 Keke Rosberg with his Wolf WR7 at Imola in 1979 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Wolf/Fittipaldi | ||||||||
| Designer | Harvey Postlethwaite | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Wolf WR5/6 (Wolf) Fittipaldi F6A (Fittipaldi) | ||||||||
| Successor | Fittipaldi F8 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member. | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1979: 1,626 mm (64.0 in) 1980: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Rear: 1,626 mm (64.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 1979: 2,667 mm (105.0 in) 1980: 2,642 mm (104.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | FordCosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90°V8,naturally aspirated,mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speedmanual gearbox, withBorg & Beckclutch. | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Walter Wolf Racing Skol Fittipaldi Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  James Hunt Keke Rosberg Emerson Fittipaldi | ||||||||
| Debut | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
TheWolf WR7 was aFormula One car built for the1979 season by theWalter Wolf Racing team. Three examples of the car were produced. The first was WR7. A second car,WR8, was built to the same specification, while a slightly modified car,WR9, first appeared at theBritish Grand Prix.[3] The cars were driven by1976 championJames Hunt andKeke Rosberg. The engine was aFord CosworthDFV.
The car was designed byHarvey Postlethwaite, previously responsible for theHesketh 308 in whichJames Hunt won his first race. Wolf's former driverJody Scheckter left the team at the end of1978, going toFerrari, where he would win theWorld Championship. He was replaced by1976 champion James Hunt. When it was found that Hunt was unable to fit into theWolf WR5/6 chassis, a new car had to be built in a haste prior to the season opener inArgentina.[4] The cars proved unreliable and uncompetitive, with Hunt only finishing one of his six races in WR7 and WR8. The assertion made byMotor Sport magazine ahead of the season that Hunt was a driver likely to "quickly lose interest" when not provided with a competitive machine[4] proved right after the1979 Monaco Grand Prix when he left the team to joinBBC Sport as a commentator.Keke Rosberg took over his drive for the remainder of the season, but also only finished one race. Rosberg crashed WR9 heavily during qualifying for theCanadian Grand Prix so a hybrid car using WR8's monocoque, dubbedWR8/9 was built up for his use inthe United States.[5]
At the end of the1979 Formula One season, Walter Wolf, owner of the team, pulled out of Formula One and sold the assets of his organisation toWilson andEmerson Fittipaldi for the use of theirFittipaldi Automotive team. The WR7 cars were raced asFittipaldi F7s in the early part of the1980 Formula One season by Emerson Fittipaldi and Rosberg.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrants | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
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| 1979 | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR7 Wolf WR8 Wolf WR8/9 Wolf WR9 | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 0 | NC | |
| James Hunt | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Keke Rosberg | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Skol Fittipaldi Team | Fittipaldi F7 | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 11 | 8th | ||
| Emerson Fittipaldi | NC | 15 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Keke Rosberg | 3 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ |
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