Ferrari 246 F1

Infobox Automobile
name=Ferrari 246 F1
manufacturer=Ferrari
production=1958–1960
class=Formula One car
predecessor=Ferrari 801 F1
successor=Ferrari 156 F1
engine=2.4 L Ferrari Dino V6
transmission=Ferrari 4-speed Manual
wheelbase=2160 mm
length=4030 mm
width=1500 mm
height=980 mm
weight=560 kg
designer=Vittorio Jano
Carlo Chiti

The Ferrari 246 F1 was a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958. The regulations for 1954-1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to AvGas.

The 246 used a 2417 cc Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks. [ [http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/116 1958 Ferrari 246 F1] on [http://www.f1technical.net/ www.f1technical.net] ] This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 was a conventional front engine design. The Ferrari 246 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors Championship for Ferrari.

The Ferrari 246 was not only the first V6 engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1958, it was also the last front engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix. This occurred at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race. [ [http://8w.forix.com/i60.html 1960 Italian Grand Prix] on [http://8w.forix.com/ 8w.forix.com] ]

In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-engined [mid-engined, as the engine was in front of the rear axle, but described as rear engined in references, as was the practice in 1960.] Ferrari, the 246P Formula One car, again using a Dino V6 engine of 2417 cc. [ [http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/138 1960 Ferrari 246P] on [http://www.f1technical.net/ www.f1technical.net] ] [ [http://8w.forix.com/246p.html Ferrari 246P] on [http://8w.forix.com/ 8w.forix.com] ]

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References

* [http://www.gpracing.net192.com/cars/data/196.cfm Grand Prix Racing - Ferrari Dino 246]