Category | Formula One |
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Constructor | Gordini |
Technical specifications | |
Chassis | Steel tubular spaceframe, aluminum body |
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, independent with torsion bar springs, Messier shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
Suspension (rear) | Rear rigid live axle, Watts linkage, Messier hydraulic shock absorbers, trailing arms, anti-roll bar |
Axle track | 1,140 mm (45 in) (front) 1,160 mm (46 in) (rear) |
Wheelbase | 2,240 mm (88 in) |
Engine | 1.4–1.5 L (85.4–91.5 cu in) Gordini DOHC L4 naturally-aspirated mid-engined |
Transmission | 4-speed manual |
Power | 94 hp (70 kW) @ 6000 rpm (Monoposoto version)
[2] 195 hp (145 kW) @ 6500 rpm (Formula One version) [3] |
Weight | 680 kg (1,499 lb) |
Brakes | Disc brakes |
Competition history | |
Debut | 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix [4] |
The Simca-Gordini Type 15, also known simply as the Gordini Type 15, is an open-wheel race car, designed, developed, and built by French manufacturer Gordini, to compete in Formula One, and was produced between 1947 and 1953. [5] [6]
Category | Formula One |
---|---|
Constructor | Gordini |
Technical specifications | |
Chassis | Steel tubular spaceframe, aluminum body |
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, independent with torsion bar springs, Messier shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
Suspension (rear) | Rear rigid live axle, Watts linkage, Messier hydraulic shock absorbers, trailing arms, anti-roll bar |
Axle track | 1,140 mm (45 in) (front) 1,160 mm (46 in) (rear) |
Wheelbase | 2,240 mm (88 in) |
Engine | 1.4–1.5 L (85.4–91.5 cu in) Gordini DOHC L4 naturally-aspirated mid-engined |
Transmission | 4-speed manual |
Power | 94 hp (70 kW) @ 6000 rpm (Monoposoto version)
[2] 195 hp (145 kW) @ 6500 rpm (Formula One version) [3] |
Weight | 680 kg (1,499 lb) |
Brakes | Disc brakes |
Competition history | |
Debut | 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix [4] |
The Simca-Gordini Type 15, also known simply as the Gordini Type 15, is an open-wheel race car, designed, developed, and built by French manufacturer Gordini, to compete in Formula One, and was produced between 1947 and 1953. [5] [6]