Ferrari 246 Tasman

**Ferrari 246 Tasman**
Constructor:	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer:	Mauro Forghieri
Predecessor:	Ferrari 1512
Successor:	Ferrari 312F1
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Trellis frame with stiffening riveted aluminum plates
Engine:	Ferrari 2.4 L (2404.74 cm³) Dino 65 ° V6
Length:	3950 mm
Width:	1350 mm
Height:	768 mm
Wheelbase:	2380 mm
Weight:	468 kg
Tires:	Dunlop
Petrol:	Shell
statistics
Driver:	John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini Chris Amon; ;
World Cup points:	k. A. / tba
Podiums:	k. A. / tba
Leadership laps:	k. A. / tba

The Ferrari 246 Tasman , also Ferrari Dino 246 Tasman , was a Formula 1 racing car that was used between 1966 and 1969.

Racing in Formula 1

Originally the 246 Tasman was built by Ferrari for John Surtees , who was to drive the car in the Tasman series in 1966 . Surtees had to recover from a racing accident and Ferrari decided not to participate in this racing series.

The vehicle, the chassis of which came from the Ferrari 1512 and was modified for the regulations of the 3-liter formula, served as a reserve in 1966 and was rarely used in the automobile world championship . Lorenzo Bandini took second place in the Monaco Grand Prix and third in the Belgian Grand Prix with the 246T .

Racing in the Tasman series

For the 1968 Formula 1 season, Ferrari had returned to V12 engines. Therefore, other possible uses had to be found for the existing projects. The Tasman series for cars up to 2500 cm³ offered such a possibility. This is how the "Dino 246 Tasman" was created, converted from the Dino 166 Formula 2 base with an engine that was enlarged to 2.4 l to meet the requirements.

The new displacement of 2405 cm³ was achieved with a bore and stroke of 90 × 63 mm. The dimensions of the engine were the same as those of the 246 F1-66. With a compression ratio of 11.5: 1, it developed 286 hp (210 kW) at 8900 rpm. Two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank were standard on the 65 ° dino V6 engine. This version had a Lucas manifold injection and four valves per cylinder. Like its predecessor, the chassis was a lattice frame (semi-monocoque) stiffened by riveted aluminum sheets with independent suspension - at the front on two triangular links of different lengths with internal spring-damper units and rack - and-pinion steering, at the rear on an inverted triangular link and lower wishbones and two upper wishbones Spring-damper units were exposed. There were hydraulically operated disc brakes on all wheels.

Three other cars were made and driven between 1968 and 1971, mostly by Chris Amon and Graeme Lawrence. The Dino 246 was hugely successful in the Tasman series. Chris Amon won two races in 1968. He dominated the series in 1969 with four wins at the New Zealand and Australian Grand Prix and won the drivers' championship. In 1969 Amon was supported by Derek Bell in the other Scuderia Veloce car with enough points for fourth place. For the Tasman Series in 1970, the winning car was handed over to Graeme Lawrence, who won only one race, but won the championship with four more podium places.

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Chris Amon in the Ferrari 246 Tasman at the 1969 Australian Grand Prix
A 1967 version of the 246T
A 246T in the 1968 version
The V6 of the 246T
A 1968 Ferrari Dino 246T at the 2008 Tasman Revival in Eastern Creek, Australia.