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MBM
Full name	Monteverdi Basel Motoren; Monteverdi Basel Mantzel
Base	Binningen, Switzerland
Founder(s)	Peter Monteverdi
Noted drivers	Peter Monteverdi
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1961 German Grand Prix
Races entered	1 (0 starts)
Engines	Porsche
Constructors'; Championships	0
Drivers'; Championships	0
Race victories	0
Points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final entry	1961 German Grand Prix

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The MBM was a Swiss racing car built to Formula One regulations. Constructed by Peter Monteverdi at his base in Binningen, the vehicle never competed in a World Championship Grand Prix.

History

Monteverdi built his first single-seater racing car, a Formula Junior, in 1960, with the help of DKW engine expert Dieter Mantzel. The car was designed to be able to accommodate a 1.5-litre engine to suit the contemporary Formula One regulations.^[1]

For 1961, two MBM chassis were constructed, and fitted with Porsche Flat-4 engines, and initially driven in hillclimbs by Monteverdi himself. He then entered one of the cars in the 1961 Solitude Grand Prix, a non-championship Formula One race. Unable to set a representative time in practice, Monteverdi lined up on the grid at the back of the field, and retired with engine failure after just two laps.^[2] This car was subsequently written off in an accident at Hockenheim, and Monteverdi buried the wreckage, deciding against continuing with the project.^[1] He had entered the car for the 1961 German Grand Prix but this entry was withdrawn after the accident.

The other chassis was later exhibited in Monteverdi showrooms.^[1] Some sports cars, the MBM Special, Tourismo, and MBM Sports were also built in very limited numbers before Monteverdi began building cars under his own name in 1967.

Results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	WCC
1961	MBM	Porsche Flat-4		MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	0	NC
1961	MBM	Porsche Flat-4	Peter Monteverdi						WD			0	NC

Complete Formula One non-championship results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
1961	MBM	Porsche Flat-4		LOM	GLV	PAU	BRX	VIE	AIN	SYR	NAP	LON	SIL	SOL	KAN	DAN	MOD	FLG	OUL	LEW	VAL	RAN	NAT	RSA
1961	MBM	Porsche Flat-4	Peter Monteverdi											Ret

References

^ ^a ^b ^c David Hodges, "The A-Z of Grand Prix Cars", Crowood, 2001, p.154
^ John Thompson, "The Formula One Record Book", Leslie Frewin Publishing, 1974. pp. 40-41

[AZ-1] David Hodges, "The A-Z of Grand Prix Cars", Crowood, 2001, p.154

[2] John Thompson, "The Formula One Record Book", Leslie Frewin Publishing, 1974. pp. 40-41

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- Short_name = MBM |
+Short_name = MBM
- Long_name = Monteverdi Basel Motoren<br>Monteverdi Basel Mantzel |
+Long_name = Monteverdi Basel Motoren<br>Monteverdi Basel Mantzel
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- Base = [[Binningen, Switzerland|Binningen]], [[Switzerland]]  |
+Base = [[Binningen, Switzerland|Binningen]], [[Switzerland]]
- Founders = [[Peter Monteverdi]] |
+Founders = [[Peter Monteverdi]]
- Staff = |
+Staff =
- Drivers = {{flagicon|SUI}} Peter Monteverdi |
+Drivers = {{flagicon|SUI}} Peter Monteverdi
- Engines = [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]] |
+Engines = [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
- Debut = [[1961 German Grand Prix]] |
+Debut = [[1961 German Grand Prix]]
- Races = 1 (0 starts) |
+Races = 1 (0 starts)
- Cons_champ = 0 |
+Cons_champ = 0
- Drivers_champ = 0 |
+Drivers_champ = 0
- Wins = 0 |
+Wins = 0
- Poles = 0 |
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- Fastest_laps = 0 |
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- Points = 0 |
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- Last race = 1961 German Grand Prix |
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-The '''MBM''' was a Swiss [[Formula One]] [[racing car]]. The car was built by [[Peter Monteverdi]] at his base in [[Binningen, Switzerland|Binningen]], and was designed to compete in Grands Prix, although this aim was ultimately not achieved.
+The '''MBM''' was a Swiss [[ ]] [[ ]].  by [[Peter Monteverdi]] at his base in [[Binningen, Switzerland|Binningen]],     in     .
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