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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