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The company first built a Formula 3 car in 1969, then went into F1 in [[1970]], supplying its '''701''' chassis to [[Tyrrell]] for [[Jackie Stewart]]. In addition the factory ran two team cars for [[Jo Siffert]] and [[Chris Amon]] sponsored by [[STP]]. A third car, entered by [[Mario Andretti]], appeared on several occasions. Stewart gave the March chassis its first F1 victory in the [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix]].

For [[1971]] March Engineering came up with the remarkable '''711''' chassis, which had a circular front wing [http://www.angelfirerrcv.comat/oh5images/hsrroadatlanta2001/midohio2002/march711f1aF1%20March711.jpgJPG]. The car took no wins, but [[Ronnie Peterson]] finished second on four occasions, ending runner up in the World Championship.

The [[1972]] season was not a great success. Peterson and [[Niki Lauda]] drove the factory cars while [[Frank Williams]] ran [[Henri Pescarolo]] and [[Carlos Pace]]. The only notable result was Peterson's third place in Germany.