Car Name: | March 842 |
Category: | Formula 2 |
Constructor: | March |
Designer: | Ralph Bellamy |
Chassis: | Aluminum/carbon-fiber 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 M12/7B, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted, 21NaN1, I4, NA |
Gearbox Name: | Hewland F.T.200 |
Gears: | 5-speed |
Power: | |
Tyres: | Michelin 23/55-13: 10 x 13 (front) 32/61-13: 14 x 13(rear) |
Brakes: | AP Racing brake discs |
Weight: | 517NaN |
Debut: | 1984 |
The March 842 is an open-wheel formula racing car, design, developed and built by March Engineering, for Formula 2 racing, in 1984. It was powered by a BMW M12/7 four-cylinder engine, producing over . It contested in the 1984 European Formula Two Championship, where its best result was a win at Hockenheim, being driven by Pascal Fabre, followed by a 2nd-place finish later in the season, at Donington Park, being driven by Emanuele Pirro.[1] Its best result in the championship that year was a 5th-place finish, for German driver Christian Danner that year.[2]