Ferrari 156

Ferrari 156

Constructor:	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer:	Carlo Chiti
Predecessor:	Ferrari Dino 246F1
Successor:	Ferrari 158
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Tubular space frame
Engine:	Ferrari V6 (60 ° o 120 °) with 1476 cm³
Length:	4030 mm
Width:	1400 mm
Height:	1000 mm
Wheelbase:	2320 mm
Weight:	420 kg
Tires:	Dunlop
Petrol:	Shell
statistics
Driver:	Phil Hill Wolfgang von Trips Richie Ginther Giancarlo Baghetti Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez Lorenzo Bandini Olivier Gendebien Willy Mairesse John Surtees Ludovico Scarfiotti Innes Ireland
First start:	1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Last start:	1964 Mexican Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 25th 5 7th 5
World Cup points:	k. A. / tba
Podiums:	k. A. / tba
Leadership laps:	k. A. / tba

The Ferrari 156 , Ferrari 156 F1 , was a Formula 1 car that Scuderia Ferrari built and used from 1961 to 1964. It was and is one of the most legendary formula vehicles in motorsport history, the racing car with the “shark's mouth”, with which Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips almost became world champion of Formula 1 in 1961 .

Development history and technology

The superiority of the car arose from the power of its 1.5-liter V6 engine, which more than made up for the weaknesses of the chassis. The 156 was the first Ferrari with a mid-engine . The concept for the car came from Carlo Chiti , the engine was built to a design by Mauro Forghieri , who was responsible for the Ferrari racing engines for the next 25 years.

The engine was light and made 190 hp at 1476 cc. The unit was installed extremely deep in the chassis, which had a positive effect on the center of gravity of the entire car. In his approach, Chiti followed the lines of the Ferrari 246P , but the 156 was shorter and the chassis was based on four large tubular supports.

Racing history

The car was fully competitive from the start. In 1961 , the Scuderia team was only beaten three times. Giancarlo Baghetti won the Gran Premio di Siracusa , which was not part of the world championship , and his first world championship run, the French Grand Prix . However, the car was officially registered by FISA in these two races .

The title duel between Wolfgang von Trips and Phil Hill was decided by the death of the German at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza for the American, who won the first driver's title for the Scuderia since 1958. The constructors' world championship also clearly went to the Italian racing team.

During the winter break of 1961/1962, Carlo Chiti, an important manager and engineer, left Scuderia. The further development of the 156 came to a standstill. The car with the V6 engine was meanwhile inferior to the British teams with their V8 units. In 1962 no big race could be won, it was only enough for two victories in side races.

In 1963 the 156 was only an interim solution. Forghieri, who had also taken over the work on the chassis, developed a lighter tubular space frame and a new rear suspension. It was a construction of upper and lower wishbones with double tension struts. A new fuel injection system has increased the engine's output to 200 hp. Towards the end of the year the car was completely rebuilt. Now the engine was installed as a supporting element in a half-monocoque that had actually been built for the new V8 engine. This monocoque was also used for the Ferrari 158 in 1964 . The car was given the designation 156 Aero and was still partially used in 1964.

The winning car was no longer the 156; In 1963 Ferrari was completely inferior to the Lotus 25 with Jim Clark . Only with the successor, the 158, did the tide turn again and Scuderia won both world championships in 1964 .

The 156 was driven by top drivers of its time. In addition to Baghetti, Hill and von Trips, Lorenzo Bandini , Olivier Gendebien , Richie Ginther , Innes Ireland (he was awarded a 156 for a race in 1962), Willy Mairesse , Pedro Rodríguez , Ricardo Rodríguez , Ludovico Scarfiotti and John Surtees drove this top car.

A copy of the 156 is on display in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin .

gallery

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  Ferrari 156 at Goodwood 2014

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  Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1962

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  The two factory 156s of Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips and Phil Hill at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands in 1961

Complete results of the Ferrari 156 in the Formula 1 World Championship

The Ferrari 156 was used by other teams in addition to the Scuderia. The table below lists all the results that were achieved with this type.

year	team	driver	run										Points	WCC
1961	Scuderia Ferrari												40 (52)	1.
		Richie Ginther	2	5	3	15th	3	8th	DNF	DNA
		Phil Hill	3	2	1	9	2	3	1	DNA
		Wolfgang von Trips	4th	1	2	DNF	1	2	DNF
		Olivier Gendebien			4th
		Willy Mairesse			DNF			DNF
		Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)							DNF
		Pedro Rodríguez								DNA
	FISA	Giancarlo Baghetti				1
	Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus					DNF		DNF
1962	Scuderia Ferrari												18th	6th
		Phil Hill	3	2	3	DNA	DNF	DNF	11
		Giancarlo Baghetti	4th		DNF		DNA	10	5	DNA
		Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)	DNF	DNS	4th	DNA	DNA	6th	14th
		Lorenzo Bandini		3		DNA		DNF	8th	DNA
		Willy Mairesse		7th	Ret				4th	DNA
1963	Scuderia Ferrari												26th	4th
		Willy Mairesse	DNF	DNF				DNF
		John Surtees	4th	DNF	3	DNF	2	1	DNF	9	DSQ	DNF
		Ludovico Scarfiotti		DNA	6th	DNS
		Lorenzo Bandini							DNF	5	DNF	5
1964	Scuderia Ferrari												45 (49)	1.
		Lorenzo Bandini	10				5	3	1
		Ludovico Scarfiotti								9
	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez										6th

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

• Ed McDonough: Ferrari 156 Sharknose. Sutton Publishing, Stroud 2001, ISBN 0-7509-2731-3 .

Web links

Commons : Ferrari 156  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ferrari.com information about the Ferrari 156 F1. Retrieved May 18, 2020 (en).
• Ultimatecarpage.com articles, pictures and technical information. Retrieved May 18, 2020 (en).
• YouTube: 1961 Ferrari 156 F1 'Sharknose' video of two "perfectly built Repilicas" (65 ° & 120 ° 1.5L V6) sound - warm up & acceleration.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Innes Ireland and Ferrari
2. ↑ FERRARI MOD. 156 F1. www.museoauto.com, accessed May 11, 2020 (Italian).