Car Name: | G-Force GF09 G-Force GF09B Panoz GF09C |
Category: | IndyCar Series |
Constructor: | Élan Motorsport Technologies G-Force Technologies |
Designer: | Simon Marshall Nick Alcock |
Predecessor: | G-Force GF05 |
Team: | American Dream Motorsports Chastain Motorsports PDM Racing Cabbie Motorsports |
Drivers: | Jaques Lazier Phil Giebler Roberto Moreno Stéphan Grégoire Jimmy Kite |
Chassis: | Carbon fiber monocoque with honeycomb kevlar structure |
Suspension: | Pushrod with multilink |
Length: | 48770NaN0 |
Width: | 19680NaN0 minimum 19940NaN0 maximum |
Height: | 9650NaN0 |
Wheelbase: | 3048mm, plus or minus 51.5 mm (2997-3100 mm (118-122 mm)) |
Track: | Front: 1702- Rear: 16130NaN0 |
Engine Name: | Toyota Indy V8 Honda Indy HI7R V8 |
Capacity: | 3.5L (2003, 2007-2008) 3L (2004-2006) |
Configuration: | V8 90° |
Turbo/Na: | naturally-aspirated, |
Engine Position: | mid-engined, longitudinally-mounted |
Power: | 6500NaN0 |
Gearbox Name: | Xtrac #P295 |
Gears: | 6-speed |
Type: | sequential manual gearbox (2003-2007), semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox (2008) |
Differential: | Adjustable spool type |
Weight: | 1565lb on short, intermediate speedway oval and Indianapolis 500 1640lb on road and street courses Including driver, fuel and all lubricants and coolants |
Fuel: | 100% fuel grade Ethanol |
Tyres: | Firestone Firehawk dry slick and rain treaded tires O.Z. racing, BBS wheels |
Debut: | 2003 Toyota Indy 300 |
Races: | 58 |
Wins: | 0 |
Cons Champ: | 0 |
Drivers Champ: | 0 |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 0 |
The G-Force GF09 is a racing car developed and produced by American manufacturer Élan Motorsport Technologies for Panoz, with original work having been performed by G-Force Technologies prior to its purchase by Panoz, for use in the IndyCar Series. A subsequent version that saw the greatest usage in IndyCar racing was the G-Force GF09B with the Panoz GF09C following.
The GF09's last appearance was in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 when Phil Giebler, who drove for American Dream Motorsports, crashed his Panoz chassis and failed to qualify. Panoz effectively discontinued their IndyCar Series involvement after the 2008 season due to all IndyCar Series teams opting for the Dallara IR-05 chassis, and Panoz concentrated on sports car endurance racing.
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)