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Ferrari 643

Ferrari 643

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Ferrari
Designer(s)	Steve Nichols Jean-Claude Migeot
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fibre composite monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, push-rod actuated torsion bar springs and telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, push rod actuated coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Engine	Ferrari Tipo 037, 3,499 cc (213.5 cu in), 65° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Ferrari Type 643 7-speed semi-automatic
Fuel	Agip
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
Notable drivers	27.  Alain Prost 28.  Jean Alesi 27.  Gianni Morbidelli
Debut	1991 French Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 10 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Ferrari 643 was a Formula One car designed by Steve Nichols and Jean-Claude Migeot and was built by Scuderia Ferrari for use in the 1991 Formula One season. Introduced at the French Grand Prix it initially looked to have potential to run at the front.Alain Prost qualified on the front row and took the lead, and although he was eventually passed by Nigel Mansell in his Renault powered Williams FW14, a 2nd place in the car's first race looked promising. Aside from almost always being on the front part of the grid, it was not to be however.

Although arguably one of the prettier cars in the field, the car was not as competitive a car as the Williams FW14 and McLaren MP4/6 cars; and the car's results (or lack thereof) was one of the main reasons for the falling out between Prost and Ferrari, with the Frenchman eventually saying that "a truck would be easier to drive than this car". Following the Japanese Grand Prix, Prost was fired for the second time in his F1 career by a works team. The team replaced him in Australia with test driver Gianni Morbidelli.

The car scored 39.5 points of the teams 55.5 points in 1991 (the 642 model was used to score 16 points in the first 6 races of the season) with 8 podiums and finished 3rd in the constructors championship.

The 643 was replaced at the start of the 1992 season by the Ferrari F92A.