The Wolf WR5 was a Formula One racing car built for the 1978 Formula One season by the Walter Wolf Racing team. A further example of the model was built, and was given the chassis number WR6. They replaced the successful Wolf WR1 halfway through the 1978 season, trying to challenge the new ground effect Lotus 78. However, Wolf was unable to repeat their competitive performance of , taking just three podium finishes with the WR5/6.
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WCC Walter Wolf Racing WR5WR6 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN 24 5th Jody Scheckter PO Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 12 12 3 2 Bobby Rahal 12 DNS 20 points were scored using the WR5/6, the remaining points were scored using the Wolf WR1.
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