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Category | Formula One Formula Two | ||||||||
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Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano (Technical Director) Carlo Chiti (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
Predecessor | 246 F1 | ||||||||
Successor | 156 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Steel spaceframe | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and anti-roll bar. | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil springs and co-axial telescopic dampers. | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,220 mm (48 in) Rear: 1,190 mm (47 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,320 mm (91 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Dino Type 171 , 2,417.33 cc (147.5 cu in), 65° V6, naturally aspirated Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Ferrari 543 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 452 kg (996 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
Notable drivers | ![]() | ||||||||
Debut | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Ferrari 246 P F1 was a Formula One race car prototype used by Ferrari in 1960. [1] It was Ferrari's first mid-engined car. [2] It made only two World Championship appearances, with its best result being fifth place at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix.
The disappointing form of the Ferrari 246 in 1959, along with the continuing rise of Cooper and Lotus, finally convinced Enzo Ferrari that the future lay in rear-engine cars. The 246P was developed in secret by a team led by Carlo Chiti. After sorting its tail-heavy weight distribution, it debuted at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, retiring on lap 70 with a failed differential, but classified sixth.
Technical data | 246P F1 |
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Engine: | Mid-mounted 65° 6 cylinder V engine |
Cylinder: | 2417 cm³ |
Bore x stroke: | 85 x 71 mm |
Compression: | 10.0:1 |
Max power at rpm: | 263 hp at 8 600 rpm |
Valve control: | Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank |
Carburetor: | 3 Weber 42 DCN |
Gearbox: | 5-speed manual |
suspension front: | Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars |
suspension rear: | De Dion axle, double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring |
Brakes: | Drum brakes |
Chassis & body: | Fackverksframe with aluminum body |
Wheelbase: | 232 cm |
Dry weight: | 452 kg |
Dry speed: | 280 km/h |
With the new 1.5 litre rules due to come into force in 1961, the 246P was then pressed into service as a development mule for the revised V6 engine, in which guise it could compete in the existing Formula Two class. It made a single World Championship appearance, at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, finishing fifth, but won the Formula Two Solitude Grand Prix. [3]
(key)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | WCC |
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1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 171 2.4 V6 | D | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | 26 (27)* | 3rd* | |
Richie Ginther | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Ferrari 1.5 V6 | Wolfgang Von Trips | 5 | ||||||||||||||
* Includes points scored by the Ferrari 246
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