67
1967 — 1969
Matra International
Tyrrell-run Cosworth cars; 1969 double championship.
Matra SportsF1 team history & lineage
A French missile manufacturer that won a world championship in two seasons, then walked away to build V12 sports cars.
- Base
- Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
- Founded
- 1965 as the racing arm of Engins Matra
- Constructors' titles
- 1
- Drivers' titles
- 1
- Race wins
- 9
- Identities
- 2
Lineage
70
1970 — 1972
Equipe Matra Sports
Works V12 entry; podiums but no wins.
The Long Version
Matra chassis first appeared in 1967, run in Formula One by Ken Tyrrell's outfit.
Jackie Stewart won the 1969 drivers' and constructors' titles in the Cosworth-powered MS80.
Matra insisted on its own V12 for 1970, so Tyrrell switched to March and then his own cars.
The works team withdrew after 1972 and concentrated on winning Le Mans.
Drivers of Note
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Matra Sports lineage data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Matra Sports(opens in a new tab)
Team history and the takeovers or rebrands that shaped this lineage.
- Wikipedia — List of Formula One constructors(opens in a new tab)
Used to confirm each constructor entity in the lineage and its active seasons.
- StatsF1 — Matra Sports lineage(opens in a new tab)
Season records for the predecessor and successor entries in this lineage.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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