The Matra 620 marks the beginning of a real saga for the French brand which wants to diversify its activities. If during the tests at the beginning of April, the results were promising, the results have not been confirmed. The competition was tough and the team was in training.

Only car No. 43 retained the left-hand drive. Its front right headlight is green, as Pescarolo’s helmet. With his first victories in F3, Henri Pescarolo, who took part for the first time in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, replaced Jacky Ickx, who also made his debut at Le Mans in the Ford GT40 No. 60. He is associated with Jean-Pierre Jaussaud who takes the start. Struggling with an ignition problem, he is forced to pit stop after only 9 laps. Endless stops followed and after only 38 laps in 8 hours of racing, the team gave up.

The 620 finished their career the same year after 1000 km of Paris without glory. We do not know yet but Matra has inaugurated its LeMans saga and the end of 1966 really marks the beginning of the adventure since all the key characters are now in place.