Lyncar was a racing car constructor from the United Kingdom. The company built one Formula One car, in 1974, which participated in two Grands Prix, the 1974 and 1975 British Grands Prix.
History
Lyncar's founder Martin Slater had built and raced his own cars in junior formulae before becoming a designer for Lola, Brabham and March.
The car was later updated and entered for Emilio de Villota in the Shellsport International Series, winning a round in 1977 at Mallory Park. The car - dubbed the MS83 - was originally fitted with a Brian Hart 420R 2-litre engine, used before Los bought a Nicholson-fettled Cosworth DFV engine in May 1984, fitted after the Hart blew at the 1984 1000 km of Silverstone. It raced a number of times in the 1984 World Sportscar Championship season, without ever gaining a classified finish; however it would have been 2nd in class at the 1984 1000 km of Brands Hatch had it not been disqualified for its final lap taking too long.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! No.
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! Points
! WCC
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1974
|rowspan="2"| Pinch (Plant) Ltd
|rowspan="2"| Lyncar 006
|rowspan="2"| Ford V8
|rowspan="2"|
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| ARG
| BRA
| RSA
| ESP
| BEL
| MON
| SWE
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
| rowspan="2"|0
| rowspan="2"|NC
|-
|align="left"| John Nicholson
|29
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|
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
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|-
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| Pinch (Plant) Ltd.
|rowspan="2"| Lyncar 006
|rowspan="2"| Ford V8
|rowspan="2"|
|
|
| ARG
| BRA
| RSA
| ESP
| MON
| BEL
| SWE
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| USA
|
|rowspan="2"|0
|rowspan="2"|NC
|-
|align="left"| John Nicholson
|32
|
|
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|
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17
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|}
References
- Team Profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia
- Results from Formula1.com