AGS JH5

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The AGS JH5 was a Formula 3 racing car that was developed, built and operated by Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives in 1972 .

The JH5 was built by Christian Vanderpleyn in 1972. The original plan was to launch a series of vehicles for Formula 3 so that they could later be sold to private teams. But the car remained a one-off.

The racing car was made in a shell construction and had a tubular subframe that accommodated the Nova engine. The radiator was in front of the driver and the racing car had conventional suspension at the front and rear. The vehicle was supposed to be used in the European Formula 3 championship, but was then driven in the French Formula 3 championship . The driver was Francois Guerre-Berthelot, who became AGS team manager in Formula 1 in 1989 . In the championship, which was dominated by Michel Leclère and Alpine Renault , the car was only used very rarely and was unsuccessful.

literature

  • David Hodges: Racing cars from A – Z after 1945. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 .
  • Pierre Ménard: La Grande Encyclopédie de la Formule 1st 2nd edition. Chronosports, St-Sulpice 2000, ISBN 2-940125-45-7 .