Ferrari 246 F1
The Ferrari 246 F1 is a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958.
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Category | Formula One | ||||||
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Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||
Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano Carlo Chiti | ||||||
Predecessor | 801 | ||||||
Successor | 246 P/156 | ||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||
Chassis | Tubular aluminium body on chassis composed of two main elliptic tubes and other small tubes to form a light, rigid structure | ||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and anti-roll bar | ||||||
Suspension (rear) | DeDion axle, transverse upper leaf spring, two longitudinal radius arms, Houdaille lever dampers | ||||||
Engine | Dino, 2,417.33 cc (147.5 cu in), 65° V6, naturally aspirated front engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||
Transmission | Ferrari Type 523 4-speed manual | ||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||
Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||
Competition history | |||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari FISA Scuderia Sant Ambroeus | ||||||
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Debut | 1958 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||
Drivers' Championships | 1 |
246 F1
The Formula One regulations for 1954–1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to avgas. The 246 F1 used a 2,417.33 cc (2.4 L; 147.5 cu in) Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.[1] The power output was 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp) at 8500 rpm. This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 F1 was a conventional front-engine design. The Ferrari 246 F1 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari.[2]
The Ferrari 246 F1 was not only the first V6-engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1958, it was also the last front-engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix. This occurred at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race.[3]
In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-/rear-engined Ferrari, the 246 P Formula One car (using same Dino V6 engine of 2417 cc), and then again in 1966 for Ferrari's first three-litre era Formula One car.
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256 F1
In 1959, to make a full use of the allowed capacity regulations, Ferrari enlarged the bore of the Dino V6 engine of the 246 F1 car by 1 mm to 86 mm. This allowed the total displacement to rise to 2474.54 cc. The resulting power output was now 295 PS (217 kW; 291 hp) at 8600 rpm. The new car also received disc brakes as standard and a five-speed gearbox. Only Tony Brooks raced this model but he was outpaced by the mid-engined British cars. He still won in the French and German Grands Prix.[4]
Notes
- 1958 Ferrari 246 F1 on www.f1technical.net
- "Ferrari 246 F1". formula1.ferrari.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- 1960 Italian Grand Prix on 8w.forix.com
- "Ferrari 256 F1". formula1.ferrari.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.