Coloni C3

Coloni C3

Coloni C3
Constructor:	Coloni
Designer:	Christian Vanderpleyn
Predecessor:	Coloni FC188B
Successor:	Coloni C3B
Technical specifications
Engine:	Cosworth DFR V8
Wheelbase:	2850 mm
Tires:	Goodyear
Petrol:	Agip
statistics
Driver:	Roberto Moreno Pierre-Henri Raphanel Enrico Bertaggia
First start:	1989 Canadian Grand Prix
Last start:	1989 Portuguese Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 3 - - -
World Cup points:	-
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-
Status: end of season

The Coloni C3 was a Formula 1 racing car owned by the Italian Coloni team that was used in 1989 . It was the last car Coloni took part in a Formula 1 race. The C3 formed the basis for the C3B and C3C models , which were used in 1990 without success; The Coloni C4 from 1991 was also derived from the C3.

The technology

The Coloni C3 was designed by Christian Vanderpleyn , whom Coloni had poached from AGS in the summer of 1988 . Development work began in September 1988; however, the car was only completed in June of the following year.

The C3 differed from its predecessor, the Coloni FC188 , with a newly designed monocoque that was slimmer and lighter. The suspension, however, was taken over unchanged from the FC188. Compared to most of the other cars of the year, the C3 had a very short wheelbase of 2800 mm. The body was contemporary. Unlike its predecessor, based on a construction from 1987, the C3 had a slim structure with a high air scoop integrated into the sloping bonnet. The side pods were very low. A Ford Cosworth eight-cylinder DFR engine , which was prepared by Heini Mader Racing Components , served as the drive .

In the literature it is assumed that the C3 basically had the potential to bring the team forward; However, the lack of financial resources in the company and personal disagreements in the team prevented a consistent further development of the car and a consolidation of the services.

Coloni produced two copies of the C3 in the spring of 1989, which - in contrast to the previous exercise - were no longer painted in light yellow, but had a white-gray-black color pattern.

Races in 1989

The Coloni C3 made its debut at the Canadian Grand Prix in June 1989. Drivers were Roberto Moreno and Pierre-Henri Raphanel , who was replaced by Enrico Bertaggia from the Italian Grand Prix . Moreno was able to qualify for participation in the Grand Prix of Canada, Great Britain and Portugal - here for 15th place on the grid - but did not cross the finish line in any of the races. The transmission broke twice, and once an engine failure led to premature failure. Coloni's second driver couldn't qualify for a single race.

Derivatives

The two Coloni C3s produced in 1989 were converted into two new models in 1990 that differed greatly from each other.

The Coloni C3B

→ Main article : Coloni C3B

One of the two C3 was converted into the Coloni C3B in early 1990. He experienced profound changes that were made necessary by the installation of a twelve-cylinder engine manufactured by Motori Moderni with the brand name Subaru . The car entered eight races for Bertrand Gachot in the 1990 season . Gachot failed in all attempts at the pre-qualification.

The Coloni C3C

→ Main article : Coloni C3C

After Coloni and Subaru separated in the early summer of 1990, the second C3 was converted to the Coloni C3C, which essentially corresponded to the original design of the C3 from 1989. It was again equipped with a Cosworth engine. Coloni registered the C3C for the last eight Grand Prix of 1990, but could not qualify for any race.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	Points	rank
																		0	-
R. Moreno	31						DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
P.-H. Raphanel	32						DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
E. Bertaggia												DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ

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

literature

• Adriano Cimarosti: The Century of Racing. Cars, tracks and pilots. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 .
• David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars. Crowood Press, Marlborough 2001, ISBN 1-86126-339-2 (English).
• 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 (French).

Web links

• Illustration of the Coloni C3
• Illustration of the Coloni C3 at the 1989 Canadian Grand Prix

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hodges: Rennwagen von A – Z after 1945. 1994, p. 57.
2. ↑ Cimarosti: The Century of Racing. 1997, p. 409.
3. ^ Ménard: La Grande Encyclopédie de la Formule 1. 2000, p. 604.