| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Zakspeed | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Chris Murphy Heinz Zollner |
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| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre Monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pullrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pullrods | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,800 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,670 mm (66 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Zakspeed 1500/4 1,495 cc (91.2 cu in), Straight 4, turbo (4.0 Bar limited), mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / Zakspeed 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 560 kg (1,200 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Wintershall / Castrol | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | West Zakspeed Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Martin Brundle 10. Christian Danner |
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| Debut | 1987 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Zakspeed 871 was a Formula One car designed by Chris Murphy and Heinz Zollner and raced by Zakspeed in the 1987 Formula One season. The car was powered by the team's own 1.5 litre straight 4 turbo engine. Martin Brundle moved after 3 years at Tyrrell to be Zakspeed's lead driver. He was joined by former Formula 3000 champion Christian Danner.
The 871 made its debut in Brundle's hands at the San Marino Grand Prix where he qualified 15th and scored 2 points for finishing 5th. This happened to be the only time that Zakspeed would ever score a point during their time in Formula One.
The 871 was replaced for the 1988 season by the team's last ever turbo car, the Zakspeed 881 which would be again powered by the team's own turbocharged engine.
The team's main sponsor was again West the German tobacco company.
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| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1987 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 1500/4 S4 tc |
G | BRA | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | POR | ESP | MEX | JPN | AUS | 2 | 10th | |
| Martin Brundle | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | NC | NC | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||
| Christian Danner | Ret | EX | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 |
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