- Minardi M02
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Minardi M02 Category Formula One Constructor Minardi Designer(s) Gustav Brunner Technical specifications Chassis Moulded carbon fibre composite structure Suspension (front) double wishbones, pushrod Suspension (rear) double wishbones, pushrod Engine rear-mounted Fondmetal Cosworth 72-degree Normally aspirated V10 Transmission Minardi titanium six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential Fuel Elf Tyres Bridgestone Competition history Notable entrants Minardi Notable drivers 20. Marc Gené
21. Gastón MazzacaneDebut Australian GP 2000 Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 17 0 0 0 Constructors' Championships 2000 Drivers' Championships 2000 The Minardi M02 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season. It was driven by the young Spaniard Marc Gené, in his second year with the team, and the Argentine rookie pay-driver Gastón Mazzacane.[1] As ever, the car was a neat and tidy design, but hampered by a lack of power and testing mileage. The new yellow colour scheme turned heads, but did little to improve the team's fortunes, as they eventually finished a de facto tenth in the constructors' championship, with no points but ahead of Prost due to a better finishing record.[2] The team therefore qualified for some of the sport's television revenues in 2001.
At the end of the year, Telefonica pulled out of sponsoring the team,[3] while Fondmetal boss Gabriele Rumi was forced to sell the team due to ill health, leaving team founder Giancarlo Minardi with the task of finding the budget for 2001. Fortunately, the team was eventually bought by the Australian entrepreneur, Paul Stoddart.[4]
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year Team Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC 2000 Minardi Fondmetal V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 0 NC Marc Gené 8 Ret Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 16 15 8 Ret 15 14 9 12 Ret Ret Gastón Mazzacane Ret 10 13 15 15 8 Ret 12 Ret 12 11 Ret 17 10 Ret 15 13 References
- ^ "Mazzacane and Alonso join Gene at Minardi". grandprix.com. 2000-02-21. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02332.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Formula 1 results archive". FIA. http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2000/. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Minardi lose Telefonica backing". BBC News. 2000-10-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/976153.stm. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Australian tycoon buys Formula One team Minardi". The Independent. 2001-01-30. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/australian-tycoon-buys-formula-one-team-minardi-705017.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Formula 1 results archive–Minardi 2000". FIA. http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2000/2052.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
Minardi
Founder: Giancarlo Minardi
Owners: Flavio Briatore (1996) · Gabriele Rumi (1996–2000) · Paul Stoddart (2001–2005)
Personnel: Andy Bendell · Gustav Brunner · Giacomo Caliri · Aldo Costa · Gabriele TredoziNotable drivers: (See all)
Christijan Albers ·
Michele Alboreto ·
Luca Badoer ·
Adrián Campos ·
Andrea de Cesaris ·
Anthony Davidson ·
Christian Fittipaldi ·
Marc Gené ·
Pedro Lamy ·
Tarso Marques ·
Pierluigi Martini ·
Gianni Morbidelli ·
Roberto Moreno ·
Luis Perez-Sala ·
Jos Verstappen ·
Justin Wilson ·
Alex Yoong ·
Alessandro Zanardi
Notable rookies:Alessandro Nannini ·
Giancarlo Fisichella ·
Jarno Trulli ·
Fernando Alonso ·
Mark Webber
Formula One cars: M185 · M185B · M186 · M187 · M188 · M188B · M189 · M190 · M191 · M192 · M193 · M193B · M194 · M195 · M195B · M197 · M198 · M01 · M02 · PS01 · PS02 · PS03 · PS04 · PS04B · PS05Cars that competed in the 2000 Formula One season Ferrari F1-2000 • McLaren MP4/15 • Williams FW22 • Benetton B200 • BAR 002 • Jordan EJ10 • EJ10B • Arrows A21 • Sauber C19 • Jaguar R1 • Minardi M02 • Prost AP03Categories:- 2000 Formula One season cars
- Minardi Formula One cars
- Formula One stubs
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