Merzario A4
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Giampaolo Dallara | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Merzario A2 | ||||||||
| Successor | Merzario M1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8 naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Merzario | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Arturo Merzario | ||||||||
| Debut | 1979 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Merzario A4 was a Formula One car built and raced by the Merzario team for the 1979 Formula One season. The car was designed by Giampaolo Dallara and was powered powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine.[1]
Competition history
After the Merzario A2 turned out to be a disappointment, Arturo Merzario bought the assets from the team of Willi Kauhsen. The Kauhsen was rebuild by Giampaolo Dallara and renamed the Merzario A4.[2] Like the Kauhsen WK, the Merzario A4 turned out to be very slow. Merzario failed to qualify for any of the seven World Championship races he entered with the A4. The only time the A4 was not the slowest car in qualifying was at the Italian Grand Prix, where Héctor Rebaque was seven tenths slower in his Rebaque HR100.[3]
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Team Merzario | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 24 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 0 | NC | |
| Arturo Merzario
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DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
References
- ^ "Merzario A4". statsf1.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Possessed by the will to carry on". 8w.forix.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "1979 Italian GP - Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.