- March 881
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March 881 Category Formula One Constructor March Engineering Designer(s) Adrian Newey Technical specifications Chassis Carbon fibre monocoque Engine Judd CV, 3,496 cc (213.3 cu in), 76º V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, Transmission March 6-speed manual Fuel Mobil
BPTyres Goodyear Competition history Notable entrants Leyton House March Racing Team Notable drivers 15. 
Maurício Gugelmin
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Ivan CapelliDebut 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 18 0 0 0 Constructors' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 The March 881 was a Formula One racing car designed by Adrian Newey (his first ever F1 car) and raced by March Racing Team in the 1988 Formula One season by Italian Ivan Capelli and the debuting Maurício Gugelmin from Brazil. The car's best result was a second place driven by Capelli at the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix.
The March 881 used the Judd V8 engine and was consistently the fastest speed trapped 'atmo' car of the 1988 season. Capelli and his March 881 was the only non-turbo car/driver combination in 1988 to actually lead a grand prix when he briefly took the lead on lap 16 of the Japanese Grand Prix from Alain Prost in his McLaren Honda. This was also the first time since the 1983 season that a naturally aspirated car had led a Formula One grand prix.
Capelli finished the season in 7th place with 17 points while Gugelmin finished his debut season in 13th place with 5 points. March finished the year 6th in the Constructors Championship with 22 points.
With the new March CG891 only being completed in time for the 1989 Monaco Grand Prix, the team were forced to use the 881 for some races in 1989. Gugelmin finished a magnificent 3rd at his home grand prix in Brazil in the old 881 but these were in fact his and the team's only points of 1989.
Cars that competed in the 1988 Formula One season McLaren MP4/4 • Ferrari F1/87/88C • Benetton B188 • Arrows A10B • Lotus 100T • March 881 • Williams FW12 • Tyrrell 017 • Rial ARC1 • Minardi M188 • Zakspeed 881/881B • Coloni FC188/FC188B • Ligier JS31 • Osella FA1I • Osella FA1L • Lola LC88 • Dallara 3087 • Dallara F188 • AGS JH23 • EuroBrun ER188Cars that competed in the 1989 Formula One season McLaren MP4/5 • Williams FW12C • Williams FW13 • Ferrari 640 • Benetton B188 • Benetton B189 • Tyrrell 017B • Tyrrell 018 • Lotus 101 • Arrows A11 • Dallara F189 • Brabham BT58 • Minardi M188B • Minardi M189 • Onyx ORE-1 • March 881 • March CG891 • Ligier JS33 • Rial ARC2 • AGS JH23B • AGS JH24 • Lola LC88B • Lola LC89 • EuroBrun ER188B • EuroBrun ER189 • Osella FA1M89 • Zakspeed 891 • Coloni FC188B • Coloni C3
March EngineeringFormula One cars Categories:- 1988 Formula One season cars
- 1989 Formula One season cars
- March Formula One cars
- Formula One stubs
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