The March 832 was a British

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, built by

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in 1983. The car's best result in Formula 2 racing was third in the 1983 championship season with

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scoring 4 wins with Onyx Racing. After finding moderate success in

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, it was later decided to convert the car to a closed-wheel

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, for the revived

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series, and compete in

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. It was powered by the 2-liter BMW M12/7B engine.

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successfully won the 2-liter Can-Am Championship that season, not scoring any wins, but managing to score 4 podiums, which was enough to clinch the championship.

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