23m 15.4s
4 Wilhelm "Willi" Deutsch March 762 [13] - BMW M12/7
#24 Daimon Varley Racing Team (see note 3)
40 1h 23m 20.2s
5 Roberto Marazzi Chevron B35 [35-76-02] - BMW M12/7
#8 Trivellato Racing Team (see note 4)
40 1h 23m 56.7s
6 Harald Ertl March 752 [21] - BMW M12/7 Heidegger
#17 Motor Racing Company (see note 5)
40 1h 24m 42.9s
7 Hans Heyer Toj F201 [0276] - BMW M12/7
#33 Team Warsteiner Eurorace
40 1h 25m 12.3s
8 Willi Lovato Chevron B35 [35-76-01] - BMW M12/7
#7 Trivellato Racing Team (see note 6)
40 1h 25m 26.4s
9 Alberto Colombo March 752 [1-2] - BMW M12/7
#49 Delta Squadra Corse
39
10 Juan Cochésa Chevron B35 [35-76-05] - Hart 420R
#18 Fred Opert Racing (see note 7)
39
11 Helmut Bross Chevron B29 [29-75-27] - BMW M12/7
#36 Team Warsteiner Eurorace
39
12 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Chevron B35 [35-76-03] - Chrysler-Simca ROC 4
#20 Racing Organisation Course (see note 8)
38
13 Alex Dias Ribeiro March 752 [13] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
#4 March BMW Motorsport
38
NC Ingo Hoffmann March 762 [4] - Hart 420R
#22 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team (see note 9)
37
NC Bernhard Wissler March 742 [24] - BMW M12
#34 Team Warsteiner Eurorace (see note 10)
31
NC Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March 742 [20] - BMW M12
#38 Scuderia Gulf Rondini (see note 11)
25
NC François Migault Osella FA2/76 [006] - BMW M12 Schnitzer
#10 Osella Squadra Corse
20
NC Gianfranco Trombetti Osella FA2/76 [001] - BMW M12/7
#26 Osella Squadra Corse (see note 12)
20
NC Mikko Kozarowitzky Lola T450 [HU2] - BMW M12/7
#30 Marlboro ATS Team [ATS Racing Team]
(see note 13)
19
NC Michel Leclère Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7601] - Renault CH1B V6
#6 Equipe Elf Switzerland (see note 14)
17
NC Jo Vonlanthen March 752 [6-2] - BMW M12
#42 Jo Vonlanthen Racing
17
NC Roland Binder Lola T450 [HU4] - BMW M12/7
#35 Team Warsteiner Eurorace (see note 15)
15
NC Maurizio Flammini March 762 [U2] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
#3 March BMW Motorsport (see note 16)
14
NC Jean-Pierre Jabouille Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7603] - Renault CH1B V6
#5 Equipe Elf Switzerland (see note 17)
14
NC Keke Rosberg Toj F201 [0176] - BMW M12/7
#31 Team Warsteiner Eurorace
9
NC Ronnie Peterson March 762 [U1] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
#28 March BMW Motorsport (see note 18)
3
NC Gernot Lamby Ralt RT1/75 [8] - BMW M12/7
#40 Fritz Lochmann Racing (see note 19)
1
NC Klaus Ludwig March 762 [5] - Hart 420R
#23 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team (see note 20)
0 accident on lap 1, hit Dolhem's Chevron
NC José Dolhem Chevron B35 [35-76-06] - Hart 420R
#19 Fred Opert Racing (see note 21)
0 accident on lap 1, hit Tambay then hit by Ludwig
DNQ Hans Binder Osella FA2/76 - BMW M12/7
#9
Did not qualify
DNQ Ray Mallock March 75B [U1] - Ford BDX Swindon
#21 (see note 22)
Did not qualify
DNQ Giorgio Francia Osella FA2/76 - BMW M12/7
#25
Did not qualify
DNQ Xavier Lapeyre Chevron B29 [29-75-10] - BMW M12/7
#45 (see note 23)
Did not qualify
DNQ Richard Robarts March 752 [P] - Ford BDG Richardson
#41
Did not qualify
DNQ Bernard de Dryver Van Hool - BMW M12/7
#47
Did not qualify
DNQ Eddie Cheever March 752 [23??] - Lancia-Ferrari V6
#15 Project Four Racing (see note 24)
Did not qualify
DNQ Max Bonnin March 752 [17] - BMW Schnitzer 20-4
#44 (see note 25)
Did not qualify
DNQ Jochen Mass March 762 [7] - Lancia-Ferrari V6
#14 Project Four Racing (see note 26)
Did not qualify
DNQ Ian Grob Modus M7 [039] - Hart 420R
#46 (see note 27)
Did not qualify

All cars are 2-litre F2 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F2) 2-litre March 762 [R1] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
2 Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F2) 2-litre Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7603] - Renault CH1B V6
3 Patrick Tambay (F2) 2-litre Martini MK19 [001] - Renault CH1B V6
4 Ronnie Peterson (F2) 2-litre March 762 [U1] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
5 Maurizio Flammini (F2) 2-litre March 762 [U2] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
6 Ingo Hoffmann (F2) 2-litre March 762 [4] - Hart 420R
7 Michel Leclère (F2) 2-litre Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7601] - Renault CH1B V6
8 José Dolhem (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35 [35-76-06] - Hart 420R
9 René Arnoux (F2) 2-litre Martini MK16 [001] - Renault CH1B V6
10 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (F2) 2-litre March 742 [20] - BMW M12
11 Harald Ertl (F2) 2-litre March 752 [21] - BMW M12/7 Heidegger
12 François Migault (F2) 2-litre Osella FA2/76 [006] - BMW M12 Schnitzer
13 Roberto Marazzi (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35 [35-76-02] - BMW M12/7
14 Alberto Colombo (F2) 2-litre March 752 [1-2] - BMW M12/7
15 Willi Lovato (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35 [35-76-01] - BMW M12/7
16 Keke Rosberg (F2) 2-litre Toj F201 [0176] - BMW M12/7
17 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35 [35-76-03] - Chrysler-Simca ROC 4
18 Klaus Ludwig (F2) 2-litre March 762 [5] - Hart 420R
19 Roland Binder (F2) 2-litre Lola T450 [HU4] - BMW M12/7
20 Hans Heyer (F2) 2-litre Toj F201 [0276] - BMW M12/7
21 Gianfranco Trombetti (F2) 2-litre Osella FA2/76 [001] - BMW M12/7
22 Juan Cochésa (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35 [35-76-05] - Hart 420R
23 Bernhard Wissler (F2) 2-litre March 742 [24] - BMW M12
24 Helmut Bross (F2) 2-litre Chevron B29 [29-75-27] - BMW M12/7
25 Alex Dias Ribeiro (F2) 2-litre March 752 [13] - BMW M12/7 Rosche
26 Wilhelm "Willi" Deutsch (F2) 2-litre March 762 [13] - BMW M12/7
27 Jo Vonlanthen (F2) 2-litre March 752 [6-2] - BMW M12
28 Gernot Lamby (F2) 2-litre Ralt RT1/75 [8] - BMW M12/7
29 Hans Binder * (F2) 2-litre Osella FA2/76 - BMW M12/7
30 Mikko Kozarowitzky (F2) 2-litre Lola T450 [HU2] - BMW M12/7
31 Ray Mallock * (F2) 2-litre March 75B [U1] - Ford BDX Swindon
32 Giorgio Francia * (F2) 2-litre Osella FA2/76 - BMW M12/7
33 Xavier Lapeyre * (F2) 2-litre Chevron B29 [29-75-10] - BMW M12/7
34 Richard Robarts * (F2) 2-litre March 752 [P] - Ford BDG Richardson
35 Bernard de Dryver * (F2) 2-litre Van Hool - BMW M12/7
36 Eddie Cheever * (F2) 2-litre March 752 [23??] - Lancia-Ferrari V6
37 Max Bonnin * (F2) 2-litre March 752 [17] - BMW Schnitzer 20-4
38 Jochen Mass * (F2) 2-litre March 762 [7] - Lancia-Ferrari V6
39 Ian Grob * (F2) 2-litre Modus M7 [039] - Hart 420R
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 762 [R1] (Hans-Joachim Stuck): Built in July 1975 as a test car for the Renault F2 engine, and tested at Goodwood. After three engine blow-ups, the relationship with Renault deteriorated and the car was rebuilt in November/December 1975 with a BMW engine. It was fitted with white 1976 bodywork to use as a show car, then sprayed orange in March 1976, and raced by Hans Stuck in the opening round of the 1976 season. Stuck won from pole. After Stuck raced it again at Salzburgring, it was then sprayed white and allocated to Maurizio Flammini from Pau onwards. Flammini wrecked it at Enna-Pergusa and it was rebuilt on a new monocoque. At the end of the season it was fitted with Stuck's orange bodywork and the chassis plate from 762//U2 and taken to Japan for the German to race at Suzuka in November. Sold in Japan. Subsequent history unknown.
  2. Martini MK19 [001] (Patrick Tambay): New for Ecurie Elf for Patrick Tambay to drive at the start of the 1976 European F2 season. After two races,Tambay movd to a newer car. Chassis 01 is then thought to be the car driven by Rene Arnoux at five races in May and June. Believed to be the car used as a test and development car in early 1977, and updated to MK22 specification. Sold to Xavier Lapeyre in June 1977 after he wrote off his earlier MK19.
  3. March 762 [13] (Wilhelm "Willi" Deutsch): New to Willi Deutsch (Cologne, Germany) with BMW engine for Formula 2 in 1976. March records say that Deutsch had traded his 1975 car, although they give it as chassis 753/13 instead of chassis 752/13, so this car was listed in works records as 762/13 instead of 762/9, as had originally been intended. It left the factory with the 752 plate on it, but a replacement plate saying "763-13" was later provided at Deutsch's request. He was sponsored by the Cologne-based Daimon GmbH, who manufactured Varley batteries under license. Deutsch was entered in 1976 by Daimon Varley Racing Team. Deutsch returned in 1977 in what looked like the same car, but it was reported to be chassis 762/11, one of the Willi Kauhsen Racing Team cars from 1976. Deutsch had changed from BMW to Hart engines, so it is possible that he had acquired or leased an available car and transferred his 1976 bodywork on to it. However, the cockpit bodywork and nose he used in 1977 was new 772-bodywork, and he would have needed to respray the Kauhsen's 762's sidepods from white to red, as Deutsch's 1977 car had the same red sidepods as his 1976 car. For the purpose of these histories, it is assumed he used the same car in 1976 and 1977, but changed engine supplier. After low-key performances in the opening rounds at Silverstone and Thruxton, Deutsch failed to qualify at Hockenheim and was only able to start as second reserve when two other cars pulled out. Another disappointing performance at the Nürburgring two weeks later brought his F2 career to a close. In February 1978, Motoring News reported that Jim Evans (Selby, North Yorkshire) would be running the ex-Willi Deutsch 762 with sponsorship from Cliff Sayer's Sayers Haulage. Jim recalls that he acquired the car from Jim Gleave's MRE operation. The red livery of the car when it arrived was not an exact match to the last time Deutsch had raced it, but it was completely unlike Kauhsen's blue livery, which had also been suggested as the origins of Evans' car. Also Evans' car had a rear wing mount which matched Deutsch's car but was quite different to all the Kauhsen cars. The mount appears to have been from a Modus, so was very distinctive. Evans raced it in Formule Libre in 1978, winning more often than not. He then sold it to Paul Gardner (Preston, Lancashire) but he crashed the car very heavily soon after. The tub was scrapped at the Selby tip, and the suspension was used with a John Leek chassis for the "Lotus Esprit" GT that Evans drove in the Donington GT series from July 1980 onwards.
  4. Chevron B35 [35-76-02] (Roberto Marazzi): New to Trivellato Racing Team for Roberto Marazzi to race in the 1976 European F2 series. The car was retained by Trivellato for 1977 and when the team's new Ferrari-engined B40 was not ready in time, the old B35 was raced by Riccardo Patrese in the opening races of the season. Despite being identified as chassis '76-02, it was said to be the car driven by Marazzi's teammate Giorgio Francia in 1976, indicating that the team cars had been swapped around during 1976. Patrese took pole position in the car at the fourth round, at the Nürburgring on 1 May, but crashed in the race and the car was written off.
  5. March 752 [21] (Harald Ertl): Originally intended for Trivellato but not collected so fitted with a F3 rear wing and sold instead to Markus Hotz (Lippoldswilen, Switzerland) for European hillclimbs and Swiss championship events. At the beginning of 1976, it was raced by Harald Ertl in the F2 race at Hockenheim, finishing sixth. Hotz continued with Swiss championship events but damaged the car, and returned it to the factory in part exchange for a new March 762. March sold the 752 on, unrepaired, to Roger Heavens, who rebuilt it as a 762 and intended to fit the turbocharged 1.4-litre Ford Formula 2 engine that Geoff Richardson was developing. When the car appeared, in the Shellsport G8 series with Derrick Worthington driving, it used a Richardson BDX instead. Also raced in G8 and libre events by José Maria de Uriarte. Retained for 1977 and entered by Heavens for Pablo Brea and Hervé Leguellec. Taken over by Adrian Russell (Thornton Heath, Surrey) later in 1977, and raced by him in British F1 and libre in 1978. Sold to Paul Brooks (Selby, North Yorkshire) for 1979, and raced in libre. Subsequent history unknown.
  6. Chevron B35 [35-76-01] (Willi Lovato): Used as a test car by Derek Bennett and others during February 1976, including Alex Ribeiro. Then sold to Trivellato Racing Team for Willi Lovato to race in four races at the start of the 1976 European F2 series. Believed to be the car taken over by Giorgio Francia for the rest of the season, although Francia was said to be driving the Trivellato team's spare car at Estoril after a "write off" at Enna. However, it does appear that there was some shuffling of cars, as '01 appears to be the car sold to Andy Barton for 1977, even though it was said to be the former car of Lovato's teammate Roberto Marazzi. Barton fitted a 2-litre BDA engine for Shellsport G8 and libre racing but struggled with the car's handling, and crashed at Croft in April. The car was rebuilt with a new tub and three new corners but was still problematic and he crashed again at Ingliston on 8 May. Barton then raced the Sana for the rest of 1977 but returned to the Chevron for a libre race at Croft in May 1978, only to crash yet again in practice. This time the car was not repaired.
  7. Chevron B35 [35-76-05] (Juan Cochésa): New to Fred Opert Racing for Formula 2 in 1976, and used by Juan Cochésa for the opening four races of the season, until he failed to qualify at Salzburgring. Jean-Pierre Jarier took over the drive at Pau, and and it was raced later in the season by Hans Binder, Hans Meier, Jacques Laffite and Rolf Stommelen. It was then rented by Ian Grob for two races of the Shellsport G8 series at Brands Hatch in October and November. The sister car to this was taken out for the Macau GP and sold in New Zealand, but the next time 76-05 was seen was at the start of the 1977 F2 season, prior to the Opert team's second and third B40s being delivered, when it was driven by Keke Rosberg at Silverstone and by Hans Royer at Thruxton. Subsequent history unknown but a car in France later claimed this identity.
  8. Chevron B35 [35-76-03] (Jean-Pierre Jaussaud): New to Roger Rivoire and fitted with a ROC Chrysler engine for use in French hillclimbs. The car's first outing was when it was borrowed by ROC's Fred Stalder for Jean-Pierre Jaussaud to use at the Hockenheim F2 race on 11 April 1976. Rivoire then ran it at Col St Pierre on 25 April 1976 but crashed at his next event, Bourbach on 2 May 1976, the Chevron crashing into a wall at 130 kph after the throttle stuck! Rivoire then borrowed Jimmy Mieusset's spare March 742 until a new or repaired Chevron B35 returned in time for Cabaretou on 13 June 1976 and Rivoire continued with this car to the end of the season. He again drove one of Mieusset's cars, a Martini MK22, a couple of times in 1977 before returning to the Chevron B35, which by now had been fitted with a Hart 420R engine that Rivoire had acquired from Hervé Bayard. Gerard Gamand recalls that Rivoire had a violent accident in the Chevron, effectively destroying it, after which André Marcadier designed a sports car for Rivoire, which used the engine, gearbox and possibly other parts from the Chevron. Rivoire drove this car through 1979, and it was followed by a single-seater in 1980, again using the Hart engine.
  9. March 762 [4] (Ingo Hoffmann): New to Willi Kauhsen Racing Team with Hart engine for Ingo Hoffmann to drive in Formula 2 in 1976. Also driven by Jochen Mass at Hockenheim. The Kauhsen team had a third March 762, used by teammate Klaus Ludwig after he wrote off 762/5 at the opening race, but it is assumed here that Hoffmann drove 762/4 all season. Hoffmann's regular car was also driven by Jochen Mass at Hockenheim in June. Hoffmann crashed his regular car at Enna, the March flying over the catch-fencing and landing nose-first. It was said at the time to have been "totally destroyed". The team then skipped the Misano race as they had no raceworthy cars, and when the "rebuilt equipe" returned to F2 at Nogaro in September, it is unclear which car Hoffmann drove. Then at the final race, the team fielded three 762s, with Hoffmann in a brand new car that had not turned a wheel, and guest driver Jacques Laffite in Hoffmann's Nogaro car. Chassis 762/4 was next seen in early 1978 when Jim Gleave's MRE (Bourne End, Buckinghamshire) had a group of ex-Kauhsen cars. This 762 was sold to hillclimber Godfrey Crompton (Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire) who wanted it for the Hart engine to use in his newly-constructed 772P. The 762 was then sold to Rob Turnbull (Walmley, West Midlands) to replace the Ralt RT1 he had damaged at Le Val des Terres. Run by Turnbull in the BARC British Hill Climb Championship round at Wiscombe Park in September 1978, where it was borrowed by Chris Cramer for the run-off. Raced by Turnbull for the rest of the 1978 season and throughout 1979. It was then sold to Paul Williams (Newcastle, Staffordshire) and used by him in sprints and hillclimbs in 1980 and 1981. Subsequent history unknown.
  10. March 742 [24] (Bernhard Wissler): New to Jacques Laffite (Paris) using BP France money and prepared by Tico Martini for F2 in 1974. Extensively modified by Martini during the season. To Jorg Siegrist (Lucerne, Switzerland) for 1975 and entered for him in F2 events by Schweizer Auto Rennsport. It was then sold to Bernhard Wissler (Ebringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) in mid-1975 and raced by him at the Preis Der Nationen at Hockenheim at the end of August and at Ulm-Mengen two weeks later. He also raced it in the F2 race at Hockenheim in April 1976, when it still had its Martini nose from 1974. One distinct possibility is that this car was acquired by French Martini enthusiast Jacques Terrien (France) who had raced an ex-F3 MK12 in 1974-75 and would run a pukka F2 MK19 in 1977 but had a March 742-Ford for the latter half of 1976. Terrien's car went to Jean-Pierre Perrin (Beaucourt, northeastern France) for 1977. Subsequent history unknown but the remains of a car believed to be the ex-Laffite car were bought from French dealer Christian Hollinger (Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France) via Gérard Billaud (Toulouse, France) in the late 1990s by Philippe Demeyer (Liège, Belgium). Demeyer sold these parts to Matt Slinn (UK) and they form the basis of the car later raced in historics by Martin Stretton.
  11. March 742 [20] (Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi): New to the CSAI's Equipe Nationale as a spare car but sold on unused to Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, who raced it twice in F2 late in 1974. Pesenti-Rossi raced the car again in 1975 but was more focused on his F3 campaign with a March 743. After a single F2 race with the 742 at the start of 1976, Pesenti-Rossi acquired a 762 and a 763, and the 742 was not seen again. Reports that it went to the Brambillas are now thought to be incorrect. In early 1978, Nigel Clarkson (Cirencester, Gloucestershire) ran a F2 March in the Aurora series. This was described as a 762 when he failed to qualify for the two Easter races but was identified as a 742 with BDX engine when it reappeared in September. Clarkson recalls that "the car was a disaster having been put together from a bunch of bits by an Australian John Gillmeister" and believes it later became a Special Saloon. According to Kevan McLurg, Scot Ron Cummings bought a dismantled March 742 from Clarkson in 1980, and this was used as a basis of such a Special Saloon, a Lotus Esprit that he raced in 1982 with an 1800cc Cosworth engine. He then fitted a 3400cc Ford GAA to it, and raced it in this form from 1983 to 1988. In 1985, it was crashed at Brands Hatch, and rebuilt using a March acquired from the Channel Islands. Cummings then bought a March 802 in AC bodywork and the March-based Esprit was driven by Ricky Gauld (Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) in GT racing at Ingliston in 1989 and 1990. Gauld bought the March from Ron Cummings, recalling that it was "an ex Super Saloon", and used it in March form in hillclimbs in 1994. Meanwhile, the original 742 monocoque and associated parts were sold by Cummings to Hall & Fowler (late Hall & Hall). Rick Hall remembers the transaction and recalls selling such a car to Graham Williams. Some years later, in 2009, the 742 monocoque still with original chasis plate and all its associated parts were acquired by dealer Kevan McLurg from someone in the English northwest. Initially he sold it all to Tony Dunderdale as spares for his own car, but when Dunderdale sold his own 742, the remains of 742-20 were sold by McLurg to a man in Belgium. Subsequent history unknown.
  12. Osella FA2/76 [001] (Gianfranco Trombetti): New for Arturo Merzario to race for Osella Squadra Corse at Vallelunga in October 1974. Rebuilt to 1975 specification and raced by Giorgio Francia in the early part of the season, then by Diulio Truffo, and then my Merzario for the last three races. Rebuilt to 1976 specification and raced by Gianfranco Trombetti at the start of that season. Subsequent history unknown.
  13. Lola T450 [HU2] (Mikko Kozarowitzky): New to Gunther Schmidt's Marlboro ATS Team for Mikko Kozarowitzky to drive in F2 in 1976, but the highly-rated Finn quickly abandoned the car, and moved to the Project Four team. Lola favourite Ted Wentz drove the car at Salzburgring in May, as Lola attempted to sort out the handling, after which it was raced by Bertram Schäfer and Reinhold Jöst. Driven by Wentz again at the Shellsport G8 race at Brands Hatch in August, where the car had a Hart engine, and Wentz had some success sorting out the handling. Its last appearance was at Hockenheim in September, where Mikka Arpiainen did well to qualify. Subsequent history unknown.
  14. Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7601] (Michel Leclère): New for the Elf Switzerland team in 1976, based on the chassis 7501 used by the team in 1975, rebuilt with a Renault V6 engine as chassis 7601 for 1976. Raced by Michel Leclère at the opening race of 1976, and believed to have been the spare car for the rest of the season. Subsequent history unknown.
  15. Lola T450 [HU4] (Roland Binder): New to Jörg Obermoser's Team Warsteiner Eurorace, fitted with a BMW engine and raced by Roland Binder in F2 in 1976. Returned for a couple of races in 1977. Subsequent history unknown.
  16. March 762 [U2] (Maurizio Flammini): Built in March 1976 for the works F2 team, initially using parts from the works 752s. Then rebuilt on a new monocoque for Maurizio Flammini to drive at the start of the 1976 F2 season, winning at Thruxton and starting from pole position twice. Flammini then moved to 762/R1 and 762/U2 became a test car. Used by Stuck to win from pole position at Hockenheim in June, and to win again at Misano in August. It was then rebuilt on the prototype 772 monocoque for Rolf Stommelen to race at Nogaro in mid-September and Stuck at Hockenheim a week later. The car was then dismantled and many of its components were used in the construction of March 772/10.
  17. Elf (Jabouille) 2J [7603] (Jean-Pierre Jabouille): New for the Elf Switzerland team in 1976, built with new chassis 7603 and fitted with a Renault V6 engine for Formula 2 in 1976. Raced by Jean-Pierre Jabouille at the opening race of 1976, and believed to be his car at every race that season. This car was rebuilt for 1977 as chassis 7701 and sold to the Kauhsen team.
  18. March 762 [U1] (Ronnie Peterson): Built in March 1976 for the works F2 team, initially using parts from the works 752s. Then rebuilt on a new monocoque for Ronnie Peterson to drive at the opening round of the 1976 F2 season. It was then raced by Alex Dias Ribeiro for the rest of the season, with CAIXA sponsorship. It was crashed by Ribeiro at Hockenheim in September and effectively written off. The remaining components of the car were fitted to a new 772 monocoque and given chassis number 772/9.
  19. Ralt RT1/75 [8] (Gernot Lamby): New to Freddy Kottulinsky, fitted with a BMW M12 engine and raced in F2, entered by wealthy German brewer Fritz Lochmann. Kottulinsky debuted the car at Vallelunga in October 1976 but failed to qualify after his first engine ran its bearings and his replacement blew up after an oil line came adrift. The car was loaned to Gernot Lamby for the opening rae of the 1976 season, then Kottulinsky raced it for the rest of the year, winning at the Nürburgring in May. Retained for 1977, when Kottulinsky used Heidegger BMW engines. Sold to Freddy Roland (Mulhouse, Alsace, France) for French hillclimbs from 1978 and 1979, during which time it was substantially modified. After winning at Bagnères-de-Bigorre in July 1979, Roland suffered a motorcycle accident and did not return until May 1980, when he had a newer and more standard Ralt RT1. Photographs indicate that his older 1975 car was sold to Roger Ecoffet, who ran it during the 1980 season, still with a BMW engine. Subsequent history unknown.
  20. March 762 [5] (Klaus Ludwig): New to Willi Kauhsen Racing Team with Hart engine for Klaus Ludwig to drive in Formula 2 in 1976. Raced by Ludwig at Hockenheim, the opening round, and "written off" when he crashed into José Dolhem's stationary Chevron B35 on the opening lap. The Kauhsen team had already taken delivery of a third March 762, chassis 762/11, the week before, and Ludwig used 762/11 at the next race. Photographs suggest that he then returned to his original car for the rest of the season. Subsequent history unknown.
  21. Chevron B35 [35-76-06] (José Dolhem): New to Fred Opert Racing for Formula 2 in 1976, and used by José Dolhem for the opening seven races of the season. Then raced by Riccardo Patrese, Howdy Holmes, Keke Rosberg and Rupert Keegan later in the season. Taken to Macau for Keegan to race in the Grand Prix on 14 November, then sold to Steve Millen who raced it in the New Zealand Formula Pacific series in January 1977, and then in Southeast Asian races later that year. Subsequent history unknown but some reports say that it was badly damaged in a testing accident by its next owner and remains in Southeast Asia.
  22. March 75B [U1] (Ray Mallock): An unnumbered March 75B built for Ray Mallock (Roade, Northamptonshire) and run for him in British Formula Atlantic and some F2 races by Ardmore Racing in 1975. It replaced the second-hand March 742 that Mallock wrecked in the Thruxton Formula 2 race in March, but it is possible that the 75B was still used the chassis plate of the old 742 during this time, as it was listed by Motoring News as "742/12" twice in 1975 and was also described as a 742 by Motoring News at Hockenheim in September 1976. Mallock raced the car in F2 for the last four races of 1975. For 1976, Ardmore Racing bought a Lola T450 for Mallock, but when that proved a flop, fitted the March with a Swindon BDX engine and Mallock raced that car in Formula 2 specification in the European F2 series and in the Shellsport Group 8 series. During the season it was further modified with wider sidepods and its main radiator moved to the front, and from Pau onwards used the nose from one of Ray Mallock's father's Mallock U2s. Ardmore boss Creighton Brown also raced it in a libre race at Oulton Park in October. It was last raced by Mallock at Brands Hatch on 7 November 1976. This is likely to be the 75B advertised by MRE (Bourne End, Bucks) in Autosport four days later, described as "Updated to full F2 spec" with FG gearbox and "2 litre alloy engine". In the same edition of Autosport, Lucien Lampach (Wiltz, Luxembourg) was seeking a F2 car, and photographs indicate that he acquired the modified Mallock 75B and ran it as a March 742 in European hillclimbs in 1977 and 1978. Numerous reports mentioned it having a Swindon engine, so presumably its Swindon BDX. Subsequent history unknown.
  23. Chevron B29 [29-75-10] (Xavier Lapeyre): New to Fred Stalder's Societé Racing Organisation Course (Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France), and fitted with ROC's Chrysler-Simca-based engines, developed by Max Funda (Geneva, Switzerland) for Formula 2 in 1975. Raced by Xavier Lapeyre (Toulouse, southwest France), starting at Hockenheim in April. Lapeyre left ROC for 1976, but retained the Chevron, fitting a BMW engine and racing it in five events at the start of 1976, failing to qualify for four of them. The last time the B29 was seen was at Pau on 7 June, where Lapeyre failed to qualify, and at the next race, at Rouen three weeks later, he had a new Chevron B35. Sold to Werner Ruckelshausen for Austrian national races in 1977, where it was entered as a "Chevron Swindon" of 2000cc capacity, implying a Swindon BDX engine. Subsequent thistory unknown.
  24. March 752 [23??] (Eddie Cheever): New to Ron Dennis's Project Three Racing and driven in F2 by Bruno Pescia, Vittorio Brambilla, Masami Kuwashima, Tim Schenken and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud in 1975. Retained in 1976 as part of Project Four Racing and thought to be the "762" used as a testbed for the Lancia engines at the start of that season. Then probably the "762" used by Gilles Villeneuve at Pau and by Mikko Kozarowitzky at three later races. Unknown after July 1976.
  25. March 752 [17] (Max Bonnin): New to Ron Dennis's Project Three team and raced by Vittorio Brambilla and Sandro Cinotti during the first half of the 1975 F2 season. Crashed heavily by Brambilla in practice at Mugello, then raced by Bruno Pescia at the end of the year. Sold to Max Bonnin for 1976 but only seen at a few races. To Sylvain Lachaud for French hillclimbs in 1977 but referred to as a 742 for much of the year. To Bernard-Etienne Grobot for 1978 but he crashed very heavily at Gué-Chervais in September and the car was returned to March for repairs. To Anne Baverey for 1979, when described as a 772, but damaged mid-season and sold to Philippe Porcheur. Retained by Porcheur for 1980, when it was again described as a 772. Bought from Porcheur by Eddy D'Hoe for Belgian hillclimbs in 1981. Then to Pierre Evrard (Rochefort, Belgium) for Belgian hillclimbs in 1982 and 1983. Subsequent history unknown.
  26. March 762 [7] (Jochen Mass): New to Ron Dennis's Project Four Racing with a standard BMW engine installation. The back end was then stripped off at the factory and the front end was collected by Dennis for fitting of a Lancia-Ferrari Dino V6 engine, as used in the Lancia Stratos. It was driven by Jochen Mass at Hockenheim, the opening F2 round, but it broke a crankshaft almost immediately, and the spare engine broke a piston after a few more laps. The car was rebuilt with a Hart 420R engine for Eddie Cheever to drive for the rest of the season. It was "totally wrecked" in a pre-race testing accident at Mugello in July and rebuilt on an updated 752 monocoque. Cheever then took over the team's new Ralt and the 762 was driven by Mikko Kozarowitzky and Bertram Schäfer at the final two races, but neither were able to qualify. Sold to Michel Lateste for French hillclimbs in 1977 but wrecked at La Forêt-d'Auvray in June 1977. The 762/752 was not seen again.
  27. Modus M7 [039] (Ian Grob): New to KVG Racing for 1976 and entered by Modus Cars or Team Modus for Ian Grob to drive in European Formula 2. Grob failed to qualify at Hockenheim and Thruxton but was allowed to start the latter race as a reserve, and finished 15th. After finishing fifth at a non-championship Nürburgring race, he failed to qualify at Vallelunga, Salzburgring and Hockenheim. Danny Sullivan then drove the M7 at Mugello, but also failed to qualify. The M7 was next seen with Lodge Corner Agencies (Crewe) in late 1977/early 1978, where it was joined by an M2 FSV car and an M1 monocoque. These were bought by Chris Davis and Anton Farmer, who started to rebuild the M7, but did not get very far. In 1986, the three-Modus package was bought by Marcus Pye and Tony Broster, who were in the process of starting the Toyota F3 Championship for pre-ground-effect F3 cars, and were looking for parts that would help owners get their cars running. The M1 and M2 went to Colin Painter but the M7 was retained until July 1987, when Marcus crashed his Argo JM6, and used the Modus M7 as part payment to Paul Fox for the repairs to the Argo. From Fox, the M7 somehow reached Terry Ludgrove, who had the car rebuilt to running condition by Tony Hansford. He ran the car in Historic F2, then in 2001 sold it to Mike Barnby (Chipstead). He ran it in Historic F2 until 2016, when he retired. The car was for sale in 2021.

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Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

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