Maki F101

**Maki F101**
	Maki F101B
Constructor:	Maki engineering
Designer:	Kenji Mimura ; Masao Ono
Successor:	Maki F102A
Technical specifications
Chassis:	aluminum
Weight:	620-700 kg
Tires:	Firestone ; Goodyear
Petrol:	Duckhams
statistics
Driver:	Howden Ganley Hiroshi Fushida Tony Trimmer; ;
First start:	1974 British Grand Prix
Last start:	1975 Italian Grand Prix
World Cup points:	-
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-

The Maki F101 ( Japanese マキ・ F101 ) was a Japanese Formula 1 racing car developed by Maki Engineering in 1974 . The car was registered for seven rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1974 and 1975 , but could not qualify for any race.

background

Maki was the second Japanese motorsport team after Honda ( 1964 to 1968 ) to compete in Formula 1 with vehicles they had designed themselves. The initiators of the Maki project were the Japanese engineers Kenji Mimura and Masao Ono. None of them had any experience in the construction of monopostos . In the summer of 1973, Mimura and Ono began planning their first Formula 1 car. In the months that followed, the first chassis was built in Japan based on Ono's designs. In December 1973 Maki opened a base in Slough in southern England . It was the workshop of the New Zealand racing driver Howden Ganley , whom Mimura had hired as one of the works drivers for the new team. Three more chassis were created here based on the model of Ono's construction. Two of them were used for racing purposes, the other two were kept as spare parts.

construction

The Maki F101 was a "conventional construction kit vehicle" that used numerous components from various suppliers: the engine was a DFV eight-cylinder from Cosworth , the transmission came from Hewland (type FGA), the fuel injection from Lucas , the brakes from Lockheed and the shock absorbers from Koni . The F101's biggest problem was its weight. He weighed 620 kg or 700 kg, depending on the source. He was well above the weight limit of 575 kg. The body of the F101 was found to be very clunky in its first version. The first F101 had a very wide front spoiler that was higher than the front tires, a long windshield and wide, jagged side pods that also reached the height of the tires. The hood was attached to hinges and could be opened forward.

Before the first race, Mimura and Ono revised the F101 considerably. In doing so, they reduced the weight of the car by around 30 kg. The shape of the body has also been redesigned. A flat front wing replaced the high front spoiler, which some observers thought was not compliant with the regulations, the side pods were also made smaller, and the large bonnet was replaced by an air scoop attached to the roll bar with a retaining clip. The changes were largely due to Howden Ganley. After the revision, the car was named Maki F101B .

A slightly revised version for 1975 was called the Maki F101C . Some sources assume that a new chassis was used for the FC101C, others claim that the F101B, which was previously damaged in an accident, served as the basis for the F101C after the repair.

Observers thought the Maki F101 was an uncompetitive and dangerous design. In the pit lane of Brands Hatch , where the racing car made its debut at the 1974 British Grand Prix , doubts arose about the seriousness of the project: Bernie Ecclestone said that the way the Maki was built, you wouldn't even build a water tank.

Races

1974

Maki first registered for the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix ; however, the report was not accepted. The team then made their debut in July 1974 at the British Grand Prix. Howden Ganley was the sole driver; the plan to use a second car for a Japanese driver did not materialize. In the debut race at Brands Hatch , Ganley had no chance of qualifying the car for the race. In qualifying, Ganley was just under four seconds slower than Niki Lauda in the Ferrari 312B3 . In training for the German Grand Prix , Ganley had a serious accident in which he broke both ankles and the car was destroyed. After the accident, Ganley ended his Formula 1 career. Maki tried to sign the Australian racing driver Dave Walker for the 1974 Italian Grand Prix; However, the plans could not be realized.

1975

Maki F101C (in the background, start number 35)

In the 1975 Formula 1 season, Maki returned to the racetracks with the car now known as the F101C. The F101C was painted blue and had Citizen sponsor stickers . Shotetsu Arai , Dave Walker and Brian McGuire tested the F101C before the start of the season . Thereupon Maki signed the Australian Walker for the first races of the year.

Maki registered the F101C for Walker at the Belgian Grand Prix in Zolder . Walker came to the circuit as agreed, but Maki did not show up. The announcement for the Swedish Grand Prix was also not implemented. Ultimately, the team did not appear until the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort . The driver here was the Japanese debutant Hiroshi Fushida . In Zandvoort, Fushida was automatically qualified for the race, as only 25 drivers applied for the 26 approved starting places. Nevertheless, Fushida did not take part in the race: In free Friday practice, he over-revved the Cosworth engine. The team was unable to repair the engine, nor did they have a replacement engine. Then it had to skip the race. At the British Grand Prix , Fushida clearly missed qualifying: Here he was seven seconds slower than pole driver Tom Pryce ( Shadow ). Almost four seconds were missing for a qualification.

Then Tony Trimmer took over the car. He also did not qualify for a world championship run. The F101C only competed in the Swiss Grand Prix, which was not part of the World Championship and only 16 cars were entered. Tony Trimmer, who was the last to start the race, finished 13th six laps behind the winner. It was the only race start for an F101.

In 1976 the F101 was replaced by the F102A .

Race results in Formula 1

driver	No.	8th	10	11	12	13	Points	rank
Automobile World Championship 1974							0	-
New Zealand H. Ganley	25th		DNQ	DNQ			0	-
Automobile World Championship 1975							0	-
Japan H. Fushida	35	DNQ	DNQ
United Kingdom T. trimmer	35			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ

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)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	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

Adriano Cimarosti: The Century of Racing , Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 .
David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 (English).
David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945 , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7
Doug Nye: The Big Book of Formula 1 Racing Cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Publishing house Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X .

Web links

Commons : Maki F101 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Maki F101C - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d history of Maki Engineering on the website www.f1rejects.com (accessed on May 16, 2014).
↑ ^a ^b Doug Nye: The great book of Formula 1 racing cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X , p. 204.
^ David Hodges: Rennwagen from A to Z after 1945 , Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 158.
↑ Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 , S. 266th
^ History of Maki Engineering on the website www.research-racing.de (accessed on May 16, 2014).
^ David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 , p. 143.
↑ The Maki F101 in pictures
↑ picture of the F101 in the original version testing at Silverstone 1974. .
↑ The Maki F101C on the website www.oldracingcars.com ( Memento from August 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on May 16, 2014).
↑ Maki at the Grand Prix of Great Britain 1974 ( Memento from May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Illustration of the damaged F101B on the Nürburgring on the website www.f1rejects.com (accessed on May 16, 2014).

[rejects-1] story of Maki Engineering on the website www.f1rejects.com (accessed on May 16, 2014).

[Nye-2] Doug Nye: The great book of Formula 1 racing cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X , p. 204.

[Hodges-3] David Hodges: Rennwagen from A to Z after 1945 , Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 158.

[4] Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 , S. 266th

[5] History of Maki Engineering on the website www.research-racing.de (accessed on May 16, 2014).

[Hodges_UK-6] David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 , p. 143.

[7] The Maki F101 in pictures

[8] ture of the F101 in the original version testing at Silverstone 1974. .

[9] The Maki F101C on the website www.oldracingcars.com ( Memento from August 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on May 16, 2014).

[10] Maki at the Grand Prix of Great Britain 1974 ( Memento from May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[11] Illustration of the damaged F101B on the Nürburgring on the website www.f1rejects.com (accessed on May 16, 2014).