Ferrari 256 F1
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| Ferrari 246 F1 | |
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| Manufacturer | Ferrari |
| Production | 1958–1960 |
| Class | Formula One car |
| Predecessor | Ferrari 801 F1 |
| Successor | Ferrari 156 F1 |
| Engine | 2.4 L Ferrari Dino V6 |
| Transmission | Ferrari 4-speed Manual |
| Wheelbase | 2160 mm |
| Length | 4030 mm |
| Width | 1500 mm |
| Height | 980 mm |
| Weight | 560 kg |
| Designer | Vittorio Jano Carlo Chiti |
The Ferrari 246 F1 was a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958. The regulations for 1954-1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to AvGas.
The 246 used a 2417 cc Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks. This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 was a conventional front engine design. The Ferrari 246 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors Championship for Ferrari.
The Ferrari 246 was not only the first V6 engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1958, it was also the last front engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix. This occurred at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race.
In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-engined[1] Ferrari, the 246P Formula One car, again using a Dino V6 engine of 2417 cc.
References
| Ferrari Formula One cars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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- ↑ mid-engined, as the engine was in front of the rear axle, but described as rear engined in references, as was the practice in 1960.