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Ferrari Sigma
1969 Formula One show car
1969 Formula One show car
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Car_name | Ferrari Sigma | |
| Image | [[File:Museo Ferrari - Pininfarina Sigma Grand Prix (front).jpg | 300px]] |
| Category | Formula One | |
| Constructor | Pininfarina | |
| Designer | Paolo Martin at Pininfarina | |
| Team | Scuderia Ferrari | |
| Drivers | BEL Paul Frère | |
| Technical ref | ||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | |
| Front suspension | Double wishbones, inboard springs/dampers | |
| Rear suspension | As front | |
| Engine name | Ferrari 255C | |
| Capacity | 3.0 | |
| Configuration | V12 | |
| Gearbox name | Ferrari | |
| Gears | 5-speed manual | |
| Fuel | Shell | |
| Tyres | Firestone | |
| Races | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Cons_champ | 0 | |
| Drivers_champ | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| Fastest_laps | 0 |
| Turbo/NA = The Ferrari Sigma, also known as the Ferrari Sigma Grand Prix or Pininfarina Sigma, was a Formula One show car built in 1969 by Pininfarina.
Specification
The Sigma, unveiled on 13 March 1969 in Geneva, was a prototype that was never intended to compete in any Formula One races. The main inspiration for creating the car was the high number of fatalities among Formula One drivers due to low safety standards. The Sigma was built in 1969 in cooperation by Pininfarina and Revue Automobile with the support of Enzo Ferrari, Fiat and Mercedes. The name of the car ("Sigma") was chosen because several years before Pininfarina had built an experimental safety vehicle with that name, a 1963 Pininfarina PF Sigma.
The car was designed by Paolo Martin. It was equipped with a 3.0 litre V12 engine with 436 HP. This car was to be a "future car", showing mainly new safety standards. There were many innovations in it, such as a driver survival cell, multi-layer fuel tanks, a fire extinguisher system, plastic fuel-tanks, a safety-belt-system and sidepods protruding behind the rear wheels to prevent interlocking wheels.
The original car is owned by Pininfarina.
References
References
- "1969 FERRARI sigma". ferraridatabase.org.
- "1968 PININFARINA SIGMA GP". conceptcars.it.
- "Pininfarina Sigma 1969 Formula I Safety Concept designed by Paolo Martin". madle.org.
- "FERRARI SIGMA GRAND PRIX". salon-auto.ch.
- Diepraam, Mattijs. "Grand Prix cars that never raced (work in progress)". forix.autosport.com.
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