.jpg) Penske PC3 in 2015 Silverstone Classic. | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Penske | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Geoff Ferris | ||||||||
| Predecessor | PC1 | ||||||||
| Successor | PC4 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,499 mm (59.0 in) Rear: 1,562 mm (61.5 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,692 mm (106.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | FordCosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in)V8naturally aspiratedMid-engine,longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FG 400 5-speedmanual | ||||||||
| Weight | 582 kg (1,283 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Sunoco | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | CitibankTeam Penske F&S Properties | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  John Watson Boy Hayje | ||||||||
| Debut | 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
ThePenske PC3 was aFormula One car used byCitibankTeam Penske during the1976 Formula One season, It was designed byGeoff Ferris.[2]
In 1976 Penske signed a sponsorship deal withCitibank and built a new car, the Penske PC3. Northern Irish driverJohn Watson was signed to drive the car. which retained some of the design features from its predecessors, thePenske PC1, and theMarch 751. The PC3 was a development of the March 751 and bore a close resemblance to it. In total, two cars were constructed with one being driven by Watson.
Penske fielded the brand new PC3 for Watson in the final race of the 1975 season. TheUnited States Grand Prix, Watson used the car in practice, but due to a technical failure was forced to switch to the old PC1, which was in the paddock as a demonstrator, for the race. He finished in ninth position, but his performance earned him a full-time Penske F1 drive for 1976.[3]
The first race of the 1976 season was theBrazilian Grand Prix, Watson retired when a fuel system failure turned into a fire.[4] and finished fifth atSouth Africa.[5] Watson was eleven laps down and not classified at theUnited States Grand Prix West[6] and retired atSpain with engine failure,[7] Watson finished seventh at theBelgian Grand Prix[8] and tenth atMonaco.[9] The PC3 was not as good as had been hoped and in the midseason Penske produced a newPenske PC4 from theSwedish Grand Prix onwards.
The Penske team scored 20 World Championship points in 1976, two with the PC3 and 18 with the PC4. Earning them fifth place in the Constructors' Championship.
F&S Properties bought a PC3 from Penske and entered DutchmanBoy Hayje for his home race, the1976 Dutch Grand Prix but he retired with a broken halfshaft.[10]
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| Year | Entrants | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 1975 | Penske Cars | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | 21 | 12th1 | ||||
| John Watson | PO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | CitibankTeam Penske | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USE | JPN | 202 | 5th2 | ||
| John Watson | Ret | 5 | NC | Ret | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F&S Properties | Boy Hayje | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Hexagon Racing | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USE | CAN | JPN | 13 | 12th3 | |
| Derek Bell | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
^1 All points scored in 1975 with thePenske PC1.
^2 18 points scored in 1976 with thePenske PC4.
^3 1 point scored in 1977 with thePenske PC4.
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| Year | Entrants | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 |
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| 1976 | CitibankTeam Penske | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ROC | INT | |
| John Watson | Ret | |||||
| 1977 | Hexagon Racing | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ROC | ||
| Bob Evans | 11 |
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