Arrows A4

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Arrows A4
Arrows A4 2018 (41789577514).jpg
Category Formula One
Constructor Arrows
Designer(s) Dave Wass
Predecessor A3
Successor A5
Technical specifications [1]
Chassis Aluminium monocoque
Suspension (front) Double wishbones, springs
Suspension (rear) Double wishbones, springs
Axle track Front: 1,778 mm (70.0 in)
Rear: 1,626 mm (64.0 in)
Wheelbase 2,705 mm (106.5 in)
Engine Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission Hewland FGA 400 5/6-speed manual
Weight 580 kg (1,280 lb)
Fuel Elf
Tyres Pirelli
Competition history
Notable entrants Arrows Racing Team
Notable drivers Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Surer
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton
Debut 1982 South African Grand Prix
RacesWins Poles F.Laps
15000
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The Arrows A4 was the car which the Arrows Formula One team used to compete in the 1982 Formula One season.

Arrows Grand Prix International was a British Formula One team active from 1978 to 2002. It was known as Footwork from 1991 to 1996.

Formula One is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group. The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural season in 1950. The word "formula" in the name refers to the set of rules to which all participants' cars must conform. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, which take place worldwide on purpose-built circuits and on public roads.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516Pts.WCC
1982 Arrows Racing Team Cosworth DFV
V8 NA
P RSA BRA USW SMR BEL MON DET CAN NED GBR FRA GER AUT SUI ITA CPL 511th
Brian Henton DNQDNQRet
Mauro Baldi DNQ10DNQRetDNQRet869RetRet6DNQ11
Marc Surer 798510Ret136RetRet

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