Virgin VR-01
.jpg) Timo Glock in the VR-01 at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
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 Virgin Racing
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| Designer: | Nick Wirth | ||||||||
| Successor: | Virgin MVR-02 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Monocoque and bow made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic | ||||||||
| Engine: | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8 | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 24. Timo Glock 25. Lucas di Grassi 
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| First start: | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | - | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 2010 | |||||||||
The Virgin VR-01 is a Formula 1 racing car and was the vehicle used by Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula 1 season .
The Virgin VR-01 is the first formula racing car that was developed exclusively on the computer using numerical fluid mechanics . The car was designed by Nick Wirth , whose team made a serious mistake during development due to incorrect calculations or the information available on the fuel density: The fuel tank was too small, so that the Virgin pilots Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi at the time did so well how impossible it was to drive a whole Grand Prix distance without a refueling stop. However, since refueling in Formula 1 was forbidden in 2010 and the chassis of the vehicles could not be converted during the season, the team had to apply for a special permit from the FIA .
The car, which rolled out on February 4th and was built by Dallara , was powered by the 2.4-liter Cosworth CA2010 V8 engine . During the test drives in Jerez and Barcelona there were repeated problems with the hydraulics.
At the first race of the season, the Bahrain Grand Prix , both VR-01s failed due to technical defects. Di Grassi had another defect in the hydraulics and Glock had to park his racing car prematurely after a gearbox damage.
After another double failure at the race in Australia , Lucas di Grassi reached the first finish for a Virgin Formula 1 racing car with 14th place in the Malaysian Grand Prix .
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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T. Glock
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24 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | 18th | DNF | 18th | DNF | 19th | 18th | 18th | 16 | 18th | 17th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 20th | DNF | ||
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25th | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 19th | DNF | 19th | 19th | 17th | DNF | DNF | 18th | 17th | 20th | 15th | DNS | DNF | NC | 18th | ||
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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 | |
