Category | IndyCar | ||||||||||||||
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Designer(s) | Mark Page | ||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Eagle 987 | ||||||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||||||
Engine | Toyota RV8D and E 2,650 cubic centimetres (162 cu in) V8 Single Turbo Mid engine, RWD | ||||||||||||||
Torque | 625 newton-metres (461 lbf⋅ft) | ||||||||||||||
Transmission | Xtrac 6-speed Manual | ||||||||||||||
Power | 900 brake horsepower (670 kW) @ 10,300 rpm 480 pound force-feet (650 N⋅m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 1,550 pounds (700 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Tires | Goodyear | ||||||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||||||
Notable drivers | Alex Barron Gualter Salles Raul Boesel Andrea Montermini | ||||||||||||||
Debut | 1999 Miami Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||
Last season | 1999 CART season | ||||||||||||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Eagle 997 was the final built CART chassis by Eagle. [1]
Year | Tires | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Ref |
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1999 | MIA | MOT | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | POR | CLE | ROA | TOR | MCH | DET | MDO | CHI | VAN | LAG | HOU | SRF | FON | ||||
G | Alex Barron | 36 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 14 | [2] | ||||||||||||||
Gualter Salles | 27 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 18 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Raul Boesel | 12 | 17 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Andrea Montermini | 11 | 24 | 23 | 15 | [5] |
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