Ligier JS41
mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | |||||||||||
| Transmission | Benetton transverse 6-speed semi-automatic | ||||||||||
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| Power | 670 hp @ 13,500 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Ligier Gitanes Blondes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 25.  Aguri Suzuki25.  Martin Brundle26.  Olivier Panis | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1995 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Ligier JS41 was a
Design-wise, the JS41 bore a striking resemblance to the Benetton B195. At the start of 1995, Ligier was part-owned by Benetton's director, Flavio Briatore. Briatore transferred the Renault engines Ligier had used for the previous three years to Benetton, in turn convincing Mugen to supply Ligier instead of Minardi. During the season, Briatore sold his shares in Ligier to Tom Walkinshaw, Benetton's engineering director. As a result, the JS41 was one of the most competitive Ligiers in years which allowed Brundle and Panis to regularly fight for points in races.
A JS41 chassis was later bought by Bridgestone to test the Japanese company's tyres prior to its entry into Formula One in 1997.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1995 | Ligier Gitanes Blondes
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Mugen Honda MF-301h V10 |
G | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | 24 | 5th | |
| Aguri Suzuki | 8 | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | DNS | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Brundle | 9 | Ret | 10* | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Olivier Panis | Ret | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Ligier JS41". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Engine Mugen Honda". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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