Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Matra akachengeta muFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise, uye New Zealander Chris Amon akabatana naMatra vachishandisa iyo Matra MS120B tsananguro vhezheni ye1971. Beltoise akanga ari mumatambudziko mushure me1971 1000 km Buenos Aires; kumhanya kweMatra sports car team; akabatanidzwa mutsaona umo Ignazio Giunti akafa, uye rezinesi reBeltoise renyika dzese rakamiswa kwenguva yakati. Amon akakunda muArgentina Grand Prix uye akapedza wechishanu mumutambo wokutanga mumwaka wa1971 muSouth African Grand Prix. Beltoise akadzokera kuSpanish Grand Prix achipedza ari wechitanhatu uye Amon akapedza ari wechitatu. Mujaho Mukuru weMonaco wakanga uri mujaho wakashata vose vari vaviri vachiregedza nemhinganidzo dzakakundikana. Dutch Grand Prix yakaona Beltoise ari wechipfumbamwe uye Amon achirega basa mushure mekunge aputika. Ipapo kwakauya French Grand Prix iyo yaiva nhangemutange yaMatra naBeltoise, naAmon wechishanu uye Beltoise wechinomwe. Tevere, British Grand Prix yakaona Beltoise ari wechinomwe uye Amon achirega basa nekutadza kweinjini. Mutambo weGerman Grand Prix wakaona Matra achingopinda muAmon uye achisiya basa nekuda kwetsaona. Matra akakundikana muAustria Grand Prix asi akapinda muItaly Grand Prix
, uko Matra chete akapinda Amon zvakare uyo akatora pole uye akaratidza kunyadzisa kuna Ferrari pamusha wavo track, uye akapedza wechitanhatu. Ipapo muCanada Grand Prix vakaona Beltoise achidzoka asi achirega basa netsaona, uye Amon akapedza ari 10th. Mujaho wokupedzisira wa1971 waiva United States Grand Prix naBeltoise wechisere naAmon wechi12.