William I'Anson Ltd are delighted to announce for sale, the Ex-Michael Andretti, Adrian Newey Designed, Kraco Racing, Race Winning, Pole Position and Podium placing, 1986 March 86C.

We believe this is one of the most historically important, successful and original examples of the car that is widely credited as a major turning point in legendary Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey’s career.

The March 86C was effectively Adrian Newey's laboratory for many of the ideas that later made his Formula 1 cars so successful, and established the design philosophy that would feature so strongly throughout his career. Dominating the 1986 CART season with 14 victories, an Indianapolis 500 win and the championship, it became one of the most successful customer racing chassis ever produced.

Supplied new to the Kraco Racing to be driven by their star driver Michael Andretti during the 1986 season. This car’s success was a significant contributing factor in both Andretti and the teams 2nd place finish in the 1986 CART PPG IndyCar World Series championship.

Driven to a convincing victory at the Phoenix International Raceway by Michael Andretti, leading a staggering 166 laps to win a full lap ahead of the rest of the field.

With five documented race starts for Andretti, including pole position and new track record at Pocono, and a 2nd place finish at Michigan, it also has six documented appearances that season as Andretti's back up car.

Retained by Kraco racing at the end of the 1986 season and purchased some 15 months later, directly from the team, through an introduction by Bobby Rahal, by well known racer, collector and drummer Nick Mason while on The Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour with Pink Floyd in 1988. It has remained part of his impressive Ten Tenths Collection for the last 38 years.

In his hands it has made a number of appearances at the Goodwood Festival of speed. Other than that it has seen little use and has remaining highly original.

As such this is the incredibly rare opportunity, not only to own a car from one of the most revered private collections, but also to become only the second private owner, from new, of a race winning, podium and pole position placing car, raced by of one of the most successful drivers in American open-wheel racing history.

For more information on this incredibly original example of March's 86C. Please visit our website or enquire.