BAR 003
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| Category | Formula One |
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| Constructor | BAR |
| Designer | Malcolm Oastler |
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque |
| Suspension (front) | independent, pushrod-activated, inboard spring |
| Suspension (rear) | independent, pushrod-activated, inboard spring |
| Engine | Honda RA001E V10 (90°) naturally aspirated |
| Transmission | BAR/Xtrac 6-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential |
| Fuel | Nisseki |
| Tyres | Bridgestone |
| Notable entrants | Lucky Strike BAR Honda |
| Notable drivers | 9. Olivier Panis 6. Jacques Villeneuve |
| Debut | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 17 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
The BAR 003 was the car with which the British American Racing team competed in the 2001 Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, who was in his third year with the team, and Olivier Panis, who joined from a year out of racing as McLaren's test driver.
After the team's disastrous début season in 1999 had been partially redeemed by a promising display in 2000, hopes were high for regular podiums and even wins in 2001. However, the team took a step backwards. The car suffered from a handling problem, caused by a lack of rigidity in the chassis, which caused a slide in competitiveness as the year progressed, and was also often unreliable. The same could be said of the works Honda engines, which were also down-on-power compared to the units of the top teams. However, the team were still generally outpaced by rivals Jordan, whose EJ11 used the same engines.
The highlights were Villeneuve's two podium finishes at Catalunya and Hockenheim, but even these were achieved due to a high rate of attrition in both races. Villeneuve was pushed hard by Panis throughout the season, but the Frenchman was rewarded with little in the way of hard results.
The team eventually finished sixth in the Contructors' Championship, with 17 points.
[edit] Complete Formula One Results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 2001 | BAR | Honda V10 | B | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 17 | 6th | |
| Olivier Panis | 7 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | ||||||
| Jacques Villeneuve | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 |
[edit] References
- Henry, Alan (ed.) (2001). AUTOCOURSE 2001-2002. Hazleton Publishing Ltd., pp. 76-78. ISBN 1-903135-06-0.
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Formula One cars: 01 | 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | 007 |
Ferrari F2001 • McLaren MP4-16 • Williams FW23 • Sauber C20 • Jordan EJ11 • BAR 003 • Benetton B201 • Jaguar R2 • Prost AP04 • Arrows A22 • Minardi PS01
