Arrows A1
Arrows A1
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| Category |
Formula One |
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| Constructor |
Arrows |
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| Designer(s) |
Tony Southgate
Dave Wass |
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| Predecessor |
FA1 |
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| Successor |
A2 |
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| Technical specifications[1] |
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| Chassis |
Aluminium monocoque |
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| Axle track |
Front: 1,676 mm (66.0 in)
Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) |
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| Wheelbase |
2,690 mm (106 in) |
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| Engine |
Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted |
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| Transmission |
Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual |
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| Weight |
593 kg (1,307 lb) |
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| Fuel |
FINA / Valvoline |
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| Tyres |
Goodyear |
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| Competition history |
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| Notable entrants |
Arrows Racing Team |
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| Notable drivers |
35.  Riccardo Patrese
36.  Rolf Stommelen
30. Jochen Mass |
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| Debut |
1978 Austrian Grand Prix |
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| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
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| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
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The Arrows A1 was the car with which the Arrows Formula One team competed in the 1978 and 1979 Formula One seasons. It was a replacement for the Arrows FA1, which the team had been forced to withdraw after a legal protest from the Shadow team on the grounds that it was too similar to their own design; the result of the Arrows team being formed earlier in the year from a splinter group of disgruntled Shadow employees. The team must have anticipated that they would lose the legal case brought by Shadow, as the A1 was ready for a press launch three days after the court case ended.[2] A B-spec version of the chassis was used in 1979, before the introduction of the radical, but unsuccessful, A2.
The A1 also competed in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 British Formula One Series seasons.
British Formula One results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
* 8 points in 1978 scored using the FA1
* 2 points in 1979 scored using the A2
References
- ↑ Arrows A1 @ StatsF1
- ↑ Hodges, David (1990). A-Z of Formula Racing Cars. Bideford, UK: Bay View Books. p. 279. ISBN 1870979168.
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