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Ferrari 156
Ferrari 156 "Sharknose"
Manufacturer:	Ferrari
Production	1961-1963
Predecessor
Drive	Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis	Tubular Spaceframe
Class	Formula 1
Body style	Racecar
Engine	1.477 litre Dino Type 156 120º V 6 2 valves per cylinder DOHC
Power	190hp @ 9,500rpm
Transmission	Ferrari Type 543/C 5 speed Manual
Similar	Ferrari 250 TR 61 Spyder Fantuzzi Ferrari F430

The Ferrari 156, affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils", was a racecar made by Ferrari in 1961 to comply with then-new F1 regulations that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 litres. It was designed by Carlo Chiti and was the first mid-engined racecar by Ferrari. It is one of the most iconic racecar shapes and one of the most distinctive of all Ferraris. Phil Hill won his only Formula One Driver's World Championship in it and the car also secured Ferrari their first Formula One World Constructor's Championship. In 'good' Ferrari tradition all the sharknose 156s were scrapped at the end of the 1963 season. Pop-singer Chris Rea built a meticulous replica of a sharknose.

Sharknose

The 1961 version was affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils". Then-Ferrari factory policy inevitably saw all the remaining sharknose 156s scrapped by the end of the 1963 season. Nevertheless such an F 156 is exhibited in the "Galleria Ferrari" at Maranello, probably a replica. A similar intake duct styling was applied over forty years later to the Ferrari F430.

1963 Ferrari 156 Aero

The updated Ferrari 156, used in the 1963 season, did not feature the distinctive sharknose design but had a rather conventional intake, somewhat larger than the Ferrari 158 introduced in 1964.

Monza Crash

On September 10, 1961, After a collision with Jim Clark's Lotus on the second lap of the Monza Grand Prix, Wolfgang von Trips' (Hill's teammate) 156 became airborne and crashed into a side barrier, fatally throwing him from the car, and killing fourteen spectators.

Famous Drivers

Gallery

Phil Hill 1962 at the Nürburgring

Ferrari Formula One cars
40s		1950s										1960s										1970s
8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
125		275 340 375		500		553 625	555 D50		801	412 246	256		156			158 1512		312				312 B					312 T
1980s										1990s										2000s
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
312 T	126 C				156/85	F1/86	F1/87		640	641	642/643	F92A	F93A	412T		F310/B		F300	F399	F1-2000	F2001	F2001 F2002	F2002B F2003-GA	F2004	F2004M F2005	248	F2007

Scuderia Ferrari
Personnel:
Jean Todt \| Mario Almondo \| Stefano Domenicali \| Luca Baldisseri
Current drivers:
Kimi Räikkönen \| Felipe Massa \| Luca Badoer \| Giancarlo Fisichella (Test Driver) Marc Gené (Test Driver)
Notable Former drivers:
Michael Schumacher \| Alberto Ascari \| Juan Manuel Fangio \| Mike Hawthorn \| Niki Lauda \| Jody Scheckter \| John Surtees \| Phil Hill \| Rubens Barrichello \| Eddie Irvine \| Jean Alesi \| Alain Prost \| Nigel Mansell \| Gerhard Berger \| Michele Alboreto \| René Arnoux \| Patrick Tambay \| Gilles Villeneuve \| Carlos Reutemann \| Clay Regazzoni \| Mario Andretti \| Jacky Ickx \| Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips \| Lorenzo Bandini
Formula One cars:
125 \| 275 \| 340 \| 375 \| 500 \| 553 \| 625 \| 555 \| D50 \| 801 \| 412 \| 246 \| 256 \| 156 \| 158 \| 1512 \| 312 \| 312B \| 312T \| 126C \| 156/85 \| F1/86 \| F1/87 \| 640 \| 641 \| 642 \| 643 \| F92A \| F93A \| 412T \| F310 \| F310B \| F300 \| F399 \| F1-2000 \| F2001 \| F2002 \| F2002B \| F2003-GA \| F2004 \| F2004M \| F2005 \| 248 \| F2007 \| F2008 \| F60 \| F10 \| 150° Italia \| F2012

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-'''The Ferrari 156''', affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils", was a [[racecar]] made by [[Ferrari]] in 1961 to comply with then-new F1 regulations that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 litres. It was designed by [[Carlo Chiti]] and was the first [[mid-engined]] racecar by Ferrari. It is one of the most iconic racecar shapes and one of the most distinctive of all Ferraris. [[Phil Hill]] won his only [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One Driver's World Championship]] in it and the car also secured Ferrari their first [[List of Formula One constructors|Formula One World Constructor's Championship]]. In 'good' Ferrari tradition all the sharknose 156s were scrapped at the end of the 1963 season. Pop-singer [[Chris Rea]] built a meticulous replica of a sharknose.
+'''The Ferrari 156''', affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils", was a [[racecar]] made by [[Ferrari]] in 1961 to comply with then-new F1 regulations that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 litres. It was designed by [[Carlo Chiti]] and was the first [[mid-engined]] racecar by Ferrari. It is one of the most iconic racecar shapes and one of the most distinctive of all Ferraris. [[Phil Hill]] won his only [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One Driver's World Championship]] in it and the car also secured Ferrari their first [[List of Formula One constructors|Formula One World Constructor's Championship]]. In 'good' Ferrari tradition all the sharknose 156s were scrapped at the end of the 1963 season. Pop-singer [[Chris Rea]] built a meticulous replica of a '''sharknose'''.
+==Sharknose==
+The 1961 version was affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils". Then-Ferrari factory policy inevitably saw all the remaining sharknose 156s scrapped by the end of the 1963 season. Nevertheless such an F 156 is exhibited in the "Galleria Ferrari" at Maranello, probably a replica.
+A similar intake duct styling was applied over forty years later to the [[Ferrari F430]].
+==1963 Ferrari 156 ''Aero''==
+The updated Ferrari 156, used in the 1963 season, did not feature the distinctive '''sharknose''' design but had a rather conventional intake, somewhat larger than the Ferrari 158 introduced in 1964.
 == Monza Crash ==
 On September 10, 1961, After a collision with [[Jim Clark]]'s [[Lotus]] on the second lap of the [[Monza]] [[Grand Prix]], [[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips']] (Hill's teammate) 156 became airborne and crashed into a side barrier, fatally throwing him from the car, and killing fourteen spectators.
 == Famous Drivers ==
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 *[[Phil Hill]]
 *[[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips]]
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-Image:HillPhil1962.jpg|<font face="Trebuchet MS" font color=black>'''Phil Hill 1962 at the [[Nürburgring]]'''
+[[Image:HillPhil1962.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Phil Hill 1962 at the [[Nürburgring]]''']]
-</gallery>
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+{{Scuderia Ferrari}}
 [[Category:Ferrari Formula One cars|156 Sharknose]]