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Racing car model
Lancia D50/Ferrari D50
Alberto Ascari in the Lancia D50 in 1954
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorLancia/Ferrari
Designer(s)Vittorio Jano
PredecessorFerrari 553
SuccessorFerrari 246 F1
Technical specifications
ChassisMulti-tubular, with stressed engine
Suspension (front)Unequal length, tubular double wishbone, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers
Suspension (rear)De Dion tube, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers
Axle trackF: 1,294 mm (50.9 in)
R: 1,330 mm (52.4 in)
Wheelbase2,280 mm (89.8 in)
EngineLancia DS50 2,488 cc (152 cu in) 90° V8 Naturally aspirated front-mounted
1954: 260 bhp (194 kW).
1955/6: 285 bhp (213 kW)
TransmissionLancia 5-speed manual transaxle
Weight620 kg (1,367 lb)
Fuelgasoline
TyresPirelli/Englebert
Competition history
Notable entrantsScuderia Lancia
Scuderia Ferrari
Notable driversItaly Alberto Ascari
Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Luigi Musso
United Kingdom Peter Collins
Spain Alfonso de Portago
Debut1954 Spanish Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
14
Lancia: 4
Ferrari: 10		5
0
5		8
2
6		5
1
4
Drivers' Championships1 (1956: Fangio)
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia 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 better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, and two of them are displayed in Italian museums.

Description

The Jano designed V-8 in the D50
Lancia D50 of Scuderia Ferrari

The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the 1954 Formula One season in the hands of two-time and reigning World Champion, Italian driver Alberto 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. 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 to Scuderia Ferrari. Ferrari continued to develop the car, although they removed many of Jano's most innovative designs, and the car was rebadged as the "Lancia-Ferrari D50" and later simply the "Ferrari D50". Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 World Championship of Drivers with this car modified by Ferrari. During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.

Ferrari 801

The D50s lived on into the 1957 season, much modified as "Ferrari 801s" but were largely uncompetitive against the latest generation of Maserati 250Fs.

Ferrari 801 scale model

Technical data

Technical data D50 Ferrari 801
Engine:  Front mounted 8 cylinder V engine
displacement:  2488 cm 2486 cm
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 overhead camshafts 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, hydraulic shock absorbers Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars
suspension rear:  De Dion axle, transverse leaf springs, hydraulic shock 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

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Designation Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1954 Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 P ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SWI ITA ESP
Alberto Ascari Ret
Luigi Villoresi Ret
1955 Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 P ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA
Alberto Ascari Ret Ret
Luigi Villoresi Ret 5
Eugenio Castellotti Ret 2 Ret
Louis Chiron 6
Ferrari D50 E Giuseppe Farina DNS
Eugenio Castellotti DNS
Luigi Villoresi DNS
1956 Ferrari D50 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 P
E 		ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
Juan Manuel Fangio 1/
Ret 		2/4 Ret 4 1 1 2/8
Eugenio Castellotti Ret 4/
Ret 		Ret 2 10 Ret
/Ret 		8/
Ret
Luigi Musso 1 Ret Ret Ret
Peter Collins 2 1 1 2/
Ret 		Ret
/Ret 		2
Olivier Gendebien Ret DNA
Paul Frère 2
André Pilette 6
Alfonso de Portago Ret 2/
10 		Ret Ret
Wolfgang von Trips DNS
1957 Ferrari D50A
Ferrari 801 		DS50 2.5 V8 E ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA
Peter Collins 6/
Ret 		Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret
Luigi Musso Ret 2 2 4 Ret 8
Eugenio Castellotti Ret
Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret 4 3 2 6
Wolfgang von Trips 6 7 3
Cesare Perdisa 6
Alfonso de Portago 5
José Froilán González 5
Maurice Trintignant 5 Ret 4 DNS

Shared drive

References

Notes

  1. ^ David, D. "Lancia D50". Grand Prix History. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. ^ "Lancia D50". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  3. ^ "Ferrari Lancia D50". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  4. ^ "Car Model: Lancia D50". www.ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  5. ^ "1954 Lancia D50". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  6. "1957 Ferrari 801 – Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

Bibliography

  • Nixon, Chris (1999). Rivals: Lancia D50 & Mercedes-Benz W196. Isleworth, Middlesex, UK: Transport Bookman Publications. ISBN 0851840590.

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