AGS JH22

AGS JH22
Category Formula One
Constructor AGS
Designer(s) Christian Vanderpleyn
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis Carbon fibre and Aluminium monocoque
Suspension (front) Double wishbones, springs, pushrods
Suspension (rear) Double wishbones, springs, pushrods
Engine Cosworth DFZ, 3,494 cc (213.2 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission Renault / Hewland 5/6-speed manual
Tyres Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants Team El Charro AGS
Notable drivers 14. Pascal Fabre
14. Roberto Moreno
Debut 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles Fastest laps
16 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The AGS JH22 was a Formula One racing car designed by Christian Vanderpleyn and used by the AGS Racing Team for the 1987 Formula One season.

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Background

The AGS JH22 replaced the Motori Moderni-powered JH21C, which was moulded around an old Renault chassis.[2] The team, Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives (AGS), chose to enter just one car throughout the 1987 season, powered by the normally aspirated Ford-Cosworth DFZ V8 engine. AGS built only two chassis, labeled #32 and #33, which were used throughout the season. The JH22 was noted as "a development of the 1986 car",[3] although the chassis numbering sequence is different than the previous year's JH21C car.

The car used the number 14 throughout the season, and was painted white with red stripes and a large rose on the nosecone. The team tried different configurations for the engine airbox (when one was used at all); sometimes it was positioned near the roll-over bar, in others, it was just above the engine, aft of the fuel tank. In deference to the sponsor El Charro (a Mexican shoe and clothing company),[4] the race entries throughout the year were listed as "El Charro AGS".

Results

For the first 14 race meetings, the driver was F1 newcomer Pascal Fabre, who had driven for AGS' Formula 3000 team the previous year. The Frenchman qualified last on the grid in 9 of his 11 race starts,[5] and usually finished last as well. After failing to qualify for the Mexican Grand Prix (his third failure to qualify of the season), he was replaced by Roberto Moreno for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka,[6] his first appearance at F1 race meeting in over five years.[7]

Moreno scratched onto the back of the grid at Suzuka, but at the season-ending race at Adelaide, he finished in 7th place. After the race, Ayrton Senna's Lotus was disqualified for oversized brake ducts,[8] so both Moreno and AGS found themselves with their first championship point, having been moved up to sixth place.[9] The team finished the season tied for 11th in the Constructor's Championship, and that single championship point would help AGS escape the Friday morning pre-qualifying sessions for 1988.

After Formula One

Both JH22 cars were not used in Formula One racing after 1987; one remains in AGS' historic collection, and the other is on display at the Lohéac Automobile Museum.[10]


Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. WCC
1987 Team El Charro AGS Cosworth DFZ
V8 NA		 G BRA SMR BEL MON DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR ESP MEX JPN AUS 1 12th
Pascal Fabre 12 13 10 13 12 9 9 Ret 13 NC DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ
Roberto Moreno Ret 6


Colin Chapman Trophy (for constructors of cars equipped with naturally aspirated engines)

(key)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. CCT
1987 Team El Charro AGS Cosworth DFZ
V8 NA		 G BRA SMR BEL MON DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR ESP MEX JPN AUS 41 3rd
Pascal Fabre 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 Ret 4 NC DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ
Roberto Moreno Ret 3

References

  1. ^ http://www.statsf1.com/en/ags-jh22.aspx
  2. ^ "CONSTRUCTORS: AGS (AUTOMOBILES GONFARONNAISE SPORTIVES)". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-ags.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  3. ^ Hamilton, Maurice. AUTOCOURSE 1987-88. Hazleton Publishing. p. 58. 
  4. ^ "F1 Teams & Sponsors". Fun Trivia. http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/F1-Teams-Sponsors-5555.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  5. ^ "AGS JH22". Chicane F1. http://www.chicanef1.com/query.pl?action=Submit&exact=on&carmodel=AGS%20JH22&entrant=Team%20El%20Charro%20AGS. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  6. ^ "Pascal Fabre Biography". F1 Rejects. http://f1rejects.com/drivers/fabre/biography.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  7. ^ "A Lotus break that came too early". 8W. http://www.forix.com/8w/moreno2.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  8. ^ Hamilton, Maurice. AUTOCOURSE 1987-88. Hazleton Publishing. p. 223. 
  9. ^ Hamilton, Maurice. AUTOCOURSE 1987-88. Hazleton Publishing. p. 222–23. 
  10. ^ "AGS F1 chassis locations". F1 Cars Today. http://www.f1carstoday.net/sida/Cars/AGS.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 

All Formula One race and championship results are taken from Official Formula One website:

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Cars that competed in the 1987 Formula One season
McLaren MP4/3 • Tyrrell DG016 • Williams FW11B • Brabham BT56 • Zakspeed 871 • Lotus 99T • AGS JH22 • March 871 • Arrows A10 • Benetton B187 • Osella FA1G • Minardi M187 • Ligier JS29 • Ferrari F1/87 • Lola LC87 • Coloni FC187