Ferrari 246 F1
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| Ferrari 246 F1 | |
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| Manufacturer | Ferrari |
| Production | 1958–1960 |
| Predecessor | Ferrari 801 F1 |
| Successor | Ferrari 156 F1 |
| Class | Formula One car |
| Engine | 2.4 L Ferrari Dino V6 |
| Transmission | Ferrari 4-speed Manual |
| Wheelbase | 2160 mm |
| Length | 4030 mm |
| Width | 1500 mm |
| Height | 980 mm |
| Curb weight | 560 kg |
| Designer | Vittorio Jano Carlo Chiti |
The Ferrari 246 F1 was a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958. The 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 used a 2417 cc Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.[1] This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 was a conventional front engine design. The Ferrari 246 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors Championship for Ferrari.
The Ferrari 246 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.[2]
In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-engined[3] Ferrari, the 246P Formula One car, again using a Dino V6 engine of 2417 cc.[4][5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ 1958 Ferrari 246 F1 on www.f1technical.net
- ^ 1960 Italian Grand Prix on 8w.forix.com
- ^ mid-engined, as the engine was in front of the rear axle, but described as rear engined in references, as was the practice in 1960.
- ^ 1960 Ferrari 246P on www.f1technical.net
- ^ Ferrari 246P on 8w.forix.com
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