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 The A3 atMallory Park | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Tony Southgate (Technical Director) Dave Wass (Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | A2 | ||||||||||
| Successor | A4 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, springs | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, springs | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,727 mm (68.0 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,591 mm (102.0 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90°V8,NA,mid-engine,longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5/6-speedmanual | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Valvoline | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear(1980) Michelin(1981) Pirelli(1981) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Arrows Racing Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Riccardo Patrese Jochen Mass Mike ThackwellManfred Winkelhock | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1980 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||||
TheArrows A3 was aFormula One car which theArrows team used to compete in the1980 and1981 Formula One seasons.
After the failure of theA2 in the1979 Formula One season, the A3 was a very conventional design.[2] The A3 featured a short wheelbase and conventional front nose and rear wing. The only aerodynamic novelty was a gearbox enclosure to reduce drag.[2]
The car was used in 1981, as Arrows did not have the resources to create a car withhydropneumatic suspension like theBrabham BT49C.[2]
(key) (results inbold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WarsteinerArrows Racing Team | FordCosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 11 | 7th | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Arrows Racing Team | FordCosworth DFV | M P | USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | 10 | 8th | |
| 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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