Marussia MR01
 Timo Glock in the Marussia MR01 at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix |
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 Marussia F1 Team
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| Predecessor: | Virgin MVR-02 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Marussia MR02 | ||||||||
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| Engine: | Cosworth CA2012 | ||||||||
| Weight: | 640 kg (including driver) | ||||||||
| Tires: | Pirelli | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 24. Timo Glock 25. Charles Pic 
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| First start: | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | - | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 2012 | |||||||||
The Marussia MR01 was the third Formula 1 - racing cars of with Russian driving license Team Marussia F1 and the first to the chassis name Marussia. It was presented on March 5, 2012 at Silverstone and used in the 2012 Formula 1 season ; The engine supplier was Cosworth .
Development and technology
Like its predecessor, the Virgin MVR-02 , the Marussia MR01 was developed under the direction of Pat Symonds , Marussia's technical advisor. The Marussia MR01 is powered by a V8 Cosworth CA2012 engine with a displacement of 2400 cm 3 . The previous engine CA2011 was mixed with a specific power output of over 300 bhp , the equivalent of about 537 kW (730 hp) at 18,000 min -1 indicated. Like all other seasonal vehicles, it is fitted with Pirelli tires. In the 2012 Formula 1 season, along with the HRT F112, it was the only vehicle that started without a Kinetic Energy Recovery System ( KERS ). BP Castrol supplied the fuel and lubricants .
The vehicle should be presented on March 1st, 2012 in Barcelona . However, since the MR01 had only passed 17 of the 18 mandatory crash tests at this point in time, the vehicle was only presented on March 5, 2012 in Silverstone . At this point the official test drives for the Formula 1 season had already been completed. Therefore, the car was only allowed to be moved within the framework of two PR shooting days.
Painting and sponsorship
The Marussia MR01 is mainly painted red and black. There are also small white and blue stripes. The namesake Marussia Motors advertises on the engine cover . In addition, CSC, QNET and Virgin advertise .
driver
The cockpits in the 2012 season were occupied by the German Timo Glock and the French Charles Pic , who made his Formula 1 debut with this vehicle.
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Points | rank |
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T. Glock
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24 | 14th | 17th | 19th | 19th | 18th | 14th | DNF | DNS | 18th | 22nd | 21st | 15th | 17th | 12 | 16 | 18th | 20th | 14th | 19th | 16 | ||
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25th | 15 * | 20th | 20th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 20th | 15th | 19th | 20th | 20th | 16 | 16 | 16 | DNF | 19th | 19th | DNF | 20th | 12 | ||
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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 | |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ CA2011 Specification. (No longer available online.) Cosworth.com, archived from the original on March 21, 2012 ; Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
- ↑ Pirelli tweaks tire markings for 2012 F1 season. AutoSport.com, January 25, 2012, accessed February 13, 2012 .
- ^ Marussia Virgin Racing . GrandPrix.com. January 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved on February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Marussia F1 Team" (kicker.de; accessed on April 18, 2012)
- ^ Marussia delays new car until final test. GPUpdate, January 24, 2012, accessed February 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Failed crash test: Marussia is absent from Barcelona. motorsport-total.com, February 27, 2012, accessed on March 12, 2012 .
- ↑ Marussia unveils MR01 at Silverstone. motorsport-total.com, March 5, 2012, accessed on March 12, 2012 .
- ^ Glock signs with Virgin until 2014. AutoSport.com, July 24, 2011, accessed February 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Charles Pic. Marussia F1 Team , accessed February 13, 2012 .
