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MS9, V12 (60º) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2999cc, 79.7 x 50 mm
11.0:1
410 bhp / 306 KW @ 9800 rpm
aluminium block and head
DOHC, 4 valves/cyl, 48 valves total
aspiration, natural with Lucas Mark II mechanical fuel injection
Dry sump
ZF 5DS 25, 5 speed manual gearbox
fiberglass bodyshell on steel spaceframe chassis
Suspension (fr/r) double wishbones, coil springs over dampers
rack and pinion
Girling discs, all-round
Length 3900 mm (153.5 in)
Width 1900 mm (74.8 in)
Height 760 mm (29.9 in)
Wheelbase 2440 mm (96.1 in)
Track (fr/r) 1440 mm (56.7 in) / 1490 mm (58.7 in)
740kg
Results in WSCC
Car entry | Car number/ result | ||||||||||
Dayt | Sebring | Brands Hatch | Monza | Targa Florio | Spa | Nurb | Le Man | Watkins Glen | Zeltweg | ||
Team | 24h | 12h | 6h | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 24h | 6h | 1000km | ||
Matra Sports, MS650-01 | #33, 4th | #9, 4th | #42, acci dent | ||||||||
Matra Sports, M630-02 -> MS630/650-02 | #6, in entry list | #35, 7th | #10, clutch | ||||||||
Matra Sports, M630-03 -> MS630/650-03 | #3, fuel feed | #7, in entry list | #34, elec trics | ||||||||
Total points 18 |
11 | 7 | |||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||
Starts/finishes 7/3 | 1/0 | 3/2 | 2/1 | 1/0 | |||||||
Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||
Matra Sports or Ecurie Matra Elf | |||||||||||
Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 3 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 42 | ||||||
Jean Guichet | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 7 | 33 | |||||||||
Piers Courage | 33 | ||||||||||
Herbert Müller | 34 | ||||||||||
Nanni Galli | 35 | ||||||||||
Robin Widdows | 35 | 10 | |||||||||
Pedro Rodriguez | 9 | 42 |
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