| 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 | ||||||||
| Engine | Zakspeed 1500/4 1,495 cc (91.2 cu in), Straight 4, turbo (2.5 Bar limited), mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / Zakspeed 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | West Zakspeed Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Piercarlo Ghinzani 10. Bernd Schneider |
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| Debut | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Zakspeed 881 was a Formula One car designed by Chris Murphy and Heinz Zollner and raced by Zakspeed in the 1988 Formula One season. The car was powered by the team's own 1.5 litre straight 4 turbo engine. The car was driven by veteran Piercarlo Ghinzani and German F1 rookie Bernd Schneider.
The 881 was a development of the team's 1987 car, the 871, and was a largely unsuccessful car in the last year for turbos in Formula One. Both Ghinzani and Schneider struggled all season to qualify the car even against the slower of the "atmo" cars. The car was also unreliable often blowing either the engine or the turbo many times over a race weekend. Neither driver scored a point in 1988 which meant the team had to pre-qualify in 1989.
The 881 was the last F1 car in which Zakspeed used their own engines. The car's replacement (Zakspeed 891) would be powered by a Yamaha V8 engine.
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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 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1988 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 1500/4 S4 tc |
G | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | DNQ | DSQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | ||||||
| Bernd Schneider | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 13 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ |
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