Car Name: | March 782[1] [2] |
Category: | Formula 2 |
Constructor: | March |
Chassis: | Aluminum monocoque with rear sub-frame covered in fiberglass body |
Rear Suspension: | Twin lower links, Single top links, twin trailing arms, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar |
Track: | (front) (rear) |
Engine Name: | BMW M12/7, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted, 21NaN1, I4, NA |
Gearbox Name: | Hewland F.T.200 |
Gears: | 5-speed |
Tyres: | Goodyear |
Weight: | NaNNaN |
Debut: | 1978 |
The March 782 was an open-wheel Formula 2 car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer March Engineering in 1978. The 782 chassis was very competitive, and March dominated the season with their 782 chassis, and it was a clean-sweep; winning 11 out of the 12 races, and Bruno Giacomelli winning the championship, with 78 points (dropped from 82 points). Marc Surer finished second-place in the championship as runner-up, with 48 points (dropped from 51 points); also driving a 782 chassis. It saw continued used until the end of 1981, with Alberto Colombo winning at Hockenheim in 1980 with a two-year-old 782 chassis.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]