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The McLaren M10 was a
The McLaren M10 was manufactured in large numbers. Built close to the weight limit, it was very light and was powered by a 500+ hp
The M10 was the only Formula 5000 racing car to win the North American Formula 5000 Championship twice. In 1970,
The McLaren M10 was a Formula 5000
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race car
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chassis built by McLaren
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that competed in North America
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and Europe
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between 1969 and 1973.
Design
The McLaren M10 was manufactured in large numbers. Built close to the weight limit, it was very light and was powered by a 500+ hp Chevrolet V8 engine
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. The cars were not manufactured by McLaren itself, but by the British racing car manufacturer Trojan. Trojan was able to complete and deliver 17 of the originally ordered quantity of 50 vehicles.
Racing history
The M10 was the only Formula 5000 racing car to win the North American Formula 5000 Championship twice. In 1970, John Connor
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won the championship with four race wins. A year later, Briton David Hobbs won the championship with victories at Seattle, Road America, Laguna Seca, Edmonton, and Lime Rock.
The M10 was also used in the European Formula 5000 Championship
The European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars held annually from 1969 to 1975.Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in Europe: Race By Race It was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Ca ...
. In the first season of this series, Peter Gethin
Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 June 1970. He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix in the fastes ...
won the championship title with an M10 fielded by Church Farm Racing.
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