| Category | Group 6 | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Capoferri | ||||||||||
| Designer | Renzo Zorzi | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminum monocoque covered in glass fiber-reinforced plastic panels | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, coil springs over damper, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Reversed lower suspension, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over damper, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
| Length | 4,667 millimetres (183.7 in) | ||||||||||
| Width | 2,000 millimetres (79 in) | ||||||||||
| Height | 950 millimetres (37 in) | ||||||||||
| Axle track | 1,270 millimetres (50 in) (Front) 1,280 millimetres (50 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,660 millimetres (105 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 L (183 cu in) V8 engine twin-turbocharged mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG-300 5-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Power | 445 hp (332 kW) 250 lb⋅ft (340 N⋅m) of torque | ||||||||||
| Weight | 667 kilograms (1,470 lb) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
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The Capoferri M1 was a Group 6 sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Renzo Zorzi, in 1979. [1] [2] [3] It was closely based on, and took similar design cues from the similar Lola T286, which was also a racing prototype. It won a single race, at Enna-Pergusa, in 1980, where it also won in its class, and took pole position for the race. Similar to the Lola, it was powered by a 3.0 L (180 cu in) naturally-aspirated Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine, producing around 445 hp (332 kW) @ 10,500 rpm. [4] [5] [6]