Arrows A23

Arrows A23

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Arrows
Designer(s)	Mike Coughlan Sergio Rinland
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone, pushrods, inboard spring dampers
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone, pushrods, inboard spring dampers
Engine	Cosworth CR3 V10 (72°) naturally aspirated
Transmission	Arrows 6-speed longitudinal automatic sequential
Fuel	Total S.A. Elf Fina
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Orange Arrows
Notable drivers	20. Heinz-Harald Frentzen 21. Enrique Bernoldi
Debut	2002 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 12 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

"Minardi PS04" redirects here. For the Minardi team's 2004 car, see Minardi PS04B.

The Arrows A23 is a Formula One racing car, used by the Arrows team during the 2002 Formula One season.

Arrows racing history

Designed by Mike Coughlan, the A23 featured a Cosworth V10 engine rather than the Asiatech unit used in the previous year's A22. The car bore the livery of the team's major sponsor, Orange.

Driven by Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi, the car scored only 2 championship points before financial problems forced the team to pull out of Formula One following the 2002 German Grand Prix.

Further use by other teams

Minardi

Following the demise of Arrows, the A23 chassis and intellectual property rights to them were bought by Paul Stoddart, then the head of the Minardi team, as a potential replacement for his own team's PS03 chassis.

The chassis was renamed the Minardi PS04, although it was largely unchanged from its condition as raced in the 2002 season.^[1] A comparison test next to Minardi's PS03 chassis proved it to be largely on the same level of performance as the PS03 but with worse reliability. Thus the decision was made to modify the PS03 for the 2004 season, resulting in the PS04B chassis.^[2]

Super Aguri

Main article: Super Aguri SA05

Four years later, in 2006, the debuting Super Aguri F1 team bought the A23 cars and ran them (with some modifications)^[3] as the SA05 during the first half of the 2006 season.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi driving A23s at the 2002 French Grand Prix.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine(s)	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
2002	Arrows	Cosworth V10	B		AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	2	11th
				Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DSQ	11	Ret	Ret	6	11	6	13	13	Ret	DNQ	Ret
				Enrique Bernoldi	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	DNQ	Ret

References

1. ^ "Stoddart says the Minardi PS04 is ready". grandprix.com. 2003-09-14. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11863.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
2. ^ "Minardi's "new" new PS04". grandprix.com. 2003-12-19. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns12294.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
3. ^ "New Aguri planned for French GP". GPUpdate.net. 2006-04-24. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/116159/new-aguri-planned-for-french-gp/. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 

• Henry, Alan (ed.) (2002). AUTOCOURSE 2002-2003. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. pp. 78–79. ISBN 1-903135-10-9.