 Martin Brundle driving the JS39 at the1993 British Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Ligier | ||||||||||
| Designers | Gérard Ducarouge(Technical Director) Paul Crooks(Chief Designer) John Davis(Head of R&D) Gérard Gerriet(Head of Transmission) Steve Clark(Special Projects Manager) Loïc Bigois(Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | JS37 | ||||||||||
| Successor | JS41 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,690 mm (67 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,995 mm (117.9 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault RS5 /Renault RS6, 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in),V10,NA,mid-engine,longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Williams Semi-automatic 6-speed | ||||||||||
| Weight | 505 kg (1,113 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Ligier Gitanes Blondes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 25. Martin Brundle25.  Éric Bernard25. Johnny Herbert25. Franck Lagorce26. Mark Blundell26. Olivier Panis | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1993 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1994 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheLigier JS39 was aFormula One car used by theLigier team during the1993 and1994 Formula One seasons.
First raced in the1993 South African Grand Prix where, driven by BritonMark Blundell, it finished third, the JS39's best finish was a second place achieved by FrenchmanOlivier Panis at the1994 German Grand Prix.
The engine was theRenault RS5 3.5V10.
The number 25 chassis was driven by experienced BritonMartin Brundle and the number 26 driven byMark Blundell. The team did not employ a test driver.The team used asemi-automatic gearbox for the first time, but retained passive suspension. The car was relatively successful for the team, achieving 3 podium finishes, and 23 constructor points. For much of the season, the team stood in fourth place in the constructors' championship, only being overtaken by Ferrari with two races remaining. However, their fifth place in the championship was still their best championship finish since 1986, when they also finished in fifth.
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For1994, the car was upgraded to 'B' specification. The number 26 seat was occupied byOlivier Panis for the whole year, however, the number 25 seat was taken byÉric Bernard,Johnny Herbert andFranck Lagorce. The team's test driver was Lagorce. The engine was a Renault RS6 3.5 V10. The car did not perform as well as in 1993 but was reliable, enabling Panis and Bernard to finish 2nd and 3rd respectively in the German Grand Prix. The team scored only two other points finishes for the rest of the season.
The JS39B was also tested byMichael Schumacher atEstoril in December 1994, at the request ofFlavio Briatore, who became the owner of theLigier team, after the team was purchased byTom Walkinshaw and Briatore in 1994.[1]
Livery changes for the JS39 and JS39B are minor, the large horizontal white stripes from the previous season were replaced with a white horizontal dash graphics on the side of the car. In the Grands Prix that did not allow tobacco branding, theGitanes logos were replaced with a 'gypsy women'. In France, it was completely removed.
One of the notable sponsors wasLes Pages Jaunes. The following season, it was missing.
At the 1993Japanese andAustralian Grands Prix, Brundle's car was painted with a special artwork livery done byHugo Pratt.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1993 | JS39 | RenaultV10 | G | RSA | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 23 | 5th | |
| Martin Brundle | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Mark Blundell | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | ||||||
| 1994 | JS39B | RenaultV10 | G | BRA | PAC | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | 13 | 6th | |
| Éric Bernard | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
| Johnny Herbert | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Franck Lagorce | Ret | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivier Panis | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | DSQ | 9 | 11 | 5 |
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