March 85C

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The March 85C is an open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1985 IndyCar season. March would win 10 out of the 15 races that season, along with taking 12 pole positions. Newey's March 85C chassis would clinch the 1985 IndyCar championship in the hands of Al Unser, and the 1985 Indianapolis 500 with Danny Sullivan, with his famous last-lap "spin-and-win." It was powered by the Buick Indy V6 turbo engine, which powered Pancho Carter to pole position, and Scott Brayton to second position at the Indianapolis 500, sweeping the top two spots, and the Ford-Cosworth DFX turbo V8 engine. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 86C</span>

The March 86C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1986 IndyCar season, and eventually the 1987 IndyCar season. The season was another whitewash and a clean-sweep for March, following up on the success of their 1985 campaign. The 86C chassis dominated the season, winning 14 out of the 17 races, and taking 13 pole positions. Newey's March 86C chassis successfully clinched the 1986 IndyCar championship and the 1986 Indianapolis 500 with Bobby Rahal. It was primarily powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFX turbo V8 engine, but also used both the Buick Indy V6 turbo engine, and the Ilmor-Chevrolet 265-A Indy V8 turbo engine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 87C</span>

The March 87C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1986 IndyCar season, alongside the 85C and 86C. The season was another whitewash and a clean-sweep for March, following up on the success of their 1986 campaign. The 86C chassis dominated the season, winning 9 out of the 15 races, and taking 8 pole positions. The March 87C chassis successfully clinched the 1986 IndyCar championship with Bobby Rahal, and the 1987 Indianapolis 500, with Al Unser. It was powered by the Cosworth DFX turbo engine like its predecessors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 84C</span>

The March 84C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1984 IndyCar season. March won 10 out of the 16 races, and took 8 pole positions. Newey's March 84C chassis successfully clinched the 1984 Constructors' Championship, and the 1984 Indianapolis 500 with Rick Mears. It was powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFX turbo V8 engine, but also occasionally used the Buick Indy V6 engine.

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The March 83C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed by and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1983 IndyCar season. The season was a white-wash and a clean-sweep for March, winning 7 out of the 13 races, and taking 9 pole positions that season. Newey's March 84C chassis successfully clinched the 1983 Constructors' Championship, and the 1983 Indianapolis 500 with Tom Sneva. It was powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFX turbo V8 engine.

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The March 81C is an open-wheel race car, designed by and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1981 IndyCar season. It was March's first successful IndyCar chassis. The March 81C chassis managed to win 2 out of the 11 races that season, and score 1 pole position, all with Tom Sneva. It was powered by the 840 hp (630 kW) Ford-Cosworth DFX turbo V8 engine.

The March 88C is an open-wheel race car, designed and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1988 IndyCar season. The 88C chassis won four out of the 15 races, all with Al Unser Jr., but only managed to score 1 pole position, with Michael Andretti in Milwaukee. It was powered by numerous engines, including the Cosworth DFX turbo engine, the Ilmor-Chevrolet 265-A engine, the Porsche Indy V8 engine, the Buick Indy V6 engine, and the Judd AV.

The March 89C, and its deriatives, the 89P and 89CE, are open-wheel race car chassis, designed and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1989 IndyCar season. The 89C chassis only won one race, and took two pole positions, all with Teo Fabi. It was powered by numerous engines, including the Cosworth DFX turbo engine, the Porsche Indy V8 engine, and the Alfa Romeo Indy V8 engine.

References

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