Where can I find information about F1 Cars?

I need engine displacement
0-60 speeds
And any other information that would be relevent to an F1 car

A chart would be helpful.


I have searched on google but haven't found exactly what I need.

posted this back in my dtm days

Something like 900hp 3L
http://www.dtmpower.net/ppost2/watermark.php?file=500/1012495mag.jpg

They currently run a 3.0 liter V-10 engine. 0-60 would be way low around 3 seconds. Try Planet F-1.

I need Ferrari info. :(

Engine: Ferrari (Type 053), V10, cylinder block in cast aluminium
Total Displacement: 2,997 cm3
Timing Gear: 40 pneumatic valves
Fuel Feed: Magneti Marelli digital electronic injection
Ignition: Magneti Marelli static electronic ignition
Transmission: Ferrari longitudinal gearbox. Limited-slip differential. Semiautomatic sequential electronically controlled gearbox, 7 gears + riverse
Chassis: Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Front Suspension: Independent suspension, push-rod activated torsion springs
Rear Suspension: Independent suspension, push-rod activated torsion springs
Brakes: Ventilated carbon-fibre disc brakes
Length: 4,545 mm
Width: 1,796 mm
Height: 959 mm
Wheelbase: 3050 mm
Front Track: 1470 mm
1405 mm
Kerb Weight (with water and oil): 605kg
Wheels(front and rear): 13"
Tyres: Bridgestone


I found this but need 0-60 speeds 0-100 and things like that.

ok these are guess from stuff i remeber reading.
the downforce the cars generate will slow an F1 car down with 1G of deceration force
i belive they can do 0-100-0 in less then 9 sec
they can slow from 150 in less the 4 sec in ~ 150ft

They currently run a 3.0 liter V-10 engine. 0-60 would be way low around 3 seconds. Try Planet F-1.

3 seconds 0-60? WAY less than that. 1300lbs, 900hp, you do the math.

3 seconds 0-60? WAY less than that. 1300lbs, 900hp, you do the math.

I soon as I posted it I knew I was to high. But, since I didn't have signed copy of a stat sheet from Jean Todt any estimate would not have been satisfactory for this thread.

They currently run a 3.0 liter V-10 engine. 0-60 would be way low around 3 seconds. Try Planet F-1.
3 seconds sounds a bit slow. I'd be surprised if it took them over 2.5 to hit 60, those things are ridiculously quick. You won't be able to find much information on anything about F1 cars because everything is strictly classified.

zero to sixty with launch control should be in the mid to low 2 second range.

0-100-0 in 9 seconds is not THAT impressive considering a good shifter kart can do just about the same.

Honda has a new engine they are developing that has 1000hp, with room for more power but they need it reliable to sato can finish a race lol.

Suzuka is n in 26 minutes by the way :)

Honda has a new engine they are developing that has 1000hp, with room for more power but they need it reliable to sato can finish a race lol.

Nicht so!

http://www.autosport.com/pc_subscribe.asp?id=40147&s=5&p=1

They do not have a 1000bhp engine yet. They are on the verge of it sometime next season is what they are saying.

Regarding acceleration times for F1, that is a difficult question because it depends upon gearing which gets changed all the time.

I bet they already have a 1000hp engine being tested...if you know how f1 development goes, they already have it done and are developing it further as we speak.

I'd be more interested in 0-100 speeds for the F1's back in the 70's and 80's.

Back in the FI days they couldn't find a dyno to measure how much power the cars were making...

Wheels spin at 170mph at part throttle? Must have balls of billet aluminum to drive that.

0-100-0 in 9 seconds is not THAT impressive considering a good shifter kart can do just about the same.
well a shifter kart is much lighter and has much better gearing. The real test for and F1 car is 0-150-0

Well the fact of it being much lighter is not a very strong argument since figure the normal shifter kart class is about 350-375lb and is 46hp. Formulaone is 605kg (1330lbs) and 900hp.

So comparing power to weight ( as far as the acceleration partof it) f1 has a decent advantage, however for braking a shifter kart has pretty massive brakes considering the loads and speeds it hits compared to what F1 has...however F1 can make your eyeballs hurt from braking so hard, so you'd be surprised lol.

F1 is the most technology advanced motorsport in the world, lmp style cars are next, with gt/gts/dtm cars next (in my opinion anyways).

Its pretty cool how F1 has more and mroe restrictions and regulations every year, but the technology gets better and better making them faster and faster, really is a marvel of engineering.

They should allow vaccum fans back into F1.

They should allow vaccum fans back into F1.

At the speeds they are now going, I have a feeling we'd see quite a few injuries/deaths caused me simply running up on a curb by a few inches, resulting in a huge loss of downforce.

Funny you mentioned curbs...its a good part of how they design the suspension geometry these days,

F1 is the most technology advanced motorsport in the world, lmp style cars are next, with gt/gts/dtm cars next (in my opinion anyways).

Don't forget WRC. Personally I'd place WRC right behind F1. It's pretty amazing with the current rules.

Don't forget WRC. Personally I'd place WRC right behind F1. It's pretty amazing with the current rules.

Eh, thier technology is not that great...and if the rules being proposed go through, wrc could go down the shitter :( But rally cars are cool, with a LOT of development into tires.

I'd be more interested in 0-100 speeds for the F1's back in the 70's and 80's.

Back in the FI days they couldn't find a dyno to measure how much power the cars were making...

Wheels spin at 170mph at part throttle? Must have balls of billet aluminum to drive that.

So were they faster/quicker during the FI days?

So were they faster/quicker during the FI days?


Whats your definition of faster/quicker?

Lap times: No
Straightline speed: In some cases yes
More power: Oh yea

Whats your definition of faster/quicker?

Lap times: No
Straightline speed: In some cases yes
More power: Oh yea

Now that I think about it...Lower lap times now are due more to improvements in: down force, tires, suspension, and weight. Right?

Does straight line speed, include acceleration times from 0-60, 0-100? Or is that too broad a question?

Acceleration needs to be timed, straight line speed or top speed dont.

Yes, aerodynamics is probably the main reason for improved everything :)

Tire development changed due to new loads from aero, weight improved due to composite advances, as did suspension, tying into composites and aero, etc. All works together.

As far as top speed is concerned then...the old FI'd cars were faster?

But now...due to weight and traction...the new NA cars are quicker?

Or am I :eyecrazy

I would say potentially the older f1 cars could hit higher top speeds since they had several hundred more hp, however thier aero may have been restricting that.

Overall, and its pretty obvious, today's f1 cars are faster, quicker, better then at anytime before.

You can view records from past F1 racers on http://www.nuerburgring.de/