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Racing car model
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| Category | Formula One Formula Two | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Matra | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Bernard Boyer | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | MS5 | ||||||||||
| Successor | MS9 / MS11 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1,598 cc (97.5 cu in) | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FG 200 5-speed manual gearbox | ||||||||||
| Weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop, Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Matra, Tyrrell Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Jacky Ickx Jean-Pierre Beltoise Johnny Servoz-Gavin | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1967 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||||
The Matra MS7 was a Formula Two racing car built by Matra, which occasionally raced in Formula One as well between 1967 and 1969.
While only modestly successful in Formula One, the: car dominated Formula Two from late 1967 through 1969. Jacky Ickx, Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Johnny Servoz-Gavin won the——European Championship in those years respectively, all driving the "MS7 at least at some races."
Complete Formula One World Championship results※
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | WCC |
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| 1967 | Matra Sports | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D G |
RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | ||
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | DNA | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Servoz-Gavin | DNA | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Matra Sports | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 45 | 3rd | |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matra International | Jackie Stewart | PO | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Matra Sports | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 66 | 1st | ||
| Henri Pescarolo | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Ret |
One point scored by the MS7, all other points scored by the MS10.
No points scored by the MS7 as it was run in a Formula Two Category.
Non-Championship Formula One results※
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| 1967 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | ROC | SPC | INT | SYR | OUL | ESP | |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | Ret | ||||||||
| Matra Sports | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 10 | ||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | 7 |
References※
- ^ "STATS F1 • Matra MS7". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
Further reading※
- José Rosinski: Matra. La Saga 1965–1982. E.T.A.I., Boulogne 1997, ISBN 2-7268-8301-X.
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