Shadow DN7

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Shadow DN7
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Category Formula One
Constructor Shadow Racing Cars
Designer(s) Tony Southgate
Predecessor DN5
Successor DN8
Technical specifications [1]
Chassis Aluminium monocoque
Axle track Front: 1,473 mm (58.0 in)
Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in)
Wheelbase 2,667 mm (105.0 in)
Engine Matra MS73 V12 NA
Transmission Hewland TL 200 5-speed manual
Weight612 kg (1,349 lb)
Fuel UOP
Tyres Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants Shadow Racing Cars
Notable drivers Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier
Debut 1975 Austrian Grand Prix
RacesWins Poles F/Laps
2000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Shadow DN7 was a Formula One car used by the Shadow team in two races late in the 1975 Formula One season. Driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier, it never finished a race.

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Development

The Shadow DN7 was designed by Tony Southgate and, in contrast to previous Shadow cars, the powerplant around which the car was designed was a V12. This was the Matra MS73 V12, selected with an eye towards the high speed circuits on the Formula One calendar. The chassis was similar to the DN5, and to allow for the increased consumption of the V12, the fuel tank capacity was increased. [2]

Racing history

The DN7 only participated in two races, in Austria and Italy, driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier who qualified it 14th and 13th on the grid respectively. Mechanical failures meant that it was never classified as a finisher. As Matra decided to supply Ligier with its engines for 1976, Shadow did not continue with the car and Jarier reverted to the DN5 for the final race of the season in the United States. [3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantsEnginesTyresDrivers1234567891011121314PointsWCC
1975 UOP Shadow Racing Cars Matra V12 G ARG BRA RSA ESP MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA 9.5*6th
Jean-Pierre Jarier RetRet

* all points scored in 1975 were with the DN5

Notes

  1. ↑ Stats F1. "Shadow DN7" . Retrieved 10 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Hodges, 2001, pp. 208–209
  3. ↑ Nye, 1986, p. 234

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