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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Footwork Arrows | ||||||||
| Designers | Alan Jenkins (Technical Director) Dave Amey (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Arrows A11C | ||||||||
| Successor | FA13 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre andKevlarmonocoque | ||||||||
| Engine | FA12:mid-engine,longitudinally-mounted, 3,499 cc (213.5 cu in),Porsche 3512, 80°V12,NA FA12C:mid-engine,longitudinally-mounted, 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in),Ford DFR, 90°V8,NA | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland Transverse 6-speedsemi-automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 680 hp @ 13,000 rpm (FA12 Porsche V-12),[3] 620-630 hp @ 11,250 rpm (FA12C Ford-Cosworth V-8)[4] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Footwork Grand Prix International | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Michele Alboreto10. Alex Caffi10.  Stefan Johansson | ||||||||
| Debut | 1991 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 1991 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
TheFootwork FA12 was aFormula One car designed and built by theFootwork Arrows team for the1991 season. The number 9 car was driven byMichele Alboreto and the number 10 car was shared byAlex Caffi andStefan Johansson. The team had no test driver.
The FA12 was intended to start the season, but the newPorsche 3512 engine was so large and bulky that the car had to be re-designed to install it properly,[5] so a 1990-based car called theA11C was used for the first three race meetings.[6]
The FA12 finally debuted at theSan Marino Grand Prix, where Caffi failed to qualify the new car (Alboreto still had an A11C). For the followingMonaco Grand Prix both drivers had FA12s - Caffi once again failed to qualify and Alboreto retired from the race.Stefan Johansson replaced Caffi at theCanadian Grand Prix after Caffi sustained injuries in a road accident;[7] this time both drivers qualified but both also retired from the race. TheMexican Grand Prix was the last appearance of the Porsche engine; Johansson failed to qualify and Alboreto again retired from the race.
Before the next race inFrance, the team switched to theFord-Cosworth DFR 3.5-litre, V8 engine, in a modified version of the car designated theFA12C.[8] But results were not much better; the last 10 races of the season yielded only 7 starts and 4 finishes, with a best placing of 10th.
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Footwork Arrows | FA12 | Porsche 3512 V12 | G | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Michele Alboreto | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Caffi | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Johansson | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FA12C | Ford DFR V8 | Michele Alboreto | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 15 | Ret | DNQ | 13 | 0 | NC | |||||||||
| Stefan Johansson | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Caffi | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 10 | 15 |
