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The A3 at Mallory Park | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||||
| Designers | Tony Southgate (Technical Director) Dave Wass (Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | A2 | ||||||||||
| Successor | A4 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, springs | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, springs | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,727 mm (68.0 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,591 mm (102.0 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5/6-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Valvoline | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear (1980) Michelin (1981) Pirelli (1981) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Arrows Racing Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 👁 Italy Riccardo Patrese 👁 West Germany Jochen Mass 👁 New Zealand Mike Thackwell 👁 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1980 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Arrows A3 was a Formula One car which the Arrows team used to compete in the 1980 and 1981 Formula One seasons.
After the failure of the A2 in the 1979 Formula One season, the A3 was a very conventional design.[2] The A3 featured a short wheelbase and conventional front nose and rear wing. The only aerodynamic novelty was a gearbox enclosure to reduce drag.[2]
The car was used in 1981, as Arrows did not have the resources to create a car with hydropneumatic suspension like the Brabham BT49C.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit](key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Ford Cosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 11 | 7th | ||
| Riccardo Patrese | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||
| Jochen Mass | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | DNQ | 11 | Ret | |||||||||
| Mike Thackwell | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Arrows Racing Team | Ford Cosworth DFV | M P |
USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | 10 | 8th | |
| Riccardo Patrese | Ret | 3 | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | ||||||
| Siegfried Stohr | DNQ | Ret | 9 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | ||||||||
| Jacques Villeneuve | DNQ | DNQ |
References
[edit]- ^ Arrows A3 @ StatsF1
- ^ a b c Hodges, David (1990). A-Z of Formula Racing Cars. Bideford, UK: Bay View Books. p. 279. ISBN 1870979168.
