Arrows A2
Appearance
Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Dave Wass | ||||||||
Predecessor | A1B | ||||||||
Successor | A3 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Chassis | Rivited aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Rocker arms, lower wishbones, inboard coil springs | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | parallel bars, coil springs | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,153 mm (45.4 in) Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,718 mm (107.0 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 591 kg (1,303 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | FINA | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Arrows Racing Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Riccardo Patrese Jochen Mass | ||||||||
Debut | 1979 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Arrows A2 was a Formula One racing car used by the Arrows team in the latter half of the 1979 Formula One season. Unlike most contemporary Formula One cars, its engine was set with a four-degree angle.[3]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Team | 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 | Warsteiner Arrows | Ford Cosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 5* | 9th | |
Riccardo Patrese | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | ||||||||||||||
Jochen Mass | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ |
* 3 points scored using the A1B