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Ferrari 158


Ferrari 1512 North American Racing Team ITA Lorenzo Bandini ITA Nino Vaccarella | Turbo/NA = naturally-aspirated,

The Ferrari 158 was a Formula One racing car made by Ferrari in 1964 as a successor to the V6-powered Ferrari 156 F1.

Ferrari 158

The 158 was equipped with a 1.5-litre V8 engine, with a bore and stroke of 67.0 x.

It was the first Ferrari Formula One car to use a monocoque chassis. John Surtees drove the Ferrari 158 to win his only Formula One Drivers' World Championship, in 1964.

Ferrari won the 1964 Formula One World Championship by competing in the last two races in cars painted not in the traditional Rosso corsa but in white and blue. These cars were entered by the factory-supported but unofficial NART team, rather than the Scuderia Ferrari factory team. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Automobile Club d'Italia regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari race car.

Ferrari 1512

Ferrari also built a flat-12 powered Formula One car using the same chassis as the 158, designated the Ferrari 1512 or Ferrari 512 F1. The Tipo 207 flat-12 engine was designed by Mauro Forghieri and displaced 1489.63 cc with a bore and stroke of 56.0 x. This engine developed 220 PS @ 12,000 rpm compared to the 210 PS @ 11,000 rpm of the 158's V8 engine. This power output made it one of the most powerful 1.5-litre Formula One engines, second to Honda's RA271 V12. A total of three 1512 chassis were produced, numbered 0007, 0008 and 0009.

The 1512, with its larger, more powerful engine, was designed to be competitive on the longest, fastest circuits of the Formula One season, such as Reims, Spa, and Monza. In this role it complemented the lighter, nimbler V8-powered 158 which was more competitive on small, twisty circuits. The 1512 made its racing debut at the 1964 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, and raced alongside the 158 during the remainder of 1964 and into 1965.

Technical data

Technical data1581512
Engine:90° 8-cylinder V-engine180° 12-cylinder V-engine
displacement:1489 cm31490 cm3
Bore x stroke:67 x 52.8 mm56 x 50.4 mm
Compression:10.5:19.8:1
Max power at rpm:210 hp at 11 000 rpm220 hp at 12 000 rpm
Valve control:Double Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank, 2 valves per cylinder
Fuel system:Bosch fuel injectionLucas fuel injection
Gearbox:5-speed manual
suspension front:Double cross links, coil springs
suspension rear:Upper transverse link, lower triangle link, double longitudinal links,
coil springs, anti-roll bars
Brakes:Hydraulic disc brakes
Chassis & body:Self-supporting monocoque
Wheelbase:238 cm240 cm
Dry weight:470 kg
Dry speed:270 km/h

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers12345678910PointsWCC
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC158Ferrari 205/B 1.5 V8MONNEDBELFRAGBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX45 (49)1st
Lorenzo BandiniRetRet93
John SurteesRet2RetRet3*1*Ret*1*
North American Racing Team22
1512Ferrari 207 1.5 Flat-12Lorenzo BandiniRet3
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC158Ferrari 205/B 1.5 V8RSAMONBELFRAGBRNEDGERITAUSAMEX26 (27)4th
John Surtees24Ret3
1512Ferrari 207 1.5 Flat-1237RetRetWDWD
Lorenzo Bandini15298448
158Ferrari 205/B 1.5 V8Ret96
Nino Vaccarella12
1512Ferrari 207 1.5 Flat-12Ludovico ScarfiottiWD
North American Racing TeamPedro Rodriguez57
158Ferrari 205/B 1.5 V8Bob Bondurant9

References

References

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  4. "Ferrari 512 F1". F1Technical.
  5. Nye, Doug. (2018-09-20). "The Ferrari 1512 is the 1.5-litre Flat-12 you need to know about".
  6. "Ferrari 512 F1".
  7. Small, Steve. (1994). "The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who". Guinness.
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