{"id":6949,"date":"2024-03-28T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curbs-magazin.com\/?p=6949"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:00:15","slug":"f2-march-772p-bmw-took-it-up-another-notch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/","title":{"rendered":"The F2-MARCH 772P-BMW \u2013 Taking it up another notch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1977 March 772P-BMW Formula 2 car, as it was used for a long time by the March factory as a one-off.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In contrast to Formula 1, where March, despite its presence since 1970 for about two decades with interruptions and changing ownership of the brand name, only managed to win three Grand Prix races between 1970 and 1976, this manufacturer was the largely dominant brand in Formula 2 for a good dozen years. In 15 years of the Formula 2 European Championship between 1970, when March entered here alongside Formula 1, and 1984, the last year of Formula 2 in history, Formula 2 European champions drove a March no less than six times. No other Formula 2 brand was even remotely as successful during this period.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6949 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-altes-fahrerlager-nuerburgring-1977-auf-dem-lenkrad-klebt-new-pads-hinweis-fuer-mass-neue-bremsbelaege\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Altes-Fahrerlager-Nuerburgring-1977-Auf-dem-Lenkrad-klebt-New-pads-Hinweis-fuer-Mass-\u2013-neue-Bremsbelaege-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Paddock N\u00fcrburgring 1977: \u201eNew pads\u201c is stuck to the steering wheel, a note for Massa \u2013 new brake pads\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Altes-Fahrerlager-Nuerburgring-1977-Auf-dem-Lenkrad-klebt-New-pads-Hinweis-fuer-Mass-\u2013-neue-Bremsbelaege-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Altes-Fahrerlager-Nuerburgring-1977-Auf-dem-Lenkrad-klebt-New-pads-Hinweis-fuer-Mass-\u2013-neue-Bremsbelaege-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6954'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Paddock N\u00fcrburgring 1977: \u201eNew pads\u201c is stuck to the steering wheel, a note for Massa \u2013 new brake pads\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-bmw-m-12-7-reihenvierzylinder-mit-mehr-als-300-ps-im-heck\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-BMW-M-12-7-Reihenvierzylinder-mit-mehr-als-300-PS-im-Heck-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BMW M 300+ hp inline-4 cylinder in the rear\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-BMW-M-12-7-Reihenvierzylinder-mit-mehr-als-300-PS-im-Heck-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-BMW-M-12-7-Reihenvierzylinder-mit-mehr-als-300-PS-im-Heck-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6955'>\n\t\t\t\tBMW M 300+ hp inline-4 cylinder in the rear\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-das-war-auch-einmal-die-sicht-von-jochen-mass\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Das-war-auch-einmal-die-Sicht-von-Jochen-Mass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"That was once Jochen Mass&#039;s view as well\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Das-war-auch-einmal-die-Sicht-von-Jochen-Mass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Das-war-auch-einmal-die-Sicht-von-Jochen-Mass-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6956'>\n\t\t\t\tThat was once Jochen Mass's view as well\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nEspecially from 1973 onwards, when March began its engine partnership with BMW, the March-BMW cars were the ones to beat for long stretches. After the Swede Ronnie Peterson had already clinched the title in a March 712 M-Cosworth FVA\/Hart in 1971, the Frenchmen Jean-Pierre Jarier and Patrick Depailler achieved this in 1973\/74, the Italian Bruno Giacomelli in 1978, the Swiss Marc Surer in 1979, and the Italian Corrado Fabi in 1982, each with BMW power at the rear of the March. There were also repeated phases where the two-liter BMW engines were clearly superior to competing units in terms of performance.<br \/>\nThe intellectual architect of many March Formula 2 race cars and their lead engineer was the Briton Robin Herd, born in 1939. After studying at Oxford, he initially worked on the development of the Concorde. Between 1965 and 1968, he then built successful race cars for Bruce McLaren in various categories. In 1969, he designed the all-wheel-drive Cosworth Formula 1 car before becoming one of the four founding fathers of March in the same year. The \u201eh\u201c in the company name stood for \u201eHerd\u201c. And of all the founding fathers, he remained by far the longest involved in or responsible for this racing car factory.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6949 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-die-verwendung-eines-75er-formel-atlantic-chassis-erlaubte-eine-aerodynamisch-guenstigere-karosserie\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Verwendung-eines-75er-Formel-Atlantic-Chassis-erlaubte-eine-aerodynamisch-guenstigere-Karosserie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The use of a &#039;75 Formula Atlantic chassis allowed for a more aerodynamically favorable body.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Verwendung-eines-75er-Formel-Atlantic-Chassis-erlaubte-eine-aerodynamisch-guenstigere-Karosserie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Verwendung-eines-75er-Formel-Atlantic-Chassis-erlaubte-eine-aerodynamisch-guenstigere-Karosserie-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6957'>\n\t\t\t\tThe use of a '75 Formula Atlantic chassis allowed for a more aerodynamically favorable body.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-die-wagenschnauze-glich-den-formel-1-typen-des-hauses\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Wagenschnauze-glich-den-Formel-1-Typen-des-Hauses-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The car&#039;s nose resembled the house&#039;s Formula 1 types.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Wagenschnauze-glich-den-Formel-1-Typen-des-Hauses-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Die-Wagenschnauze-glich-den-Formel-1-Typen-des-Hauses-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6958'>\n\t\t\t\tThe car's nose resembled the house's Formula 1 types.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-eines-von-nur-zwei-gebauten-fahrgestellen\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Eines-von-nur-zwei-gebauten-Fahrgestellen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"MARCH-772P-BMW-Formula-2-One-of-Only-Two-Chassis-Built\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Eines-von-nur-zwei-gebauten-Fahrgestellen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Eines-von-nur-zwei-gebauten-Fahrgestellen-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nHowever, the cooperation between March and BMW, which was very successful right from the start, was apparently briefly \u201eon the brink\u201c relatively soon \u2013 at the end of 1976, after already winning two Formula 2 titles in 1973\/74. Somewhat prematurely, the German specialist magazine sport auto announced in its January 1977 issue: \u201eThe highly successful March\/BMW Formula 2 marriage has been dissolved. The reason: the superiority of the French Renault 6-cylinders. Max Mosley will now equip his F2 racers with Hart engines. BMW will dedicate itself more to private drivers again with the construction of F2 engines.\u201c<br \/>\nThe relationship wasn't quite as bad as the sports car news made it out to be, but according to BMW, the alarm bells had rung. In the twelve races of the 1976 Formula 2 European Championship, drivers with Renault\/Gordini V6 engines in the rear had won eight times, with only four race wins going to March-BMW drivers. Of those, two went to Hans-Joachim Stuck in the works March 762, both at Hockenheim. However, as a so-called A-driver and already an established Formula 1 driver, he could no longer score championship points in the Formula 2 European Championship anyway, and was also in a class of his own driving-wise, especially at Hockenheim, which is why he earned the nickname \u201eKing of Hockenheim\u201c during this period. The 1976 Formula 2 European Championship title, however, was won by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille in an Elf 2 J-Renault\/Gordini V6. And so, behind the scenes, BMW put the pressure on March to come up with something.<\/p>\n<p>In the following, March boss Max Mosley also made it clear that the cooperation between March and BMW would continue in 1977. \u201eI don't believe the Renault Formula 2 engines are unbeatable,\u201c he added. Meanwhile, the Type 772 was already being delivered or was about to be delivered to March customers, which was essentially nothing more than a slightly improved version of the previous year's Type 762. Max Mosley then sat down at the drawing board again and additionally designed the Type 772p, with the \u201ep\u201c standing for \u201eprototype.\u201c He used a slimmer 1975 Formula Atlantic chassis and was therefore able to draw a considerably more aerodynamically favorable body for the Formula 2 car. BMW engine engineer Paul Rosche also took on the M 12\/7 inline-four engine again and coaxed further extra horsepower out of the power unit, with power figures for the engine now exceeding 300 hp, and in some cases even up to 330 hp. Initially, only one example of this car was produced, which, with chassis number \u201eU1,\u201c was used almost exclusively by the factory throughout the entire 1977 season until the last race at Donington Park. In the first F2 European Championship race of 1977 in Silverstone, Belgian Patrick N\u00e8ve led for a long time before having to make an unscheduled pit stop because a wheel had come loose. However, he still finished third, and his performance in the 772p-BMW subsequently earned him a Formula 1 cockpit in the Frank Williams-March 771. In Thruxton, Brazilian Alex Ribeiro also took third place in the \u201eprototype.\u201c Meanwhile, March Formula 1 driver and \u201eMarch works driver on duty\u201c in Formula 2, Hans-Joachim Stuck, received a place in the Brabham-Alfa Romeo team for the rest of the season and left March after the Brazilian Carlos Pace died in a plane crash.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6949 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-heckfluegel-mit-grossen-seitenblechen\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Heckfluegel-mit-grossen-Seitenblechen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rear wing with large side plates\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Heckfluegel-mit-grossen-Seitenblechen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Heckfluegel-mit-grossen-Seitenblechen-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6960'>\n\t\t\t\tRear wing with large side plates\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-hinterradaufhaengung\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Hinterradaufhaengung--150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rear suspension\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Hinterradaufhaengung--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Hinterradaufhaengung--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6961'>\n\t\t\t\tRear suspension  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\/attachment\/march-772p-bmw-formel-2-jochen-mass-mit-robin-herd-beim-eifelrennen-nuerburgring-1977\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Jochen-Mass-mit-Robin-Herd-beim-Eifelrennen-Nuerburgring-1977-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jochen Mass with Robin Herd at the Eifelrennen N\u00fcrburgring 1977\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Jochen-Mass-mit-Robin-Herd-beim-Eifelrennen-Nuerburgring-1977-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Jochen-Mass-mit-Robin-Herd-beim-Eifelrennen-Nuerburgring-1977-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6962'>\n\t\t\t\tJochen Mass with Robin Herd at the Eifelrennen N\u00fcrburgring 1977\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThus, Jochen Mass received the 772p-BMW for the Formula 2 European Championship races \u201eJim Clark Memorial Race\u201c in Hockenheim and \u201eEifel Race\u201c at the N\u00fcrburgring, sponsored by \u201eYardley\u201c in Hockenheim and \u201eJ\u00e4germeister\u201c at the N\u00fcrburgring. Mass, who was in peak driving form in 1977, was very grateful for this welcome opportunity between his Formula 1 engagements for McLaren and his services as a Porsche works driver in the sports car world championship \u2013 he won both races convincingly. Subsequently, the Italian Bruno Giacomelli took over the \u201eU1\u201c until the second-to-last race in Estoril, Portugal, winning the European Championship races \u201eGran Premio di Roma\u201c in Vallelunga and \u201eGran Premio di Mugello\u201c before winning again in the last European Championship race at Donington Park in 1977 in the March 782-BMW for 1978, at the debut of this construction. The Brazilian Alex Ribeiro drove the chassis number 772p-BMW \u201eU1\u201c here once more. And here a second example of this car with chassis number \u201eU2\u201c appeared, with which the Swiss Marc Surer took fourth place in Donington. \u201eU1\u201c and \u201eU2\u201c remained the only chassis of this construction to be manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u201eU1\u201c ran after 1977 under Norman Dickson, among others, in the then so-called Aurora series for privately used older Formula 1 and Formula 2 racing cars, the \u201eU2\u201c ran in Canada for a few years before being taken over by the Swiss Markus Hotz. He carefully restored the car once more and, after 2010, repeatedly entered it in historic hill climbs for several years.<br \/>\nEckhard and Oliver Schimpf from \u201e72STAGPOWER\u201c managed to acquire this Hotz March 772p-BMW \u201eU2\u201c. They restored the car to its original \u201eJ\u00e4germeister\u201c livery from that era, with which the car only started once in 1977 at the Eifelrennen N\u00fcrburgring under winner Jochen Mass.<\/p>\n<h2>Technical data of the F2-MARCH 772P-BMW from 1977<\/h2>\n<p><b>Engine:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BMW M Inline-4 Cylinder<\/li>\n<li>Valves per cylinder: 4<\/li>\n<li>Bore\/Stroke: 89.2 mm x 80.0 mm<\/li>\n<li>Engine displacement: 1,999 cc<\/li>\n<li>Mixture preparation<br \/>\nBosch Kugelfischer gasoline injection<\/li>\n<li>Dry sump lubrication<\/li>\n<li>Ignition: Bosch<\/li>\n<li>Power: more than 300 hp at 9,300 rpm<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Power transmission<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hewland FGA Five-Speed Transmission<\/li>\n<li>Rear-wheel drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chassis<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Body: GFRP<\/li>\n<li>Chassis: Aluminum monocoque with rear subframe<\/li>\n<li>Front suspension: two superimposed wishbones, Koni shock absorbers<\/li>\n<li>Rear suspension: Upper control arm,<br \/>\ntwo trailing arms below, two tie rods, Koni shock absorbers<\/li>\n<li>Tire dimensions front\/rear: 9.2\/20.0\u00d713 or 12.0\/23.0\u00d713<\/li>\n<li>Steering: Rack and pinion steering<\/li>\n<li>Brakes: AP disc brakes all around, front ventilated, rear internal and unventilated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Dimensions and Weights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unladen weight: approx. 500 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Im Gegensatz zur Formel 1, wo es March seit 1970 innerhalb von rund zwei Jahrzehnten mit Unterbrechungen und wechselnden Besitzverh\u00e4ltnissen um den Markennamen herum gerade einmal gelang zwischen 1970 und 1976 drei Grand Prix-Rennen zu gewinnen.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[328],"tags":[],"photographer":[],"class_list":["post-6949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cars","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MARCH 772P-BMW - Noch eins draufgesetzt | Curbs Magazin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Der Formel-2-March 772P-BMW von 1977, wie er lange Zeit seitens des March-Werks als Einzelexemplar eingesetzt wurde.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-took-it-up-another-notch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MARCH 772P-BMW - Noch eins draufgesetzt | Curbs Magazin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Der Formel-2-March 772P-BMW von 1977, wie er lange Zeit seitens des March-Werks als Einzelexemplar eingesetzt wurde.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/cars\/f2-march-772p-bmw-took-it-up-another-notch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SLICKPIX Magazin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/slickpix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-28T11:00:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MARCH-772P-BMW-formel-2-Eines-von-nur-zwei-gebauten-Fahrgestellen.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1266\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Erich Kahnt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Erich Kahnt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/slickpix.de\\\/cars\\\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/slickpix.de\\\/cars\\\/f2-march-772p-bmw-noch-eins-draufgesetzt\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Erich Kahnt\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/slickpix.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a857e442452cd701b42cde9c26dac78c\"},\"headline\":\"Der F2-MARCH 772P-BMW &#8211; 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