Ferrari 312B
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| Ferrari 312B | |
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| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Scuderia Ferrari |
| Designer | Mauro Forghieri |
| Team | Scuderia Ferrari |
| Drivers | Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda Clay Regazzoni Jacky Ickx |
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque |
| Front suspension | Double wishbone, inboard spring/damper. |
| Rear suspension | Double wishbone suspension |
| Engine name | Ferrari 001 |
| Capacity | 3000cc |
| Configuration | Flat-12, |
| Turbo/NA | naturally aspirated, |
| Engine position | mid-engine, longitudinally mounted |
| Type | manual |
| Fuel | Shell |
| Tyres | Firestone/Goodyear |
| Debut | 1970 South African Grand Prix (312B) 1971 Monaco Grand Prix (312B2) 1973 Spanish Grand Prix (312B3) |
| Races | 63 (all models) 19 (312B) 12 (312B2/B2-72) 27 (312B3) |
| Wins | 10 (all models) 5 (312B) 2 (312B2/B2-72) 3 (312B3) |
| Cons champ | 1 (1970) |
| Drivers champ | 0 |
The Ferrari 312B was a series of Formula One racing car models, designed and built by Scuderia Ferrari. It was the successor to the Ferrari 312 and was used from 1970 until 1974. Several versions were made: the 312B, 312B2 and 312B3.
The early 1970s saw the return of success to the Scuderia; the unlucky Chris Amon left, while Jacky Ickx returned and was joined by Clay Regazzoni. A Flat-12 engine, colloquially referred to as a "boxer", was developed for use in the new Ferrari 312B, giving a lower center of gravity.
During the design's first season, in 1970, Ickx battled with Lotus's Jochen Rindt and won 3 Grands Prix, while the emotional 1970 Italian Grand Prix was won by Clay Regazzoni, following the death Rindt in the week preceding the race. In the remaining races, Ickx could not pass Rindt's point score for the drivers title, but Ferrari won the Constructors Championship ahead of Lotus.
1971 started with a win by new signing Mario Andretti, followed by another GP win for Ickx. Ferrari ultimately came second in the Constructors Championship, as Jackie Stewart and Tyrrell dominated the season.
In 1972, Ferrari could not keep up with the progress of the competition, dropping to 4th at the end of the year. Ickx won the 1972 German Grand Prix at his favorite track, the Nürburgring, but this was to be his last GP win. The sports cars season was a success for Ferrari though, with the Ferrari 312PB based on the F1 car.
In 1973 the Ferrari 312B2 was no longer competitive, and Ickx only managed one 4th place, at opening GP of the season. In addition to the sports cars, which were beaten by the French Matra, the F1 program of the Italian team was outclassed, and they even skipped some F1 races, notably the Nürburgring. This was not acceptable to Ickx, who left the team halfway through the season in order to contest the 1973 German GP at the 'Ring in a McLaren, where he took 3rd place behind the Tyrrells of Stewart and Francois Cevert.
After being impressed with their drives for BRM in 1973, Ferrari signed Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni to rebuild the team in 1974. A new model, the 312 B3, based on a prototype called "snow plow" was introduced.
The car was succeeded by the 312T which was introduced for the 1975 Formula One season.
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| 125 | 275 340 375 |
500 | 553 625 |
555 D50 |
801 | 412 246 |
256 | 156 | 158 1512 |
312 | 312 B | 312 T | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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