• Year of manufacture 
    1985
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    590
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

  • Said to be the car raced by Jacques Villeneuve for the Canadian Tire team
  • Reportedly finished 5th at the 1985 Indianapolis 500, driven by Johnny Parsons, Jr.
  • Long-term display piece with 'as-raced' patina

The Mitosinka Collection’s March was, according to its owner, the car driven by Jacques Villeneuve under the ownership of the Canadian Tire team during the 1984 season, initially as an 83C and subsequently as an 84C.

The following year Villeneuve continued to compete in the car, now as an 85C. According to Mr. Mitosinka, he failed to qualify at the Indianapolis 500, however, so the car was taken over for that event by Johnny Parsons and finished fifth overall. Afterward the car is said to have raced for the remainder of the 1985 season by Mr. Villeneuve, with its best finishes being a first overall at Elkhart Lake and third overall at Mid-Ohio.

1984 Model Driver, Racing Number Finished Total Points
Long Beach 83C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 6th
Phoenix 83C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 13th
Portland 83C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 6th
Meadowlands 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 15th
Cleveland 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 9th
Sanair 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 8th
Phoenix 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 9th
Laguna Seca 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 24th
Las Vegas 84C Jacques Villeneuve (6) 15th
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1985 Model Driver, Racing Number Finished Total Points
Long Beach 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 7th
Indianapolis 85C Johnny Parsons, Jr. (29) 5th
Milwaukee 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 22nd
Portland 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 23rd
Meadowlands 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 21st
Cleveland 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 4th
Elkhart Lake 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 1st
Mid-Ohio 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 3rd
Sanair 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 11th
Laguna Seca 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 25th
Phoenix 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 13th
Miami 85C Jacques Villeneuve (8) 17th
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Mr. Mitosinka acquired the March for his collection in 1999, at one of the first RM Auctions sales to be held in California. Its steering system was rebuilt shortly thereafter but it has remained otherwise largely a display piece in the collection ever since, in “as-raced” condition. The engine in the car is an incomplete block and a new engine would need to be built in order to return the car to the track. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mt20.


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Richmond
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Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Augustin
Last name 
Sabatie-Garat

Phone 
+44-2078517070