Wolf WR9

Wolk WR9

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Walter Wolf Racing
Designer(s)	Harvey Postlethwaite
Predecessor	Wolf WR8
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member.
Engine	Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted.
Transmission	Hewland TL 200 5-speed manual gearbox, with Borg & Beck clutch.
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Walter Wolf Racing
Notable drivers	Keke Rosberg
Debut	1979 Austrian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F.Laps 3 0 0 0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Wolf WR9 was a Formula One car for selected races of the 1979 season. Their driver was Keke Rosberg. The engine was a Ford Cosworth DFV.

The car was designed by Harvey Postlethwaite, previously responsible for the Hesketh 308.

Rosberg first race in the WR9 was in the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix but retired with Electrical failure, The finnish driver blew the engine up in the Dutch Grand Prix. The Fin failed to qualify for the WR9's final race was the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix

At the end of the 1979 Formula One season, Walter Wolf, owner of the team, pulled out of Formula One and sold the assets of his organisation to Wilson and Emerson Fittipaldi for the use of their Fittipaldi Automotive team.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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