Ferrari 246 F1

Ferrari 246 F1
	Shell
Tyres	Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari; FISA; Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
Notable drivers	Luigi Musso; Peter Collins; Mike Hawthorn; Wolfgang von Trips; Olivier Gendebien; Phil Hill; Tony Brooks
Debut	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	1

The Ferrari 246 F1 is a

racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958

.

246 F1

The Formula One regulations for 1954–1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from

Bore X Stroke: 85 mm × 71 mm (3.35 in × 2.80 in) This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 F1 was a conventional front-engine design. The Ferrari 246 F1 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari.^[2]

The Ferrari 246 F1 was not only the first V6-engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the

Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race.^[3]

In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-/rear-engined Ferrari, the 246 P Formula One car (using same Dino V6 engine of 2,417.34 cc), and then again in 1966 for Ferrari's first three-litre era Formula One car.

256 F1

In 1959, to make a full use of the allowed capacity regulations, Ferrari enlarged the bore of the Dino V6 engine of the 246 F1 car by 1 mm to 86 mm. This allowed the total displacement to rise to 2474.54 cc. The resulting power output was now 295 PS (217 kW; 291 hp) at 8600 rpm. The new car also received disc brakes as standard and a five-speed gearbox. Only Tony Brooks raced this model but he was outpaced by the mid-engined British cars. He still won in the French and German Grands Prix.^[4]

Technical data

Technical data	156 F2	246 F1	256 F1
Engine:	Front mounted 65° 6 cylinder V engine
Cylinder:	1489 cm³	2417 cm³	2475 cm³
Bore x stroke:	70 x 64.5 mm	85 x 71 mm	86 x 71 mm
Compression :	9.8:1	10.0:1
Max power at rpm:	180 hp at 9 000 rpm	280 hp at 8 500 rpm	295 hp at 8 600 rpm
Valve control:	Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank
Carburetor:	3 Weber 38 DCN	3 Weber 42 DCN	3 Weber 45 DCN
Gearbox :	4-speed manual		5-speed manual
suspension front:	Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars
suspension rear:	De Dion axle , double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring		De Dion axle , double longitudinal links, coil springs
Brakes:	Drum brakes		Disc brakes
body :	Fackverkframe with aluminum body
Wheelbase:	216 cm		222 cm
Dry weight :		560 kg
Dry speed:	240 km/h	280 km/h

Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	WCC
1958	2.4 V6	E		ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	40¹ (57)	2nd
			Peter Collins		3	Ret		Ret	5	1	Ret
			Olivier Gendebien										Ret	Ret
			Mike Hawthorn	3	Ret^F	5		2^P^F	1^P^F	2^F	Ret^P	2^F	2	2^P
			Luigi Musso		2	7		Ret	Ret
			Wolfgang von Trips						3	Ret	4	5	Ret
			Phil Hill									DNA	3^F	3
1959	2.4 V6	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			32 (38)	2nd
			Cliff Allison			9			Ret		5	Ret
			Jean Behra	Ret
			Tony Brooks	2		Ret	1^P		1^P^F	9	Ret	3
			Olivier Gendebien				4
			Dan Gurney				Ret		2	3	4
			Phil Hill	4		6	2		3	Ret	2^F	Ret
			Wolfgang von Trips									6
1960	2.4 V6	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		26 (27)	3rd
			Cliff Allison	2	DNQ
			Richie Ginther				6					2
			José Froilán González	10
			Phil Hill	8	3		Ret	4^F	12	7	Ret	1^P^F
			Willy Mairesse					Ret	Ret			3
			Wolfgang von Trips	5	8		5	Ret	11	6	4