Lancia D50
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manual transaxle | |||||||||
Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) | ||||||||
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Fuel | gasoline | ||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli/Englebert | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Lancia Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi Eugenio Castellotti Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso Peter Collins Alfonso de Portago | ||||||||
Debut | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Drivers' Championships | 1 (1956: Fangio) | ||||||||
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Lancia D50 was a
racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics.[3] Six of the cars were built, and two of them are displayed in Italian museums.[5]
Description
The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the
1956 World Championship of Drivers with this car modified by Ferrari.[5]
During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.
Technical data
Technical data | D50 |
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Engine: | Front mounted 8 cylinder V engine
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displacement: | 2488 cm3 |
Bore x stroke: | 73.6 x 73.1 mm |
Max power at rpm: | 250 hp at 8 100 rpm |
Max torque at rpm: | 210 Nm at 6 000 rpm |
Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder |
Carburetor: | 4 Solex ZIL |
Gearbox : |
5-speed manual, transaxle |
suspension front: | Double wishbones, transverse leaf springs, hydraulic shock absorbers
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suspension rear: | shock absorbers
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Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes |
body : |
Fackverk frame with aluminum body |
Wheelbase: | 228 cm |
Dry weight : |
About 640 kg |
Top speed: | 300 km/h |
Ferrari 801
The D50s lived on into the 1957 season, much modified as "Ferrari 801s" but were largely uncompetitive against the latest generation of Maserati 250Fs.[6]
Technical data
Technical data | Ferrari 801 |
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Engine: | Front mounted 8 cylinder V engine
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displacement: | 2486 cm3 |
Bore x stroke: | 76 x 68.5 mm |
Max power at rpm: | 275 hp at 8 400 rpm |
Compression : |
11.5:1 |
Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder |
Carburetor: | 4 Solex 40 PII |
Gearbox : |
5-speed manual, transaxle |
suspension front: | Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars |
suspension rear: | De Dion axle , double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring
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Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes |
body : |
Fackverk frame with aluminum body |
Wheelbase: | 228 cm |
Dry weight : |
650 kg |
Top speed: | 280 km/h |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
1 Shared drive
References
Notes
- ^ a b David, D. "Lancia D50". Grand Prix History. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Lancia D50". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ a b "Ferrari Lancia D50". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Car Model: Lancia D50". www.ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ a b "1954 Lancia D50". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "1957 Ferrari 801 – Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
Bibliography
- Nixon, Chris (1999). Rivals: Lancia D50 & Mercedes-Benz W196. Isleworth, Middlesex, UK: Transport Bookman Publications. ISBN 0851840590.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lancia D50.
- MacDonough, E. "Recreating Lancia's Great Past... The Lancia D50". VeolceToday.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- Maclean, A. (2006). "Labour of Love". Cars for the Connoisseur. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- Push-starting a Lancia D50[permanent dead link]. www.streetfire.net (video)