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| Category | Group 5Prototype | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Matra | ||||||||
| Designer | Bernard Boyer | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Matra-Simca MS660C | ||||||||
| Successor | Matra-Simca MS680 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2][3] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Fibreglass body onaluminiummonocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | 1972: Wishbones, trailing arms, coils over dampers, anti-roll bar. 1973-1974: twin lower links, single top links, twin trailing arms, coils over dampers, anti-roll bar. | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,525 mm (60.0 in) Rear: 1,500 mm (59.1 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,558 mm (100.7 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Matra MS73, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 60ºV12,NA,Longitudinal,mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | 1972:Matra 5-speed Manual. 1973-1974:Porsche 5-speed Manual. | ||||||||
| Weight | 1972: 700 kg (1,543.2 lb) 1973: 678 kg (1,494.7 lb) 1974: 675 kg (1,488.1 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Equipe Matra-SimcaShell Équipe Gitanes | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Henri Pescarolo Graham HillFrançois Cevert Howden GanleyJean-Pierre JabouilleJean-Pierre BeltoiseChris AmonGérard LarrousseJean-Pierre Jarier Jacky Ickx | ||||||||
| Debut | 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 2 | ||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 2 | ||||||||
TheMatra-Simca MS670 was aGroup 5prototype race car introduced in 1972 for theWorld Championship for Makes. The MS670 replaced the previousMatra-Simca MS660C.[4]
The MS670 only made one appearance in 1972, the24 Hours of Le Mans. Matra entered four cars,Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Chris Amon in the olderMatra-Simca MS660C,François Cevert/Howden Ganley,Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill andJean-Pierre Jabouille/David Hobbs. Hill/Pescarolo won the race by a lap from Cevert/Ganley. Beltoise/Amon retired with engine failure and Jabouille/Hobbs retired with a broken gearbox.
In theWorld Championship for Makes, Matra had scored twenty points, earning it seventh in the championship.
The first race of the season was the1973 24 Hours of Daytona and Matra entered one car using the MS670 driven by Cevert/Beltoise/Pescarolo and retired from the race with engine failure. The driver line ups for the 1973Vallelunga 6 Hours were Cevert/Beltoise and Cevert/Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse, all drivers using the newMatra-Simca MS670B, Cevert/Pescarolo/Larrousse won and Cevert/Beltoise retired with engine failure. The driver line ups for the next two races, starting with the 1973 1000km of Dijon were Cevert/Beltoise and Pescarolo/Larrousse. Pescarolo/Larrousse won the race and Cevert/Beltoise finished third. The1000km of Monza saw Pescarolo/Larrousse third and Cevert/Beltoise eleventh. The driver line ups for the1000 km of Spa were Pescarolo/Amon/Hill and Pescarolo/Larrousse/Amon, Pescarolo/Larrousse/Amon finished third and Pescarolo/Amon/Hill retired with engine failure. The team skipped theTarga Florio but entered the1000km of Nürburgring with Cevert/Beltoise and Pescarolo/Larrousse driving but both cars retired with engine failure. Matra entered four cars for the24 Hours of Le Mans, Pescarolo/Larrousse, Cevert/Beltoise, Jabouille/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud andPatrick Depailler/Bob Wollek. Pescarolo/Larrousse won the race, Jabouille/Jaussaud finished third, Cevert/Beltoise retired with an accident caused by a puncture and Depailler/Wollek also retired with a broken oil pump and engine failure. The1000km of Zeltweg returned to two cars with Pescarolo/Larrousse winning the race from Cevert/Beltoise. In the final race of the 1973 season, theWatkins Glen 6 Hours, Pescarolo/Larrousse won but Cevert/Beltoise retired with broken ignition.
In theWorld Championship for Makes, Matra had scored one hundred and twenty four points, earning it first-place in the standings.
The first race of the season was the1000km of Monza and the driver line ups were Pescarolo/Larrousse and Beltoise/Jean-Pierre Jarier but both cars retired with engine failure using the newMatra-Simca MS670C. The driver line ups for the1000 km of Spa were Jarier/Jacky Ickx and Pescarolo/Larrousse, Jarier/Ickx won the race and Pescarolo/Larrousse retired with a broken head gasket. The1000km of Nürburgring saw Beltoise/Jarier and Pescarolo/Larrousse driving. Beltoise/Jarier won the race and Pescarolo/Larrousse finished fifth. Pescarolo/Larrousse won the1000km of Imola and Beltoise/Jarier finished fourth. Matra entered four cars for the24 Hours of Le Mans, Pescarolo/Larrousse, Jabouille/François Migault, Jaussaud/Wollek/José Dolhem and Beltoise/Jarier in the newMatra-Simca MS680. Pescarolo/Larrousse won the race, Jabouille/Migault finished third, both Jaussaud/Wollek/Dolhem and Beltoise/Jarier retired with engine failure. The1000km of Zeltweg returned to two cars with Pescarolo/Larrousse winning the race and Beltoise/Jarier finishing third. The team returned to the MS670C for the remainder of the season. Beltoise/Jarier won theWatkins Glen 6 Hours and Pescarolo/Larrousse retired with a broken gear shift lever. In both the 1000km of Le Castellet and1000km of Brands Hatch Beltoise/Jarier won from Pescarolo/Larrousse. For the final race of the 1974 season, the Kyalami 6 Hours, Pescarolo/Larrousse won from Beltoise/Jarier.
In theWorld Championship for Makes, Matra had scored one hundred and forty points, earning it first in the championship for the second consecutive season but at the end of the year Matra pulled out of motor racing.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | WEMCP |
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| 1972 | Equipe Matra-SimcaShell | Group 5 | BAI | DAY | SEB | BRH | MZA | SPA | TGA | NÜR | LMS | ORC | WGN | 20 | 7th | ||
| Graham Hill | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| François Cevert | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howden Ganley | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Hobbs | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Equipe Matra-SimcaShell | Group 5 | DAY | VAL | DIJ | MZA | SPA | TGA | NÜR | LMS | ORC | WGN | 124 | 1st | |||
| François Cevert | 27 | 1 / 15 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 27 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 / 17 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gérard Larrousse | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Chris Amon | 3 / 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graham Hill | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Depailler | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Wollek | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Équipe Gitanes | Group 5 | MZA | SPA | NÜR | IMO | LMS | ORC | WGN | RIC | BRH | KYA | 140 | 1st | |||
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jacky Ickx | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | 39 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Gérard Larrousse | 39 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| François Migault | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| José Dolhem | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Wollek | 34 |
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