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 Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.1958 Ferrari 246 F1 on www.f1technical.net The power output was at 8500 rpm. Bore X Stroke: 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.1960 Italian Grand Prix on 8w.forix.com
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.
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 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 cm32475 cm3 Bore x stroke: 70 x 64.5 mm 85 x 71 mm86 x 71 mm Compression: 9.8:110.0:1 Max power at rpm: 180 hp at 9 000 rpm280 hp at 8 500 rpm295 hp at 8 600 rpm Valve control: Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder bank Carburetor: 3 Weber 38 DCN3 Weber 42 DCN3 Weber 45 DCN Gearbox: 4-speed manual5-speed manual suspension front: Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars suspension rear: De Dion axle, double longitudinal links,transverse leaf springDe Dion axle, double longitudinal links,coil springs Brakes: Drum brakesDisc brakes Chassis & body: Tubular space frame with aluminium body Wheelbase: 216 cm222 cm Dry weight: 560 kg Maximum speed: 240 km/h280 km/h
Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Engine Tyres Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points WCC 2.4 V6 ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR 401(57) 2nd Peter Collins 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret Olivier Gendebien Ret Ret Mike Hawthorn 3 5 2 Luigi Musso 2 7 Ret Ret Wolfgang von Trips 3 Ret 4 5 Ret Phil Hill DNA 3 2.4 V6 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA 32(38) 2nd Cliff Allison 9 Ret 5 Ret Jean Behra Ret Tony Brooks 2 Ret 9 Ret 3 Olivier Gendebien 4 Dan Gurney Ret 2 3 4 Phil Hill 4 6 2 3 Ret Ret Wolfgang von Trips 6 2.4 V6 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA 26(27) 3rd Cliff Allison 2 DNQ Richie Ginther 6 2 10 Phil Hill 8 3 Ret 12 7 Ret Willy Mairesse Ret Ret 3 Wolfgang von Trips 5 8 5 Ret 11 6 4 1Includes 6 points scored by Dino 156 F2.
Notes
References Grand Prix Racing – Ferrari Dino 246
External links Ferrari 246 F1: Ferrari History Ferrari 256 F1: Ferrari History