The Fondmetal GR01 was a Formula One car designed by Robin Herd, Tim Holloway and Tino Belli for the Fondmetal F1 SpA team. It was used in the first part of 1992 season.
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| Category | Formula One Interserie | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Fondmetal | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Robin Herd (Technical Director) Tim Holloway (Chief Designer) Tino Belli (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Fondmetal F1 | ||||||||
| Successor | Fondmetal GR02 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | as front | ||||||||
| Engine | HBA5 3,497 cc (213.4 cu in) V8 naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||
| Power | 660 hp @ 12,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Fondmetal F1 SpA | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 14.  Andrea Chiesa15.  Gabriele Tarquini | ||||||||
| Debut | 1992 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The car was based on the Fomet F1 and was also equipped with a Ford engine, not the DFR fitted to the Fomet F1, but the HB, which had 100hp more power than the DFR. Fondmetal fielded two cars, for Andrea Chiesa and Gabriele Tarquini.
The GR01 recorded poor results; the model never saw the finish line.
One of GR01s was bought by Ranieri Randaccio, who redesigned the car, by enlarging the airbox and adding wheel covers over the wheels, for use in the Interserie. He raced this car from 1994 to 1997 and took second places at Most (1994, 1997) and Brands Hatch (1996).
Complete Formula One results
edit(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1992 | Fondmetal F1 SpA | Ford HB V8 |
G | RSA | MEX | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Andrea Chiesa | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Gabriele Tarquini | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
References
edit- ^ "Engine Ford Cosworth". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Fondmetal – Full Profile". f1rejects.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- "Fondmetal GR01". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.