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| March-BMW 732 racing at Dijon in Historic F2 in 2016 driven by Nick Osborn. |
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March Engineering, Bicester. For the 1973 season, BMW gave March exclusive use of their new 2 litre Formula Two engine. March produced a straightforward aluminium monocoque chassis. Both Harvey Postelthwaite and Robin Herd were involved in the design and development of the car. The works team had STP sponsorship and the driving talents of Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Jean-Pierre Jarier and Hans-Joachim Stuck. There were lots of private 732s as well as March had to buy a minimum of fifty entries from BMW and thus needed the sales. At the first race of the season at Mallory Park, Beltoise took pole position but Jarier took the win. Jarier went on to dominate the Championship with seven outright victories. Privateers such as Vittorio Brambilla and Jacques Coulon also had success with the car and took a win each. The car was very successful as it had good braking and good acceleration out of the corners due to the BMW engine.
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