Ferrari Sigma
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Pininfarina | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Paolo Martin | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, inboard springs/dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | as front | ||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 255C 3.0 V12 | ||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 5-speed | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres | Firestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
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n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Ferrari Sigma, also known as the Ferrari Sigma Grand Prix, was a Formula One show car built in 1969 by Pininfarina.
Specification
The Sigma, presented on 13 March 1969 in Geneva, was a prototype, which was never intended to compete in any Formula One races.[2] The main inspiration for creating the car was the fact that many Formula One drivers died in accidents because of low safety standards.[3] The Sigma was built in 1969 in cooperation by Pininfarina and Revue Automobile with the support of Enzo Ferrari, Fiat and Mercedes.[3][4] The name of the car ("Sigma") was chosen because several years before Pininfarina had built a car with that name.[3]
The car was designed by Paolo Martin.[2] It was based on the Ferrari 312 and weighed 590 kilograms (1,300 lb).[4][5] It was equipped with a 3.0 litre V12 engine with 436 horsepower (325 kW).[1] This car was to be a "future car", showing mainly new safety standards. There were many innovations in it, such as a driver survival cell, multi-layer fuel tanks, a fire extinguisher system, plastic fuel-tanks, a safety-belt-system and sidepods protruding behind the rear wheels to prevent interlocking wheels.[3][5]
The original car is owned by Pininfarina.[3]
References
- 1 2 "1969 FERRARI sigma". ferraridatabase.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- 1 2 "1968 PININFARINA SIGMA GP". conceptcars.it. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Pininfarina Sigma 1969 Formula I Safety Concept designed by Paolo Martin". madle.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- 1 2 "FERRARI SIGMA GRAND PRIX". salon-auto.ch. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- 1 2 Diepraam, Mattijs; 'Uechtel'; Reyna, Rafael; Breevoort, Leo; Heymans, Jasper. "Grand Prix cars that never raced (work in progress)". forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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