Cheers AP02
 Jarno Trulli at the Canadian Grand Prix |
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| Designer: |
Bernard Dudot , John Barnard (technical director) Loïc Bigois (designer) Ben Wood (aerodynamics) |
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| Predecessor: | Cheers AP01 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Cheers AP03 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
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| Chassis: | Pressed composite monocoque made of CFRP | ||||||||
| Engine: | Peugeot A18 2,998 cm³, 72 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine | ||||||||
| Front suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Rear suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Width: | 1800 mm | ||||||||
| Height: | 950 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Total | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 18. Olivier Panis 19. Jarno Trulli 
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| First start: | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 7th | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 1 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - over 0 km | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 1999 | |||||||||
The Prost AP02 was the Formula 1 racing cars of Prost Grand Prix for the 1999 season , took part in all 16 races of the season.
Technology and development
The technical director for development was Bernard Dudot , who was assisted by John Barnard . He was responsible for Loïc Bigois for the construction and Ben Wood for the aerodynamic shape of the car. According to Barnard and Prost, the main focus of the new car was reliability, so that one can focus fully on the further development of the car during the season.
The engine was the A18 V10 naturally aspirated engine from Peugeot with direct injection , a displacement of 2,998 cm³, a cylinder bank angle of 72 ° and four valves per cylinder. It is 620 mm long, 512 mm wide and 393 mm high, weighed a little less than 120 kg, developed around 585 kW (785 hp) at 16,000 rpm. The self-developed semi-automatic transmission had six gears. As a suspension system which primarily of B3 Technologies developed, front and rear, a double-wishbone suspension with internal springs and shock absorbers , actuated by push rods , is used.
Racing history
With John Barnard's company B3 Technologies , an exclusive technical consultant has been brought into the team to produce a better car than last year. This became possible after Barnard's contract with Arrows was terminated due to outstanding payments. B3 was in 1998 next to the Arrows A19 with few parts on Prost AP01 involved, now is focused this year exclusively on the Prost AP02. However, the AP02 will only be a transitional model, as the planning for the AP03 for the 2000 season was already starting in parallel .
Olivier Panis had to undergo an operation in Canada in November 1998, where metal plates were removed from both feet of the Frenchman. He received this after his serious accident in Canada in 1997 , where he broke both legs. As a result, Panis could not do any test drives in December, which was done by test driver Stéphane Sarrazin .
The car was presented to the world public on January 25, 1999 in Paris . At the time of publication, team boss Alain Prost also went into the completely new factory and the expansion of the staff, so around 120 new employees were hired over the last twelve months. The goal was given to fight with Williams and Benetton for the places in the upper midfield. The season did not start optimally, only two points from Panis and Jarno Trulli in the second and fifth races respectively stood in the points account by the middle of the season. A highlight of the season was the Nürburgring race , where Trulli took second place behind Johnny Herbert . At the end of the season the team finished seventh with nine points. The biggest drawbacks were the sometimes poor results and the lack of reliability of the gearbox and especially the engine. The gearbox was to blame three times and the engine five times for leaving the race. No Prost car reached the finish line in four races.
At the end of the season, Alan Jenkins was hired as the new technical director, who replaced Bernard Dudot . Olivier Panis , who was below his expectations for the whole season, was also dismissed . Jarno Trulli, however, moved to Jordan after a good season , where he replaced Damon Hill . For the 2000 World Championship, Jean Alesi von Sauber and Nick Heidfeld , who competed in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula 3000 .
Painting and sponsorship
A darker blue was chosen as the basic color, most of the sponsor names were kept in white. The main sponsor Gauloises put his brand name on the airbox and the front and rear wings. The tire manufacturer Bridgestone and Sodexho advertised on the back of the rear wing and Canal + , engine manufacturer Peugeot and fuel supplier Total, on the front wing . The mobile phone manufacturer Alcatel advertised on the air baffles , Playstation on the side coolers and BIC directly in front of them . Other well-known sponsors were 3M , SAP and Volvo Trucks .
The races in France , Great Britain and Belgium had to do without tobacco advertising. Instead, a white bar was placed in the places of the logos.
driver
Regular drivers were Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli , and Stéphane Sarrazin was nominated as test and reserve driver . The race engineer for Panis was Humphrey Corbett , for Trulli Gilles Alegoet .
Further use of the chassis
An Olivier Panis chassis is on display in the Peugeot Museum in Sochaux .
Others
In December 1999, Jenson Button tested an AP02 for the second time with a Formula 1 car. The Brit was able to test a large number of different set-ups for a whole day and was thus faster than the regular driver for 2000, Jean Alesi, at the end of the day .
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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18th | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | 8th | 13 | 10 | 6th | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | DNF | DNF | ||
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19th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | 6th | DNF | 7th | 9 | 7th | DNF | 8th | 12 | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 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 | |
Web links
- Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
- Vehicle profile at fedef1.com
- Vehicle profile at prostfan.com
- Vehicle profile at motorsport-total.com
- Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
- Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
- Motor profile at formula1techandart.com
- Motor profile at statsf1.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ statsf1.com: Cheers AP02. Stats F1, January 1, 2000, accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c grandprix.com: New cars everywhere ... Grand Prix, February 1, 1999, accessed on April 1, 2020 (English).
- ↑ formula1techandart.com: Peugeot A18. Formula 1 technology and art, October 22, 2013, accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ statsf1.com: Peugeot A18. Stats F1, January 1, 2000, accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ grandprix.com: Barnard confirmed with cheers. Grand Prix, December 21, 1998, accessed March 31, 2020 .
- ↑ grandprix.com: Panis back to hospital. Grand Prix, November 9, 1998, accessed March 31, 2020 .
- ↑ grandprix.com: Technical reshuffles at Prost GP. Grand Prix, February 1, 1999, accessed April 1, 2020 .
- ↑ crash.net: Button Tests For Prost. crash.net, December 20, 1999, accessed March 30, 2020 .
