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Ferrari 246 F1

Ferrari 246 F1

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Ferrari
Designer(s)	Vittorio Jano Carlo Chiti
Predecessor	801
Successor	156
Technical specifications
Chassis	Tubular aluminium body on chassis composed of two main elliptic tubes and other small tubes to form a light, rigid structure
Suspension (front)	double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	DeDion axle, transverse upper leaf spring, two longitudinal radius arms,Houdaille lever dampers
Engine	Ferrari Dino Type 246, 2,417 cc (147.5 cu in), 65° V6, naturally aspirated Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Ferrari Type 523 4-speed manual
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari FISA Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
Notable drivers	Luigi Musso  Peter Collins  Mike Hawthorn  Wolfgang von Trips  Olivier Gendebien  Phil Hill
Debut	1958 Argentine Grand Prix

The Ferrari 246 F1 was a Ferrari racing car built for the Formula One World Championship of 1958. The regulations for 1954–1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to AvGas.

The 246 used a 2417 cc Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 was a conventional front engine design. The Ferrari 246 was good enough to win a World Championship for Mike Hawthorn and a second place in the Constructors Championship for Ferrari.

The Ferrari 246 was not only the first V6 engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1958, it was also the last front engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix. This occurred at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race.

In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-engined Ferrari, the 246P Formula One car, again using a Dino V6 engine of 2417 cc. and again in 1966 for Ferrari's first three litre era Formula One car.

The 246 at the 2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed.