Vanwall Grand Prix
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Vanwall | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Frank Costin | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Multi-tubular steel spaceframe, aluminium body[1] | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion axle, twin trailing arms, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers | ||||||||
| Axle track | 1,416 mm (55.7 in) (front), 1,314 mm (51.7 in) (rear) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,268 mm (89.3 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Vanwall 2.5 L (150 cu in) straight-4, naturally aspirated, longitudinally mounted, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout | ||||||||
| Transmission | 5-speed manual gearbox. | ||||||||
| Weight | 640 kg (1,410 lb) | ||||||||
| Brakes | Disc brakes all-round | ||||||||
| Tyres | |||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable drivers | |||||||||
| Debut | 1954 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1958) | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Vanwall Grand Prix cars are a series of open-wheel Formula One race cars, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Vanwall, for Formula One racing, between 1954 and 1960.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Gallery
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1955 Vanwall VW 2 (1955) -
Vanwall VW 7 Monaco (1958) -
Vanwall VW 6 streamliner (1957) -
Vanwall VW 5 (1958)
Formula One World Championship results
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Non-championship Formula One results
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| 1954 | Vanwall Special | Vanwall L4 | SYR | PAU | LAV | BOR | INT | BAR | CUR | ROM | FRO | COR | BRC | CRY | ROU | CAE | AUG | COR | OUL | RED | PES | SAC | JOE | CAD | BER | GOO | DTT | |
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| DNA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955 | Vanwall VW 1/ VW2/ VW3 | Vanwall L4 | NZL | BUE | VAL | PAU | GLO | BOR | INT | NAP | ALB | CUR | COR | LON | DRT | RED | DTT | OUL | AVO | SYR | ||||||||
| DNA | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Ret | 1PF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Vanwall VW 1/ VW2 | Vanwall L4 | BUE | GLV | SYR | AIN | INT | NAP | 100 | VNW | CAE | SUS | BRH | |||||||||||||||
| DNA | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNA | 1PF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Vanwall VW 1/ VW3/ VW7/ VW8/ VW10 | Vanwall L4 | BUE | SYR | PAU | GLV | NAP | RMS | CAE | INT | MOD | MOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 3F | RetP | DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | 6F | DNA | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Vanwall VW 5 | Vanwall L4 | GLV | INT | SIL | LOM | OUL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | DNA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 18 | DNS |
Notes
References
- ^ "Vanwall – primotipo…". primotipo...
- ^ "Vanwall VW 5 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
- ^ "1958 Vanwall VW5 technical and mechanical specifications". conceptcarz.com.
- ^ "1958 Vanwall Formula 1". Revs Institute.
- ^ "Vanwall VW5 – primotipo…". primotipo...
- ^ "Vanwall Special | STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
- ^ "1954 Vanwall 01 'Special' Formula 1". conceptcarz.com.
- ^ "vanwall vw".
