Ferrari Dino 246F1
Constructor: | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
Designer: | Alberto Massimino | ||||||||
Predecessor: | Ferrari 801 | ||||||||
Successor: | Ferrari 156 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
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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 |
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Petrol: | Shell | ||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
Driver: |
Luigi Musso Peter Collins Mike Hawthorn Wolfgang von Trips Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill Tony Brooks |
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First start: | 1958 Grand Prix of Argentina | ||||||||
Last start: | 1960 USA Grand Prix | ||||||||
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World Cup points: | k. A. / tba | ||||||||
Podiums: | k. A. / tba | ||||||||
Leadership laps: | k. A. / tba |
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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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() | 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
- 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
- ↑ according to the official Ferrari website
- ↑ FERRARI 246 F1. www.museoauto.com, accessed May 11, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ a b c The race in Indianapolis was skipped by non-American teams, but was counted for the world championship.
- ↑ Ferrari did not take part in this race.
- ↑ Race was organized by Wolfgang v. Trips on a 156 F2 prototype, the future 156 F1.