24h Le Mans
Born in 1969, March is the acronym of the four founding members : Max Mosley (who later became FIA president), Alan Rees, Graham Coacker and Robin Herd.
After a single entry in 1975, March returned to Le Mans in 1982, with two 82G chassis powered by 6 litre Chevrolet V8 engines in the IMSA GTP class. This return to La Sarthe ended in both cars retiring. It would be 1985 before the 84G from the Kreepy Krauly team, winners at Daytona the previous year, would finish the race, in 22nd place. March would see its best result at Le Mans in 1986: the March-Porsche 85G entered by the British Richard Cleare team (the car present on Nov. 5 for the Esprit Le Mans day) won the GTP class (Grand Touring Prototype), with a 14th overall finish. Also of note, that same year Al Holbert won the race overall, the man who had given March its first successes in American endurance racing.
