This is the Matra MS10 in which Sir Jackie Stewart took a memorable win at the Nürburgring in August 1968, in what’s often cited as one of the greatest Grand Prix victories of all time.
And next month it’ll be a star attraction at Chantilly Arts & Elegance as the French event celebrates 50 years since Stewart and home-grown marque Matra won the Formula One drivers’ and constructors’ championships in 1969.
In fact, it’s one of nine Matras gathering to honour the half-century of this achievement at Château de Chantilly, north of Paris, on 30 June.
Stewart’s astounding victory came the year before he and Matra took the titles
Stewart won in horrendous conditions, with the track blanketed by heavy rain and fog, and despite having a broken wrist. Sixth on the grid at the start, he drove superbly to take the chequered flag more than four minutes clear of Graham Hill.
The following year, Stewart and Matra won both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles and that success is represented by an MS80 of the type he raced that year, although the show car, chassis 03, was actually a reserve monocoque.
