| wb: 2560 mm | V4 cyl. 1699 cm³ 90 ch (SAE) |
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| M 530 | targa 2+2 | LX |
| M 530 | coupé 2+2 | LX |
No changes to the 530 LX for 1971. It is available in fixed roof or convertible versions sold respectively at 20,500 F and 21,500 F. Matra sold 1,703 cars.
Matra 530 LX nie uległa żadnym usprawnieniom na rok 1971. Coupé kosztuje 20500 a targa 21500 franków. Firma sprzedała 1703 samochody.
At the Paris Motor Show in October Matra celebrated double victory at Tour de France.
| 1st | Tour de France | MS 650 | Beltoise/Depailler/Todt | |
| 2nd | Tour de France | MS 650 | Pescarolo/Jabouille/Rives |
| Targa Florio 16.05.1971 | Entrant: | Results: | ||||||
| # | gen. | class | category | |||||
| 76 | Djet 5S | Fiorentino/Abate | 37th | 3rd sport | 1st up to 1.3 | |||
| 24h Le Mans 13.06.1971 | Entrant: | Results: | Index: | |||||
| # | chassis | gen. | class | perf. | eff. | |||
| 32 | MS 660 | #01 | Amon/Beltoise | Matra | fail. | - | - | - |
The MS 660 seen in Le Mans last year took part in three important races this year: 1,000 km of Buenos Aires in January, 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, 1,000 km of Paris in October, but they did not finish any. The season was saved by two MS 650 driven by Beltoise / Depailler / Todt and Pescarolo / Jabouille / Rives who arrived 1st and 2nd at Tour de France.
Tour de France.
Matra Djet 5S (Francesco Fiorentino / Gaetano Sidoti Abate) at Targa Florio.
Matra MS 660, chassis #01, engine: Matra-Simca (Chris Amon / Jean-Pierre Beltoise) by Equipe Matra at 24h Le Mans.
Formula 1 Victories:
| 3rd | Spanish Grand Prix | MS 120B | #20 | Amon | |
| 1st | Argentinian GP (non-championship) | MS 120B | Amon |
Chris Amon zdobył łącznie 9 punktów i został sklasyfikowany na 11 pozycji. Jean-Pierre Beltoise z jednym punktem zajął 22 miejsce. W klasyfikacji producentów Matra uplasowała się na 7 miejscu.
Chris Amon won a total of 9 points and was ranked in 11th position. Jean-Pierre Beltoise with just one point took 22nd place. In the manufacturers' standings Matra was ranked in 7th place.
Chris Amon at Spanish Grand Prix.
Formula 1 Entries:
| South African Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #19 | Amon | 5th | ||
| Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #20 | Amon | 3rd | ||
| MS 120B | #21 | Beltoise | 6th | ||
| Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #20 | Amon | fail. | ||
| MS 120B | #21 | Beltoise | fail. | ||
| Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #20 | Amon | fail. | ||
| MS 120B | #21 | Beltoise | 9th | ||
| French Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #20 | Amon | 5th | ||
| MS 120B | #21 | Beltoise | 7th | ||
| British Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #21 | Amon | fail. | ||
| MS 120B | #22 | Beltoise | 7th | ||
| German Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #10 | Amon | fail. | ||
| Italian Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #12 | Amon | 6th | ||
| Canadian Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #20 | Amon | 10th | ||
| MS 120B | #21 | Beltoise | fail. | ||
| USA Grand Prix | |||||
| MS 120B | #11 | Amon | 12th | ||
| MS 120B | #12 | Beltoise | 8th | ||
