Ligier JS39
| Constructor: | Frank Dernie | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Ligier JS37 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Ligier JS39B | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | carbon fiber reinforced plastic | ||||||||
| Wheelbase: | 2900 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 505 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Eleven | ||||||||
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| Driver: |
 Martin Brundle Mark Blundell
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| First start: | 1993 Grand Prix of South Africa | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1993 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 23 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 3 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
The Ligier JS39 is a Formula 1 vehicle owned by the French racing team Équipe Ligier , which the team used in the 1993 Formula 1 season . The JS39 was driven by the British duo Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell . Brundle reached thirteen world championship points with him; Blundell ten. In the constructors' championship Ligier took fifth place behind Scuderia Ferrari . With the initials JS in the type designation, Ligier commemorates the French racing driver Jo Schlesser, who died in a 1968 accident .
construction
The JS39 largely corresponded to the specifications of the JS37, but received minor aerodynamic changes. The car was based heavily on the FW15C from Williams F1 . The team was able to benefit from the cooperation with Renault that had existed since 1992 , which provided a V10 RS5 engine for the season. According to FIA regulations, the engine had a displacement of 3493 cm³ and developed around 780 hp (approx. 575 kW) and was also used by the Williams team. It was one of the most powerful engines of the season. The tank volume was 205 liters. The transmission had 6 gears, was semi-automatic and was obtained from Williams. The engine electronics came from Bosch. Ligier also had traction control from Magneti Marelli . Test and reserve driver during the season was Eric Bernard .
The tire supplier was Goodyear , the main sponsors being Gitanes Blondes and Elf, who also provided the gasoline mix. The modified Ligier JS93B was used in the 1994 Formula 1 season .
Season course
At the season opener in South Africa Blundell qualified eighth; Brundle came in twelfth. In the race on Sunday, Brundle retired after a spin on lap 57. Blundell, however, achieved a podium finish with third place. In Brazil Brundle fell after a collision with the Minardi of Fabrizio Barbazza out. With 5th place, Blundell again collected important world championship points. The third round of the World Championship took place in Donington Park in the UK and marked the start of the current season in Europe. The Ligier drivers were only able to qualify in 21st and 22nd place. On a rainy race Sunday, both were canceled due to spinning. In the San Marino Grand Prix that followed , Brundle confirmed the capabilities of the JS39 and, after Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher, achieved the Ligier team's second podium with third place. Blundell fell out due to spin, but was still classified in 7th place due to the distance covered. The Spanish Grand Prix brought Brundle a failure; Blundell missed the points with rank 7. The sixth round of the World Championship took place in Monaco . In the race on Sunday Brundle was able to score another world championship point in 6th place, while his teammate was eliminated on lap three due to a spin. In the Canadian Grand Prix that followed , Brundle finished fifth again in the points, while Blundell was eliminated again on lap 13 due to a driving error. At the home Grand Prix on Ligiers' home track, the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours , the two drivers achieved their best qualifying result of the season with 3rd place (Brundle) and 4th (Blundell). This performance could not be confirmed in the race. Brundle finished fifth, one second behind Senna. Blundell was out on lap 20 due to spinning. It was the third consecutive failure of Blundell. After halfway through the season, the Ligier team had scored 15 world championship points.
The driver duo qualified at the British Grand Prix with Brundle in 6th place and Blundell in 9th place. In the race in front of the home crowd, Blundell finished 7th; Brundle dropped out due to gearbox problems, but was classified in 14th place due to the distance covered. The following German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, with its long straights, met the powerful Renault engines. Accordingly, the drivers qualified on the high-speed course in 5th place (Blundell) and 6th place (Brundle). In the race, however, only Blundell scored points, who celebrated his second third place of the season behind Prost and Schumacher. Brundle finished eighth, one lap behind. In Hungary , the Ligier team continued to perform consistently with 5th place for Brundle and 7th place for Blundell. The Belgian Grand Prix took place in the Ardennes in the summer of 1993 . Brundle reached 7th place in the race and had to admit defeat to Riccardo Patrese on Benetton . Blundell collided with Gerhard Berger's Ferrari on lap 42 and retired, but was classified in 11th place; Berger in tenth. In the following Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza , both Ligier retired, Brundle after a collision with Senna on lap 8 and Blundell on lap 20 due to a spin. This was the team's second and final double loss in 1993. In Portugal , Blundell fell out on lap 51. Brundle crossed the finish line in sixth place just tenths of a second after Karl Wendlinger on Sauber and won a championship point. In the penultimate race of the season in Japan on the Suzuka International Racing Course , both Ligiers crossed the finish line, but missed the points with 7th (Brundle) and 9th (Blundell) respectively. Brundle's JS39 drove in Japan and Australia with a special paint job by the artist Hugo Pratt . At the season finale in the Australian Grand Prix , Brundle finished 6th behind Berger, the last point of the World Championship, while Blundell crossed the finish line in ninth place.
In 32 starts Ligier had 13 failures; most of them by driving mistakes.
Race results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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M. Brundle
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25th | DNF | DNF | 7th | 3 | DNF | 6th | 5 | 5 | 14 * | 8th | 5 | 7th | DNF | 6th | 9 | 6th | ||
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M. Blundell
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26th | 3 | 5 | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | 3 | 7th | 14 * | DNF | DNF | 7th | 9 | ||
| 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
- Heinz Prüller: Grand-Prix Story 1993 , Orac Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7015-0307-0
- Achim Schlang: Grand Prix - The races for the Formula 1 World Championship 93 , Motorbuch-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-613-01543-2
- without author: Grand Prix 93 - experienced live , Zeitgeist Verlag, without ISBN
