Penske PC4
Transmission | Hewland DG 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
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Weight | 620 kg (1,370 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | 1976: Sunoco 1977: Valvoline | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Citibank Team Penske ATS Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | John Watson Jean-Pierre Jarier | ||||||||
Debut | 1976 Swedish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Penske PC4 was a
Development
The Penske PC4 was designed by Geoff Ferris.[1] It featured a low monocoque tub with hip radiators. After a poor debut in Sweden, its aerodynamics were revised and the wheelbase extended.[3] Three chassis were built by Team Penske during the course of the 1976 season.[4]
Racing history
Team Penske used the PC3 for the first six races of the season, but for the Swedish Grand Prix the PC4 was introduced. The team's sole driver, John Watson, qualified the new car 17th on the grid[1] but crashed on the first lap of the race when its throttle became stuck.[3] Following aerodynamic revisions and a lengthening of the wheel base, the PC4 proved to be quite competitive. Watson fared much better at the following race in France, when he took the car to third place, having started eighth. He followed this up with another third in Britain. He scored both his and Penske's maiden win in Austria, having qualified second. Another point was scored in the United States, where Watson finished sixth.[3]
A total of 18 points were scored with the PC4, and with two points scored with the PC3, the Penske team placed fifth in the Constructor's Championship,
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrants | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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1976 | Citibank Team Penske | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USE | JPN | 201 | 5th1 | ||
John Watson | Ret | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 6 | Ret | |||||||||||||
1977 | ATS Racing
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USE | CAN | JPN | 1 | 12th | |
Jean-Pierre Jarier | 6 | DNQ | 11 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||
Hans Heyer | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hans Binder | 12 | 18 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Ongais | Ret | 7 |
^1 2 points scored in 1976 with the Penske PC3.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Stats F1. "Penske PC4". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Penske 'anxious' to see how Haas F1 fares". 14 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Nye, 1992, p. 308
- ^ a b c Nye, 1992, p. 222
- ^ Stats F1. "Penske". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stats F1. "John Watson". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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References
- ISBN 0905138945.