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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | March Engineering | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Adrian Newey | ||||||||
Predecessor | 871 | ||||||||
Successor | CG891 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrods | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pullrods | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Rear: 1,676 mm (66.0 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,855 mm (112.4 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Judd CV, 3,496 cc (213.3 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, | ||||||||
Transmission | March 6-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Mobil BP | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Leyton House March Racing Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 15. ![]() 16. ![]() | ||||||||
Debut | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The March 881 was a Formula One racing car designed by Adrian Newey, his first ever Formula One car,[1] and raced by March Racing Team in the 1988 season by Italian Ivan Capelli and the debuting Maurício Gugelmin from Brazil. The car's best result was a second place driven by Capelli at the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix.