The MBM was a Swiss

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built to

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regulations. Constructed by

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at his base in Binningen, the vehicle never competed in a World Championship Grand Prix.

History

Monteverdi built his first single-seater racing car, a Formula Junior, in 1960, with the help of DKW engine expert Dieter Mantzel. The car was designed to be able to accommodate a 1.5-litre engine to suit the contemporary Formula One regulations.David Hodges, "The A-Z of Grand Prix Cars", Crowood, 2001, p.154 For 1961, two MBM chassis were constructed, and fitted with

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engines, and initially driven in hillclimbs by Monteverdi himself. He then entered one of the cars in the 1961 Solitude Grand Prix, a non-championship Formula One race. Unable to set a representative time in practice, Monteverdi lined up on the grid at the back of the field, and retired with engine failure after just two laps.John Thompson, "The Formula One Record Book", Leslie Frewin Publishing, 1974. pp. 40-41 This car was subsequently written off in an accident at

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, and Monteverdi buried the wreckage, deciding against continuing with the project. He had entered the car for the 1961 German Grand Prix but this entry was withdrawn after the accident. The other chassis was later exhibited in

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showrooms. Some sports cars, the MBM Special, Tourismo, and MBM Sports were also built in very limited numbers before Monteverdi began building cars under his own name in 1967. F1-001

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Results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete Formula One non-championship results

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MBM Formula One constructors Swiss racecar constructors Auto racing teams established in 1961 Auto racing teams disestablished in 1961 1961 establishments in Switzerland 1961 disestablishments in Switzerland