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 Alberto Ascari in the Lancia D50 in 1954 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Lancia/Ferrari | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ferrari 553 | ||||||||
| Successor | Ferrari 246 F1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Multi-tubular, with stressed engine[1] | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Unequal length, tubulardouble wishbone, with transverseleaf spring and inboarddampers[2] | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion tube, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers[2] | ||||||||
| Axle track | F: 1,294 mm (50.9 in) R: 1,330 mm (52.4 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,280 mm (89.8 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | LanciaDS50 2,488 cc (152 cu in) 90°V8Naturally aspiratedfront-mounted 1954: 260 bhp (194 kW).[2] 1955/6: 285 bhp (213 kW)[3] | ||||||||
| Transmission | Lancia 5-speedmanualtransaxle | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | gasoline | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli/Englebert | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Lancia Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Alberto AscariLuigi VilloresiEugenio Castellotti Juan Manuel FangioLuigi Musso Peter Collins Alfonso de Portago | ||||||||
| Debut | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Drivers' Championships | 1(1956:Fangio) | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
TheLancia D50 was aFormula Oneracing car designed byVittorio Jano forLancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for betterweight distribution and aerodynamics.[3] Six of the cars were built, and two of them are displayed in Italian museums.[5]
The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the1954 Formula One season in the hands of two-time and reigning World Champion, Italian driverAlberto Ascari. In its first event Ascari took both pole position in qualifying and fastest race lap, although his car's clutch failed after only ten laps.[4] Following Ascari's death, and in increasing financial trouble, the Lancia family sold their controlling share in the Lancia company, and the assets of Scuderia Lancia were given toScuderia Ferrari. Ferrari continued to develop the car, although they removed many of Jano's most innovative designs,[1] and the car was rebadged as the "Lancia-Ferrari D50" and later simply the "Ferrari D50".Juan Manuel Fangio won the1956 World Championship of Drivers with this car modified by Ferrari.[5] During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.
The D50s lived on into the 1957 season, much modified as "Ferrari 801s" but were largely uncompetitive against the latest generation ofMaserati 250Fs.[6]
| Technical data | D50 | Ferrari 801 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine: | Front mounted 8 cylinderV engine | |
| displacement: | 2488 cm3 | 2486 cm3 |
| Bore x stroke: | 73.6 x 73.1 mm | 76 x 68.5 mm |
| Max power at rpm: | 250 hp at 8 100 rpm | 275 hp at 8 400 rpm |
| Max torque at rpm: | 210 Nm at 6 000 rpm | 205 Nm at 5 500 rpm |
| Compression: | 11.9:1 | 11.5:1 |
| Valve control: | 2 overheadcamshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder | |
| Carburetor: | 4 Solex ZIL | 4 Solex 40 PII |
| Gearbox: | 5-speed manual,transaxle | |
| suspension front: | Double wishbones, transverse leaf springs, hydraulicshock absorbers | Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars |
| suspension rear: | De Dion axle, transverse leaf springs, hydraulicshock absorbers | De Dion axle, double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring |
| Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes | |
| Chassis &body: | Fackverk frame with aluminum body | |
| Wheelbase: | 228 cm | |
| Dry weight: | 640 kg | 654 kg |
| Top speed: | 300 km/h | 280 km/h |
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position, results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Designation | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| 1954 | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5V8 | P | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SWI | ITA | ESP | |
| Alberto Ascari | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ret | ||||||||||||
| 1955 | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5V8 | P | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | |||
| Alberto Ascari | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ret1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret1 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||
| Louis Chiron | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Ferrari D50 | E | Giuseppe Farina | DNS | ||||||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | DNS | ||||||||||||
| 1956 | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 2.5V8 | P E | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ||
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 11/ Ret | 21/41 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21/81 | ||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret | 41/ Ret | Ret | 2 | 101 | Ret1 /Ret | 81/ Ret | ||||||
| Luigi Musso | 11 | Ret | Ret1 | Ret | |||||||||
| Peter Collins | 21 | 1 | 1 | 21/ Ret | Ret1 /Ret | 21 | |||||||
| Olivier Gendebien | Ret | DNA | |||||||||||
| Paul Frère | 2 | ||||||||||||
| André Pilette | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Alfonso de Portago | Ret | 21/ 101 | Ret1 | Ret | |||||||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | DNS | ||||||||||||
| 1957 | Ferrari D50A Ferrari 801 | DS50 2.5V8 | E | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | ||
| Peter Collins | 61/ Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | |||||||
| Luigi Musso | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 8 | |||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Mike Hawthorn | Ret | Ret1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | 61 | 71 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cesare Perdisa | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Alfonso de Portago | 51 | ||||||||||||
| José Froilán González | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Maurice Trintignant | 5 | Ret | 4 | DNS |
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