The Arrows A3 was a Formula One car which the Arrows team used to compete in the 1980 and 1981 Formula One seasons.
After the failure of the A2 in the 1979 Formula One season, the A3 was a very conventional design. The A3 featured a short wheelbase and conventional front nose and rear wing. The only aerodynamic novelty was a gearbox enclosure to reduce drag.
The car was used in 1981, as Arrows did not have the resources to create a car with hydropneumatic suspension like the Brabham BT49C.
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position) Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points WCC Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Ford Cosworth DFV ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA117th Riccardo Patrese Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 8 9 9 9 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Jochen Mass Ret 10 6 7 Ret 4 10 13 8 DNQ 11 Ret Mike Thackwell DNQ Manfred Winkelhock DNQ Arrows Racing Team Ford Cosworth DFV USW BRA ARG SMR BEL MON ESP FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN CPL108th Riccardo Patrese Ret 3 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 14 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Siegfried Stohr DNQ Ret 9 DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 12 Ret 7 DNQ Jacques Villeneuve DNQ DNQ
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