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 Alberto Ascari in the Lancia D50 in 1954 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Lancia/Ferrari | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ferrari 553 | ||||||||
| Successor | Ferrari 246 F1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Multi-tubular, with stressed engine [1] | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Unequal length, tubular double wishbone, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers [2] | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion tube, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers [2] | ||||||||
| Axle track | F: 1,294 mm (50.9 in) R: 1,330 mm (52.4 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,280 mm (89.8 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Lancia DS50 2,488 cc (152 cu in) 90° V8 Naturally aspirated front-mounted 1954: 260 bhp (194 kW). [2] 1955/6: 285 bhp (213 kW) [3] | ||||||||
| Transmission | Lancia 5-speed manual transaxle | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | gasoline | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli/Englebert | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Lancia Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi Eugenio Castellotti  Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso  Peter Collins  Alfonso de Portago | ||||||||
| Debut | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Drivers' Championships | 1 (1956: Fangio) | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics. [3] Six of the cars were built, and two of them are displayed in Italian museums. [5]
