BAR 01

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BAR 01

Category	Formula One
Constructor	British American Racing
Team	British American Racing
Designers	Adrian Reynard, Malcolm Oastler
Drivers	22. Jacques Villeneuve 23. Ricardo Zonta & Mika Salo
Chassis	Moulded carbon fibre composite structure
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper and torsion bar
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, pushrod
Engine	Supertec FB01, 71-degree V10
Gearbox	BAR/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Bridgestone
Debut	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	16
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0

The BAR 01 was the car with which the British American Racing Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season, its inaugural year in the series after purchasing Tyrrell. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Champion who had left Williams in order to work with Team Principal Craig Pollock, his manager and good friend. The second driver was Ricardo Zonta, the 1997 Formula 3000 champion and 1998 FIA GT champion, although Mika Salo would deputise early in the season after the Brazilian injured his ankle at Interlagos.

Despite the driving pedrigree of Villeneuve and Zonta, and the technical experience of Reynard Motorsports, the year was a disaster for the team, especially after Adrian Reynard aimed to secure the pole position and race victory in its first race. The cars were usually quite competitive and looked like points-scoring contenders on several occasions, but reliability was terrible, with Villeneuve alone failing to finish the first eleven races of the season. The end result was last in the constructors' championship with no points, behind much smaller teams such as Minardi, Arrows and Sauber.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1999	BAR	Supertec V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MYS	JPN	0	NC
				Jacques Villeneuve	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	8	10	Ret	9
				Ricardo Zonta	Ret	DNQ	Inj	Inj	Inj	Ret	9	Ret	15	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12
				Mika Salo			7	Ret	8

[edit] References

• AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9

British American Racing
Formula One cars: 01 | 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | 007

Cars which competed in the 1999 Formula One season
Ferrari F399 | McLaren MP4-14 | Jordan 199 | Stewart SF-3 | Williams FW21 | Benetton B199 | Prost AP02 | Sauber C18 | Arrows A20 | Minardi M01 | BAR 01