| General data | |
| Grand Prix season/s | 1954 – 1955 |
| Racing drivers | Piero Taruffi, Giuseppe Farina, Mike Hawthorn, Maurice Trintignant, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Umberto Maglioli |
| Race numbers | Various |
| VIN span | 1 – 8, 0208, 540, 54/1 |
| Number produced | Approx. 8 |
| Presentation | – |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Chassis | 511 – Steel tubular frame with longitudinal chassis beams |
| Length | 3988 mm |
| Width | 1427 mm |
| Height | 1020 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2160 mm |
| Front track | 1278 mm |
| Rear track | 1250 mm |
| Front suspension | Independent wheel suspension, double delta wishbones, transverse leaf springs, Houdaille lever-type shock absorbers Later changed over to coil springs |
| Rear suspension | De Dion rear suspension, transverse leaf springs, Houdaille lever-type shock absorbers, double trailing links per side |
| Front tyres | 16“, 5.50 – 16 |
| Rear tyres | 16“, 7.00 – 16 |
| Tyres | Englebert tread tyres |
| Wheels | Borrani wheels with wired spokes and central locking |
| Front brakes | Hydraulically operated bimetal drum brakes |
| Rear brakes | Hydraulically operated bimetal drum brakes |
| Weight | 600 kg |
| Fuel tank | Approx. 180 litres, mounted in the rear end |
| Body material | Aluminium |
| Engine | |
| Type | 107 – Lampredi in-line engine |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Displacement | 2498,3 ccm |
| Bore and stroke | 94 x 90 mm |
| Camshaft | 2 overhead |
| Valves | 2 per cylinder |
| Valve control | Valve springs |
| Compression ratio | 13:1 |
| Lubrication | Dry sump |
| Ignition | Marelli double ignition, 2 magnetos |
| Fuel management |
2 Weber horizontal double cross-flow carburettors, type 50 DCOA |
| Maximum power | 250 – 265 hp – 7.200 rpm |
| Gearbox | 4 gears + rev. |
| Clutch | Multi disc clutch |
| Engine weight | – |
| Team | |
| Director of Gestione Sportiva | Nello Ugolini |
| Design engineer/s | Ferrari |
| Engine | Aurelio Lampredi |
| VINs | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0208, 540, 54/1 |
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