Ferrari F1 640

Ferrari F1 640
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Category	Formula One
Constructor	Ferrari
Designer	John Barnard
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	double wishbones, pushrod
Engine	Ferrari Tipo 034 V12 (65°) naturally aspirated
Transmission	Ferrari 7-speed semi-automatic
Fuel	Agip
Tyres	Goodyear
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
Notable drivers	27. Nigel Mansell 28. Gerhard Berger
Debut	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed	16
Race victories	3
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	4

The Ferrari F1 640 was the Formula One racing car with which the Ferrari team competed in the 1989 season. It was driven by Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger.

The car was designed by John Barnard, and it was the first Ferrari he was responsible for designing. It sported a sharp nose, with a narrow monocoque and bulging side-pods designed to house the radiators with maximum aerodynamic efficiency. The 640 was powered by Ferrari's own 3.5 litre V12 engine which produced up to 660bhp, a fine effort considering that it was the team's first naturally aspirated engine for almost a decade. However, the transmission it was mated to attracted more attention, as it contained the very first semi-automatic gearbox seen in F1. In its first season, it proved to be very unreliable, and hampered Ferrari's efforts throughout the year. However, such gearboxes would become the norm by the mid-1990s.

The car won its debut race, despite fears of unreliability and underwent a number of minor modifications that allowed Mansell and Berger to net three wins between them, although the latter failed to finish the first eleven races of the season. The carbon-fibre chassis did prove to be very strong however, and allowed Berger to escape from a fiery high speed crash in San Marino with only minor burns to his hands and a couple of broken ribs.

The season ended with Mansell 4th, with 38pts, in the Drivers' Championship, and Berger 7th (21pts). Ferrari finished 3rd in the Constructors' Championship, with 59pts.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1989	Ferrari	Ferrari 640 V12	G		BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	SPA	JPN	AUS	59	3rd
				Nigel Mansell	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	2	2	3	1	3	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret
				Gerhard Berger	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	2	Ret	Ret

Ferrari Formula One cars
40s		1950s										1960s										1970s
8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
125		275 340 375		500		553 625	555 D50		801	412 246	256		156			158 1512		312				312 B					312 T
1980s										1990s										2000s
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
312 T	126 C				156/85	F1/86	F1/87		640	641	642/643	F92A	F93A	412T		F310/B		F300	F399	F1-2000	F2001	F2001 F2002	F2002B F2003-GA	F2004	F2004M F2005	248	F2007