Ferrari Dino 246F1

Ferrari Dino 246F1

Constructor:	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer:	Alberto Massimino
Predecessor:	Ferrari 801
Successor:	Ferrari 156
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Tubular space frame
Engine:	Ferrari V6 with 2417.33 cm³
Length:	4030 mm
Width:	1500 mm
Height:	980 mm
Wheelbase:	2400 mm
Weight:	560 kg
Tires:	Englebert Dunlop
Petrol:	Shell
statistics
Driver:	Luigi Musso Peter Collins Mike Hawthorn Wolfgang von Trips Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill Tony Brooks
First start:	1958 Grand Prix of Argentina
Last start:	1960 USA 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

Mike Hawthorn in the Dino 246F1 at the 1958 Grand Prix of Argentina. Here the "early" version with a high rear end and an overhead exhaust system.

Ferrari Dino 246F1. "Late" version with deep exhaust and lower rear.

The Ferrari Dino 246F1 , also Ferrari 246 F1 , was Scuderia Ferrari's most important racing car in Formula 1 between 1958 and 1960 . The British Mike Hawthorn became Formula 1 world champion in 1958 in the Dino 246F1 .

Disambiguation

Since the Dino 246F1 had different engines, the vehicles appear in some publications with different type designations. In the automobile world championship in 1959, for example, the Dino is referred to in some statistics as Dino 256F1. A Dino 266F1, as a variant for 1960 , is also noted. In the FIA start lists , however, the vehicle is only listed as Dino 246. A splitting up of the types analogous to Ferrari 275F1 , Ferrari 340F1 and Ferrari 375F1 , the typing of which is also included in the start lists, was therefore omitted here.

Vehicle development

As early as 1957 Ferrari planned to prepare the Dino 156F2 for Formula 1. But since this Dino was a Formula 2 car , Alberto Massimino had to design a new car. But he used the chassis and technology of the Dino 156F2. The Formula 1 Dino had a tubular space frame like the Formula 2 car and was a functional and easy-to-maintain racing car. The displacement of the V6 engine was increased to 2147 cm³ and in 1958 made about 280 hp.

In 1959 the body was improved and refined and the vehicle became more elegant overall. Disc brakes on all four wheels became standard. Mike Hawthorn had already strongly encouraged the use of these brakes in 1958. The engine capacity was increased to 2474 cm³ and the unit now developed 290 hp. The De-Dion axle that came from the 156F2 was replaced by wishbones with coil springs.

In 1960 the emergency vehicles got independent suspension on all four wheels. The engine was moved as far back as possible towards the center of gravity of the vehicle in order to give the racing car better driving characteristics. The tanks were moved to the side. This took up the old concept of Vittorio Jano , who already used this variant in the Lancia D50 .

The Ferrari Dino 246P was a special version of the Dino 246. The 246P followed the pattern of the 246, had a tubular frame, independent wheel suspension, but a rear engine . The car remained a one-off and was the first attempt to get away from the front engine . The first real mid-engine racing car was the Ferrari 156 , which was the successor to the Dino 246 and was used in Formula 1 from 1961. The Dino 246P was only used once in a world championship run. At the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix , Richie Ginther came in sixth.

Racing history

The Dino 246F1 made its racing debut at the 1958 Grand Prix of Argentina . The Scuderia had three of the best drivers of their time under contract with the two Britons Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins , who had a close friendship away from the racetracks, and the Italian Luigi Musso . Musso and Hawthorn only had to admit defeat to Stirling Moss in the little Cooper T43 in Buenos Aires . Hawthorn celebrated his first victory with the Dino at the French Grand Prix in Reims . The victory was overshadowed by Luigi Musso's fatal accident, who went off the track on lap ten. Just a few weeks later, the Scuderia had to bitterly experience again how close victory and catastrophe are side by side. Peter Collins, who won the Great Britain Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 19, had a fatal accident just two weeks later at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring .

Mike Hawthorn became the driver's world champion with only one win of the season but many good placements with the Dino 246F1 and retired from active racing at the end of the season. When he died in a car accident a few weeks later, he was the third of the three Dino pilots who died within six months.

In 1959, Tony Brooks, another Brit, joined the team. His two victories in France and at the Nürburgring could not hide the fact that the era of front-engined cars was coming to an end. The world championships were lost to Cooper .

What was already becoming apparent in 1959 became clear in 1960. The concept of the Dino 246F1 was out of date. Against the British competition from Cooper and Lotus , the Italians had no chance with the powerful but heavy Dino. Only at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza was the Scuderia able to rejoice over a victory in a world championship run. Phil Hill led a triple victory (second was Richie Ginther, third Willy Mairesse ), which was only possible because the British teams did not participate. The organizers had insisted on driving on the sections of the route with the banked curves, the British teams then canceled their participation for safety reasons.

A copy of the Dino 246F1 is on display in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin .

Technical differences 246 F1 and 256 F1

The few differences between the two types can be seen in the table below. In addition, there are certain differences in the lines of the exhaust systems and the design of the rear end. The front section with the air inlets for the coolers have also been redesigned.

		Ferrari 246 F1	Ferrari 256 F1
ENGINE	Type	Front engine, installed lengthways, 65 ° V6
	Bore / stroke	85 x 71 mm	86 x 71 mm
	Displacement (per cylinder)	402.88 cc	412.42 cm³
	Cubic capacity (total)	2417.33 cc	2474.54 cm³
	compression	9.8: 1
	Maximum Performance	206 kW (280 PS) at 8500 rpm	217 kW (295 hp) at 8600 rpm
	Performance per liter	116 hp / l	119 hp / l
	Valve train	two overhead camshafts per bank, two valves per cylinder
	Fuel supply	Three Weber 42 DCN carburettors
	lubrication	Dry sump
LANDING GEAR	coupling	Multi-disc clutch
	frame	Tubular space frame
	Suspension in front	independent wishbones of unequal length, coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers, stabilizer
	Rear suspension	de Dion, upper transverse leaf spring, double radius arms, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorbers
	Brakes	drum	Discs
	Power transmission	4 gears + reverse gear	5 gears + reverse gear
	steering	Worm and sector	Rack and pinion
	Tank (capacity)	160 liters	167 liters
	Weight (with liquids)	560 kg
	Front tire	5.50 x 15	5.50 x 16
	Rear tires	6.50 x 15	7.00 x 16

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Results

season	driver	ARG	MON	NED	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MAR	Points	WCC
1958	Mike Hawthorn	3	DNF	5		2	1	2	DNF	2	2	2	40 (57)	2.
	Peter Collins	DNF	3	DNF		DNF	5	1	DNF
	Luigi Musso	2	2	7th		DNF	DNF
	Phil Hill						7th		9		3	3
	Wolfgang von Trips		DNF				3	DNF	4th	5	DNF
	Olivier Gendebien					6th					DNF	DNF
1959		MON	IND	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	United States
	Tony Brooks	2		DNF	1	DNF	1	9	DNF	3			32 (38)	2.
	Phil Hill	4th		6th	2		3	DNF	2	DNF
	Dan Gurney				DNF		2	3	4th
	Olivier Gendebien				4th				6th
	Cliff Allison	DNF		9			DNF		5	DNF
	Jean Behra	DNF		5	DNF
	Wolfgang von Trips									6th
1960		ARG	MON	IND	OLA	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	United States
	Phil Hill	8th	3		DNF	4th	12	7th	DNF	1			26 (27)	3.
	Wolfgang von Trips	5	8th		5	DNF	11	6th	4th
	Richie Ginther		6th		6th		DNF			2
	Cliff Allison	2	DNQ
	Willy Mairesse					DNF	DNF			3
	José Froilán González	10

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

• David Hodges: Racing cars from A to Z after 1945. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 .
• Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari. Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5 .
• Leonardo Acerbi: 60 years of Ferrari. Heel, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-815-6 .

Web links

Commons : Ferrari Dino 246F1  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ferrari.com . Information on the 246F1 (1958). Retrieved May 14, 2020 (en)
• Ferrari.com . Information on the 256F1 (1959). Retrieved May 14, 2020 (en)
• Ultimatecarpage.com articles, pictures and technical information about the 246F1. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (en)
• Ferrari's screaming Dino - 246 F1 Test Drive . On Youtube . Retrieved May 14, 2020 (en)
• Exoto's Tipo 246 F1 XS Bit by Bit Highly detailed 3D computer animation about the assemblies of the 246F1. On Youtube . Retrieved May 15, 2020

Individual evidence

1. ↑ according to the official Ferrari website
2. ↑ FERRARI 246 F1. www.museoauto.com, accessed May 11, 2020 (Italian). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The race in Indianapolis was skipped by non-American teams, but was counted for the world championship.
4. ↑ Ferrari did not take part in this race.
5. ↑ Race was organized by Wolfgang v. Trips on a 156 F2 prototype, the future 156 F1.