Ferrari Dino 156 F2
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Carlo Chiti (Chief Designer)
 1957 Ferrari 156 F2 | |
| Category | Formula Two |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Ferrari |
| Designer(s) | Vittorio Jano (Technical Director) Carlo Chiti (Chief Designer) |
| Predecessor | 801 |
| Successor | Dino 166 F2/156 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Tubular aluminium body on chassis composed of two main elliptic tubes and other small tubes to form a light, rigid structure |
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and anti-roll bar |
| Suspension (rear) | DeDion axle, transverse upper leaf spring, two longitudinal radius arms, Houdaille shock absorber lever dampers |
| Engine | Dino, 1,489 cc (90.9 cu in), 65° V6, naturally aspirated front engine, longitudinally mounted |
| Transmission | Ferrari Type 523 4-speed manual |
| Weight | 512 kg (1,129 lb) |
| Fuel | Shell |
| Tyres | Dunlop |
| Competition history | |
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari FISA Scuderia Sant Ambroeus |
The Ferrari Dino 156 F2 was an open-wheel Formula 2 race car, designed, developed, built, and entered into the competition by Italian racing team Scuderia Ferrari.[1][2][3]
When it was foreseeable in 1957 that the Ferrari 801 would not bring the desired success - the concept of the car came from 1953, when Vittorio Jano developed the Lancia D50 - Ferrari devoted itself to the development of a new type of racing car. The Dino 156F2, named after Alfredo ("Dino"), the son of company founder Enzo Ferrari who died young, was a Formula 2 racing car and the first of this series. Alfredino had worked together with Jano on the design of a V6 engine that was used in the Dino 156 until his death. In 1957, the engine produced 180 hp at 1489 cm³. In 1958 Aviation fuel was prescribed as a fuel in Formula 1, the power could be increased to 190 hp.[4]
The chassis was based on the blueprint of the 1955 Ferrari 555 Supersqualo, with coil springs at the front and a De Dion axle at the rear. The Dino 156 was a heavy car, but the powerful engine made up for the weight handicap. From the autumn of 1957, larger displacement engines were used, first the 2.1-liter engine, later the 2.5-liter engine. In 1958, a new tubular space frame was briefly experimented with, but the idea was abandoned in 1959.[5]
