Arrows A2
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Dave Wass | ||||||||
| Predecessor | A1B | ||||||||
| Successor | A3 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Rivited aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Rocker arms, lower wishbones, inboard coil springs | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | parallel bars, coil springs | ||||||||
| Axle track |
Front: 1,153 mm (45.4 in) Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,718 mm (107.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 591 kg (1,303 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | FINA | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
29.  Riccardo Patrese30.  Jochen Mass | ||||||||
| Debut | 1979 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Arrows A2 was a Formula One racing car used by the Arrows team in the latter half of the 1979 Formula One season. Like most Formula One cars at the time, the A2 ran with ground effect aerodynamics and thus had no need of a traditional front wing. However, unlike most contemporary cars, its engine was set with a four-degree angle.[3]
The A2 generated extensive downforce, but at the expense of handling.[4] The car was hard to steer through corners, and porpoised on the straights.[4] Within weeks design work started on the A2's successor, the A3, and the A1 was brought back for one final entry in the 1979 season.[4]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
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| 1979 | Warsteiner Arrows | Ford Cosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 5* | 9th | |
| Riccardo Patrese | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Jochen Mass | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ |
* 3 points scored using the A1B
References
- ↑ Arrows A2 @ StatsF1
- ↑ Arrows A2 @ Ultimatecarpage
- ↑ Formula One engine mounting
- 1 2 3 Hodges, David (1990). A-Z of Formula Racing Cars. Bideford, UK: Bay View Books. p. 279. ISBN 1870979168.
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