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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | March Engineering | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Gordon Coppuck Tim Holloway | ||||||||
Predecessor | 87P | ||||||||
Successor | 881 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Inboard coil springs, pull-rods and double wishbones | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Inboard coil springs, pull-rods and double wishbones | ||||||||
Engine | Cosworth DFZ, 3,494 cc (213.2 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | March 6-speed manual | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Leyton House March Racing Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 16. ![]() | ||||||||
Debut | 1987 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The March 871 was a Formula One racing car designed by the March Racing Team and driven in the 1987 Formula One season. The car was powered by a Cosworth DFZ V8 engine, and was driven by the 1986 International Formula 3000 champion, Italian Ivan Capelli.