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Patrick Tambay first raced the second M29 at the 1979 German Grand Prix where he qualified down in 15th and retired then retired with suspension failure after 30 laps. It was an ominous debut as Tambay managed to reach the finish just once with M29-2 in 1979; placing tenth at the Austrian Grand Prix. For the 1980 season, it was updated to B and then C specification and raced by John Watson. As a M29C, it finished fourth twice. Sold by the works team at the end of 1981, it first re-appeared in historic racing in 1983. Its most recent custodian acquired the car in 2016 but already had a history with it when he worked as a fabricator at McLaren in 1979. The New Zealand native had since built a successful engineering company, which allowed him to buy the M29 he worked on in period. Stepping up from a Ford Mustang, he started racing it in Masters Historic Racing events in 2018. He also demonstrated it at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed where McLaren’s 60th anniversary was celebrated.
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1979 |
| First owner |
McLaren Racing |
| Last known location |
New Zeeland Historic Racer |
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