Benetton B200

Benetton B200

Alexander Wurz at the Australian Grand Prix
Constructor:	Benetton
Designer:	Pat Symonds (technical director) Tim Densham (designer) Ben Agathangelou (aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	Benetton B199
Successor:	Benetton B201
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Pressed composite monocoque made of CFRP
Engine:	Playlife ( Supertec ) B02 2,998 cm³, 71 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine
Front suspension:	Double wishbone axle with stabilizer , internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods with rocker arms made of titanium
Rear suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal coil springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	0950 mm
Weight:	0600 kg
Tires:	Bridgestone
Petrol:	Agip
statistics
Driver:	11. Giancarlo Fisichella 12. Alexander Wurz
First start:	2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 17th - - -
World Cup points:	20th
Podiums:	3
Leadership laps:	-
Status: end of season 2000

The Benetton B200 was the Formula 1 racing cars of Benetton Formula for the 2000 season ; he was used in all 17 races of the season.

Technology and development

Technical management

The technical director for development was Pat Symonds . He was responsible for Tim Densham , who joined the Benetton team from Honda , for the design and Ben Agathangelou for the aerodynamic shape of the car.

engine

The engine was the FB02-V10 naturally aspirated engine from Supertec , which was reported under the name Playlife , with a displacement of 2998 cm³ and a cylinder bank angle of 71 °. It weighed 117 kg, was 623 mm long, 542 mm wide and 395 mm high. The engine developed 589 kW (790 hp) at 17,200 rpm. This enabled the car to reach up to 345 km / h. During the winter break, the engine block was completely redesigned to reduce weight and lower the center of gravity; the cylinder heads have also been adapted. The engine was a load-bearing frame component firmly connected to the chassis. In addition, the engine was adapted to the new FIA regulation that all Formula 1 engines from the 2000 season must be run on conventional fuel.

Gearbox and chassis

The self-developed sequential semi-automatic transmission had six gears. The electronics of the car and the transmission were developed in-house. The front wheels were suspended from a double wishbone axle with a stabilizer , internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods with pivot levers made of titanium . At the rear it was also a double wishbone axle with internal coil springs and shock absorbers, operated via push rods. The chassis was a pressed composite monocoque made of CFRP .

Suppliers

The tires were supplied by Bridgestone , the fuel by Agip , the brakes by Brembo and the engine electronics by Magneti Marelli .

Racing history

The car was presented to the world for the first time on January 17, 2000 in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona . According to the technical director Pat Symonds, the new model has been improved in every respect over the previous car. The aerodynamics in particular have improved after being unsatisfactory last year. The next day, Alexander Wurz successfully completed several installation rounds on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya . Two weeks after the presentation, the last aerodynamic components were attached to the car.

The season started well, in the second race in Brazil Giancarlo Fisichella achieved second place behind Michael Schumacher . Two more podiums followed for Fisichella. Wurz, however, only achieved two points with fifth place in Italy over the entire season . By the end of the season, the team had scored 20 points, tied with the BAR team in fourth place in the constructors' championship. However, BAR finished fifth due to Fisichella's second place in Brazil. Fisichella reached sixth place with 18 points, Wurz with two points 15th place in the world championship. Spread over the season, Benetton was eliminated ten times, twice due to an engine failure and six times due to driving errors and accidents.

Painting and sponsorship

The basic color of the Benetton B200 is the typical light blue as in previous years, the sides of the rear wing and the front part of the front wing are kept white. The main sponsor Mild Seven placed its logo across the rear wing, the airbox , directly in front of the driver on the side and on the side of the front wing. D2 Mannesmann advertised on the nose, on the front wing and on the side of the rear wing , directly in front of the side pods Agip and on the side pod Marconi . Korean Air and OMB also advertised on the bargeboard

The races in Great Britain , France and the United States had to do without tobacco advertising. Instead, the team name Benetton was placed on the spots of the logos as self-promotion.

driver

Regular drivers were Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz , Hidetoshi Mitsusada , who brought the Japanese Internet provider MTCI to the Benetton team as a sponsor, and Antonio Pizzonia were nominated as test and replacement drivers . At the end of the season, Wurz was fired from the team for poor performance; Wurz then went to McLaren as a test and development driver .

Further use of the vehicles

A Benetton B200 was repainted in the colors of the Renault R202 and exhibited at the 2002 Paris Motor Show.

Others

Shortly after the start of the season, the entire team was sold to Renault on March 16, 2000 for 120 million US dollars . Renault would return as an engine manufacturer in 2001 and replace Benetton as Renault from 2002.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2000																			20th	4th
G. Fisichella	11	5	2	11	7th	9	5	3	3	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	14th	9
A. Wurz	12	7th	DNF	9	9	10	12	DNF	9	DNF	10	DNF	11	13	5	10	DNF	7th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Benetton B200  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
• Vehicle profile at conceptcarz.com
• Vehicle profile at fedef1.com
• Vehicle profile at motorsport-total.com
• Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
• Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
• Motor profile at statsf1.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} traumautoarchiv.de: Benetton B200 technical data. Stats F1, May 23, 2015, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
2. ↑ statsf1.com: Benetton B200. Stats F1, January 1, 2001, accessed April 22, 2020 (French). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} fedef1.com: Benetton B200. Fede F1, January 1, 2001, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} crash.net: Benetton Launches B200. Crash, January 17, 2000, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} crash.net: Benetton Boys Encouraged By B200. Crash, January 19, 2000, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
6. ↑ derstandard.at: Benetton presents B200. Der Standard, January 24, 2000, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
7. ↑ grandprix.com: Benetton: Marconi and Mitsusada. Grand Prix, January 24, 2000, accessed April 22, 2020 . 
8. ↑ conceptcarz.com: 2000 Benetton B200. Concept Carz, May 1, 2000, accessed April 22, 2020 .