The Ferrari 246 P F1 was a Formula One race car prototype used by Ferrari in 1960.[1] It was Ferrari's first mid-engined car.[2] It made only two World Championship appearances, with its best result being fifth place at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix.
Category | Formula One Formula Two | ||||||||
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Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano (Technical Director) Carlo Chiti (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
Predecessor | 246 F1 | ||||||||
Successor | 156 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Steel spaceframe | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and anti-roll bar. | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil springs and co-axial telescopic dampers. | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,220 mm (48 in) Rear: 1,190 mm (47 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,320 mm (91 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Dino Type 171, 2,417.33 cc (147.5 cu in), 65° V6, naturally aspirated Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Ferrari 543 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 452 kg (996 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
Notable drivers | |||||||||
Debut | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Development
editThe disappointing form of the Ferrari 246 in 1959, along with the continuing rise of Cooper and Lotus, finally convinced Enzo Ferrari that the future lay in rear-engine cars. The 246P was developed in secret by a team led by Carlo Chiti. After sorting its tail-heavy weight distribution, it debuted at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, retiring on lap 70 with a failed differential, but classified sixth.
Technical data
editTechnical data | 246P F1 |
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Engine: | Mid-mounted 65° 6 cylinder V engine |
Cylinder: | 2417 cm³ |
Bore x stroke: | 85 x 71 mm |
Compression: | 10.0:1 |
Max power at rpm: | 263 hp at 8 600 rpm |
Valve control: | Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank |
Carburetor: | 3 Weber 42 DCN |
Gearbox: | 5-speed manual |
suspension front: | Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars |
suspension rear: | De Dion axle, double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring |
Brakes: | Drum brakes |
Chassis & body: | Fackverksframe with aluminum body |
Wheelbase: | 232 cm |
Dry weight: | 452 kg |
Dry speed: | 280 km/h |
156 F2
editWith the new 1.5 litre rules due to come into force in 1961, the 246P was then pressed into service as a development mule for the revised V6 engine, in which guise it could compete in the existing Formula Two class. It made a single World Championship appearance, at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, finishing fifth, but won the Formula Two Solitude Grand Prix.[3]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
edit(key)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | WCC |
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1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 171 2.4 V6 | D | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | 26 (27)* |
3rd* | |
Richie Ginther | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Ferrari 1.5 V6 | Wolfgang Von Trips | 5 |
* Includes points scored by the Ferrari 246
References
edit- Small, Steve (2000). Grand Prix Who's Who (3rd ed.). Travel Publishing. ISBN 1-902-00746-8.
- ^ "Ferrari 246P". statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Ferrari 246 P F1". formula1.ferrari.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Ferrari's first rear-engined car". 8w.forix.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.