The Ferrari 246 F1-66 (also known as 158/246[1] and 246T[2]) was a racing car used by Scuderia Ferrari and Reg Parnell Racing during the 1966 Formula One season.
At the end of the 1965 Formula One season, a Ferrari 158 chassis was fitted with a 2.4-litre (2404.74 cc) Dino V6 engine, updated with fuel-injection, in order to take part in the 1966 Tasman Series. However, intended driver John Surtees was still recovering from injuries sustained in an accident in a Can-Am race at Mosport Park, and the Tasman entry was withdrawn. The car was then used as the second team car for the start of the 1966 Formula One season, alongside the new Ferrari 312.
----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="25%" | Technical data ! width="25%" | 246 F1-66 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Engine: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | displacement
| 2404.74 cm³ | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Bore x stroke: | 90 x 63 mm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Compression
| 11.2:1 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Max power at rpm: | 249 hp at 8 500 rpm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Valve control: | Dual Overhead Camshafts per cylinder banktwin, two valves per cylinder | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Valves per cylinder: | 2 pcs | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Fuel system: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Gearbox
| 5-speed manual | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension front: | Independent, unequal-length wishbones, co-axial springs and telescopic shock absorbers | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension rear: | Independent, upper lever arm, reversed lower wishbone, twin radius arms, co-axial springs and telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Brakes: | Hydraulic disc brakes | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Chassis & body: | Semi-monocoque, tubular steel chassis with riveted aluminium panels | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Wheelbase
| 238 cm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Dry weight
| 510 kg |
Lorenzo Bandini used the 246T for the first two races in 1966. His best result was second place and fastest lap at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, followed by third place in Belgium. The car was then put aside until the German Grand Prix, where it was a third team entry driven by Ludovico Scarfiotti. Scarfiotti out-qualified his teammates in their more powerful 3-litre cars, but retired with electrical problems. The final outing for the 246T was the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, lent by Ferrari to Reg Parnell Racing and driven by Giancarlo Baghetti. Baghetti was running as high as fifth until he had problems with his throttle linkage and eventually finished last, nine laps in arrears.
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | WCC | |
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1966 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 2.4 V6 | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | 31 (32)* | 2nd | |||
2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Ret | ||||||||||||||||
Reg Parnell Racing | NC | |||||||||||||||
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 2.4 V6 | RSA | SYR | INT | OUL | ||||
Lorenzo Bandini | 2 | ||||||||