The Chevron B30 is an open-wheel race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer and constructor,

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, for

Formula 5000 Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars tha ...

racing, in 1975, where it found modest success. It was driven by Briton

David Purley David Charles Purley, GM (26 January 1945 – 2 July 1985) was a British racing driver born in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, who participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting at Monaco in 1973. Purley is best known ...

. Purley won 2 races in the 1975 Championship season, eventually finishing the championship in 5th-place, with 98 points. It was powered by a

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-tuned naturally-aspirated Ford V6 engine, and was the only car on the grid to be fielding a

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(which was still permitted within the regulations). It was also entered into one non-championship

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

race, the

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, but failed to qualify. It was later converted into a Group 8 car, where it competed in the short-lived Shellsport International

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racing series. David Purley successfully won the 1976 Championship season, winning 6 out of the 13 races that season, taking 7 podium finishes, as well as 4 pole positions, and 7 fastest laps, and finishing the season with 188 championship points.

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