Lyncar

• Name — Lyncar • Founders — Martin Slater • Engines — Ford V8 • Entrants — Pinch (Plant) Ltd. (John Nicholson) • Debut — 1974 British Grand Prix • Final Race — 1975 British Grand Prix • Races — 2 (1 start) • Wins — 0 • Cons Champ — 0 • Drivers Champ — 0 • Poles — 0 • Fastest Laps — 0

Lyncar's founder Martin Slater had built and raced his own cars in junior formulae before becoming a designer for Lola, Brabham and March. In 1971, Slater built a car to enter the British Formula Atlantic Championship, the first of a series of machines which led to the Lyncar 005 with which McLaren engine-builder and amateur racer John Nicholson won the 1973 and 1974 championships.

• Illustration — Lyncar F1 Cosworth that won at Mallory Park in 1977 Based upon success in Formula Atlantic, Nicholson commissioned a Formula One chassis from Slater. Nicholson had by then established his own engine building business and was unable to spare the time for a full Grand Prix season. He entered non-championship races and the British Grand Prix in both and, qualifying for the latter. He was classified 17th (five laps behind) despite crashing in the heavy storm at the end of the race. The car was later updated and entered for Emilio de Villota in the Shellsport International Series, winning a round in 1977 at Mallory Park.

In 1983, Greek racing driver Costas Los commissioned Slater to build a car for Group C2 class of the World Sportscar Championship. 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.

(key) • Year — Entrant — Chassis — Engine — Tyres — Drivers — No. — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — Points — WCC • 1974 — Pinch (Plant) Ltd — Lyncar 006 — Ford V8 — Firestone — ARG — BRA — RSA — ESP — BEL — MON — SWE — NED — FRA — GBR — GER — AUT — ITA — CAN — USA — 0 — NC • John Nicholson — 29 — DNQ • Pinch (Plant) Ltd. — Lyncar 006 — Ford V8 — Goodyear — ARG — BRA — RSA — ESP — MON — BEL — SWE — NED — FRA — GBR — GER — AUT — ITA — USA — 0 — NC • John Nicholson — 32 — 17