Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Mike Coughlan Sergio Rinland |
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Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, pushrods, inboard spring dampers | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, pushrods, inboard spring dampers | ||||||||
Engine | Cosworth CR3 V10 (72°) naturally aspirated | ||||||||
Transmission | Arrows 6-speed longitudinal automatic sequential | ||||||||
Fuel | Total S.A. Elf Fina |
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Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Orange Arrows | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 20. Heinz-Harald Frentzen 21. Enrique Bernoldi |
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Debut | 2002 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Arrows A23 is a Formula One racing car, used by the Arrows team during the 2002 Formula One season.
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Designed by Mike Coughlan, the A23 featured a Cosworth V10 engine rather than the Asiatech unit used in the previous year's A22. The car bore the livery of the team's major sponsor, Orange.
Driven by Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi, the car scored only 2 championship points before financial problems forced the team to pull out of Formula One following the 2002 German Grand Prix.
Sponsers: Bridgestone, Cosworth, Total S.A., elf, Fina, Redbull, Lost Boys, Orange
Following the demise of Arrows, the A23 chassis and intellectual property rights to them were bought by Paul Stoddart, then the head of the Minardi team, as a potential replacement for his own team's PS03 chassis.
The chassis was renamed the Minardi PS04, although it was largely unchanged from its condition as raced in the 2002 season.[1] A comparison test next to Minardi's PS03 chassis proved it to be largely on the same level of performance as the PS03 but with worse reliability. Thus the decision was made to modify the PS03 for the 2004 season, resulting in the PS04B chassis.[2]
Four years later, in 2006, the debuting Super Aguri F1 team bought the A23 cars and ran them (with some modifications)[3] as the SA05 during the first half of the 2006 season.
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Engine(s) | 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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2002 | Arrows | Cosworth V10 | B | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 2 | 11th | |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | DSQ | 11 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | |||||||||||
Enrique Bernoldi | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNQ | Ret |
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