The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, and two of them are displayed in Italian museums.[1]
The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the 1954 Formula One season in the hands of two-time and reigning World Champion, Italian driver Alberto Ascari. In its first event Ascari took both pole position in qualifying and fastest race lap, although his car's clutch failed after only ten laps.[2] Following Ascari's death, and in increasing financial trouble, the Lancia family sold their controlling share in the Lancia company, and the assets of Scuderia Lancia were given to Scuderia Ferrari. Ferrari continued to develop the car, although they removed many of Jano's most innovative designs, and the car was rebadged as the "Lancia-Ferrari D50" and later simply the "Ferrari D50". Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 World Championship of Drivers with this car modified by Ferrari.[1] During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.
| ----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="25%" | Technical data ! width="75%" | D50 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Engine: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | displacement
| 2488 cm3 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Bore x stroke: | 73.6 x 73.1 mm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Max power at rpm: | 250 hp at 8 100 rpm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Max torque at rpm: | 210 Nm at 6 000 rpm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Carburetor
| 4 Solex ZIL | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Gearbox
| ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension front: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension rear: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Chassis & body: | Fackverk frame with aluminum body | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Wheelbase
| 228 cm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Dry weight
| About 640 kg | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Top speed: | 300 km/h | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |
The D50s lived on into the 1957 season, much modified as "Ferrari 801s" but were largely uncompetitive against the latest generation of Maserati 250Fs.[3]
| ----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="25%" | Technical data ! width="75%" | Ferrari 801 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Engine: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | displacement
| 2486 cm3 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Bore x stroke: | 76 x 68.5 mm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Max power at rpm: | 275 hp at 8 400 rpm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Compression
| 11.5:1 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Carburetor
| 4 Solex 40 PII | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Gearbox
| ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension front: | Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension rear: | De Dion axle, double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Chassis & body: | Fackverk frame with aluminum body | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Wheelbase
| 228 cm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Dry weight
| 650 kg | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Top speed: | 280 km/h | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Designation | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SWI | ITA | ESP | |||
| Alberto Ascari | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | |||||
| Alberto Ascari | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ret1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret1 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||
| Louis Chiron | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Ferrari D50 | Giuseppe Farina | DNS | |||||||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Luigi Villoresi | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ||||
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 1/ Ret | 2/4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/8 | ||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret | 4/ Ret | Ret | 2 | 10 | Ret /Ret | 8/ Ret | ||||||
| Luigi Musso | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
| Peter Collins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/ Ret | Ret /Ret | 2 | |||||||
| Olivier Gendebien | Ret | DNA | |||||||||||
| Paul Frère | 2 | ||||||||||||
| André Pilette | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Alfonso de Portago | Ret | 2/ 10 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Ferrari D50A Ferrari 801 | DS50 2.5 V8 | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | ||||
| Peter Collins | 61/ Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | |||||||
| Luigi Musso | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 8 | |||||||
| Eugenio Castellotti | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Mike Hawthorn | Ret | Ret1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | 61 | 71 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cesare Perdisa | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Alfonso de Portago | 51 | ||||||||||||
| José Froilán González | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Maurice Trintignant | 5 | Ret | 4 | DNS | |||||||||
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