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Ferrari 246 F1

Formula One racing car

Carlo Chiti (Chief Designer) FISA Scuderia Sant Ambroeus GBR Peter Collins GBR Mike Hawthorn FRG Wolfgang von Trips BEL Olivier Gendebien USA Phil Hill GBR Tony Brooks | Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated The Ferrari 246 F1 is a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958.

246 F1

The Formula One 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 F1 used a 2417.34 cc Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks. The power output was 280 PS at 8500 rpm. Bore X Stroke: 85x71 mm This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 F1 was a conventional front-engine design. The Ferrari 246 F1 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari.

The Ferrari 246 F1 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-/rear-engined Ferrari, the 246 P Formula One car (using same Dino V6 engine of 2,417.34 cc), and then again in 1966 for Ferrari's first three-litre era Formula One car. |File:Ferrari 246 F1 Regent Street Motor Show 2016 (30762637072).jpg|A 246 F1 in exhibition in Regent Street, in 2016 |File:Ferrari 246 F1.jpg|Rear view of the 246 F1 |File:Ferrari Dino 246 F1.jpg|A 246 F1 in 2007

256 F1

In 1959, to make a full use of the allowed capacity regulations, Ferrari enlarged the bore of the Dino V6 engine of the 246 F1 car by 1 mm to 86 mm. This allowed the total displacement to rise to 2474.54 cc. The resulting power output was now 295 PS at 8600 rpm. The new car also received disc brakes as standard and a five-speed gearbox. Only Tony Brooks raced this model but he was outpaced by the mid-engined British cars. He still won in the French and German Grands Prix.

Technical data

Technical data	156 F2	246 F1	256 F1
Engine:	Front mounted 65° 6 cylinder V engine
Cylinder:	1489 cm3	2417 cm3	2475 cm3
Bore x stroke:	70 x 64.5 mm	85 x 71 mm	86 x 71 mm
Compression:	9.8:1	10.0:1
Max power at rpm:	180 hp at 9 000 rpm	280 hp at 8 500 rpm	295 hp at 8 600 rpm
Valve control:	Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank
Carburetor:	3 Weber 38 DCN	3 Weber 42 DCN	3 Weber 45 DCN
Gearbox:	4-speed manual	5-speed manual
suspension front:	Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars
suspension rear:	De Dion axle, double longitudinal links,
transverse leaf spring	De Dion axle, double longitudinal links,
coil springs
Brakes:	Drum brakes	Disc brakes
Chassis & body:	Fackverkframe with aluminum body
Wheelbase:	216 cm	222 cm
Dry weight:		560 kg
Maximum speed:	240 km/h	280 km/h

Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
(57)	2nd	32
(38)	2nd	26
(27)	3rd
2.4 V6			ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR
GBR Peter Collins		3	Ret		Ret	5	1	Ret
BEL Olivier Gendebien										Ret	Ret
GBR Mike Hawthorn	3		5							2
ITA Luigi Musso		2	7		Ret	Ret
DEU Wolfgang von Trips						3	Ret	4	5	Ret
USA Phil Hill									DNA		3
2.4 V6			MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA
GBR Cliff Allison			9			Ret		5	Ret
FRA Jean Behra	Ret
GBR Tony Brooks	2		Ret				9	Ret	3
BEL Olivier Gendebien				4
USA Dan Gurney				Ret		2	3	4
USA Phil Hill	4		6	2		3	Ret		Ret
DEU Wolfgang von Trips									6
2.4 V6			ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA
GBR Cliff Allison	2	DNQ
USA Richie Ginther				6					2
ARG José Froilán González	10
USA Phil Hill	8	3		Ret		12	7	Ret
BEL Willy Mairesse					Ret	Ret			3
DEU Wolfgang von Trips	5	8		5	Ret	11	6	4

1Includes 6 points scored by Dino 156 F2.

Notes

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References

Grand Prix Racing – Ferrari Dino 246

References

[http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/116 1958 Ferrari 246 F1] on [http://www.f1technical.net/ www.f1technical.net]
"Ferrari 246 F1".
[http://8w.forix.com/i60.html 1960 Italian Grand Prix] on [http://8w.forix.com/ 8w.forix.com]
"Ferrari 256 F1".

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