Overview
The new A1GP Powered by Ferrari car is designed to the highest standards with the aim of providing a high-performance single-seater to A1GP’s core values of exciting racing on a level playing field.
Despite its youth, A1GP has already cemented its position in the upper echelons of international motorsport by signing a six-year deal with legendary Italian sportscar name Ferrari to manufacture and supply all A1GP engines and consult on the design and manufacture of all A1GP chassis from this season. While commercially the series is going from strength to strength, it is the fiercely competitive on track action that is pulling in the crowds as A1GP tours the globe.
The chassis is based on the design of the highly successful F2004 chassis, incorporating A1GP’s core values to deliver close racing among a competitive field where overtaking is an essential part of the entertainment.
Chassis
| Weight: |
Approx 720kg including driver, race ready (excluding fuel) |
| Front and rear suspension:
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Double wishbone with pushrod operated coil over damper units. Adjustable ride height, cambers and toe |
| Anti-roll bar:
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Multi adjustable, quick change front and rear roll bars |
| Chassis:
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Carbon fibre skins, aluminium honeycomb core. Tested to meet all applicable FIA crash safety standards |
| Bodywork: |
Light weight composite bodywork |
| Gearbox: |
Six-speed longitudinal sequential. Gear selection via a Magneti Marelli paddle shift system |
| Drive line: |
Tripod jointed driveshafts |
| Brakes: |
Brembo carbon discs, six-pot aluminium calipers |
| Dampers: |
Penske VBP-45, two-way adjustable |
| Wheels: |
Front 13” dia. X 12” Rear 13” dia. X 14” |
| Steering: |
Titan angle drive bevel and two-pinion ratio’s |
| Steering wheel: |
280mm diameter carbon, with mounted LCD dash |
| Instrumentation and display:
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Magneti Marelli mounted display unitMulti-channel logging facility for engineering analyse |
| Seat belt: |
FIA approved SABELT six-point safety harness |
| Fuel cell: |
ATL fuel cell approximately 150-litres capacity and designed to take up to 50 per cent ethanol |
| Clutch: |
AP three-plate carbon/carbon with steel hub |
| Tyres: |
Michelin control slick and treaded wet tyres |
Engine
Produced using some of the most advanced design and manufacturing technology in the world, the A1GP engine is specifically designed and manufactured by Ferrari S.p.A for use in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
| Configuration: |
90 degree V8 |
| Displacement: |
4500cc |
| Width: |
666.5 mm (max L&R cam covers width) |
| Height: |
446(from bottom plane to max cam covers height) |
| Length: |
569 mm
(from front pulley bolt to rear plane engine block flange) |
| Weight: |
160kg |
| Cylinder block: |
Die cast aluminium alloy |
| Cylinder head: |
Sand cast aluminium alloy |
| Valve train: |
Four overhead camshafts Four valves per cylinder |
| Engine management: |
Bosch MED 9.6 |
| Injection: |
Gasoline direct injection |
| Spark plugs: |
NGK |
| Fuel: |
Shell E10 102 RON |
| Max torque: |
406 lbs
ft 550 Nm |
| Max power: |
600 bhp 448 Kw |
Powerboost
Each car is equipped with a unique PowerBoost system, a mechanism to provide short bursts of increased power to create additional overtaking opportunities and action throughout the race. By changing the engine’s parameters, the system can give the driver additional power over a limited time during each race to take the A1GP Powered by Ferrari car to 600 bhp.
The PowerBoost is driver-activated by a button mounted on the steering wheel. The driver will be able to use this for a predetermined period during the Sprint and Feature races.
Tyres
Michelin will be A1GP’s exclusive partner for the next three seasons. The tyres’ technological development results from close co-operation between A1GP and Michelin engineers.
The designs stem from Formula One technologies that seek to offer both optimal performance and safety to the driver. Full rubber serration tests were performed on various tracks such as Fiorano, Imola, Jerez and Mugello resulting in the best compromise between grip, endurance and wear.
Michelin shall remain present in the paddock while guaranteeing high-quality service throughout the championship. The use of this high-technology product by various teams shall be supervised under the watchful and expert eye of a skilled Michelin technician.