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March-Ford

British · raced 1971

11Races
0Wins
5Podiums
12Top 10s
6.69Avg Position
16.61Avg Grid Pos

March-Ford was the name used for the March 711 with a Ford Cosworth engine in 1971, the team's strongest year. Ronnie Peterson finished second in the drivers' championship that year, with second places at the Monaco, Dutch, French and Italian Grands Prix. The cars started 11 Grands Prix and took 5 podiums, and drivers also included Henri Pescarolo and Mike Beuttler.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Ronnie Peterson0533
Henri Pescarolo004
Max Jean000
François Mazet000
Skip Barber000
John Love000
Alex Soler-Roig000
Nanni Galli000
Mike Beuttler000
Jean-Pierre Jarier000

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most wins for the team, then most races.

March-Ford season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
19713034
Teammate head-to-head battles at March-Ford
SeasonMatchupRace
1971Galli vs Peterson0–4
1971Pescarolo vs Peterson1–2
Drivers who have raced for March-Ford
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
H. Pescarolo1971100
R. Peterson1971100
M. Beuttler197150
A. Soler-Roig197140
N. Galli197140
S. Barber197130
F. Mazet197110
J. Jarier197110
J. Love197110
M. Jean197110
N. Lauda197110

How March-Ford did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

197111 races, 5 podiumsConstructors’ P3 · 34 pts▾

Drivers: H. Pescarolo, R. Peterson, M. Beuttler, A. Soler-Roig, N. Galli, S. Barber, F. Mazet, J. Jarier, J. Love, M. Jean, N. Lauda

March-Ford race results in 1971
Grand PrixResultPts
11United States Grand PrixP34
10Canadian Grand PrixP26
9Italian Grand PrixP26
8Austrian Grand PrixP61
7German Grand PrixP52
6British Grand PrixP29
5French Grand PrixP138 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.9)0
4Dutch Grand PrixP43
3Monaco Grand PrixP26
2Spanish Grand PrixDNF0
1South African Grand PrixP105 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.9)0