HISTORY OF RACING CARS

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The worlds first race

1895,Chicago,USA
Organized by Chicago Times
Herald
Won by Charles Duryea's
motorized wagon

Charles Duryea's
motorized wagon
Single
cylinder 4
HP engine
Gasoline
engine
Maximum
speed of 11
km/hr

Original design

NW
Rennzweier
1900
Called the first
race car
Manufactured
by todays
Tatra
2 cylinder
Benz 9 kW
(12HP)
Spark Ignition
based
Maximum
speed of 82
km /hr

1920
Bugatti Type 35
Two seater cars
Used in
endurance and
Grand Prix races
Second seat for
mechanic
Inline 8 cylinder
Max speed of
190 km/hr
Bugatti Type 35

1930
Alfa Romeo
Tipo A
Monoposto
First true
single-seater
designesd by
alpha romeo
The car had two
6C ylinder
straight
engines
Max speed
240km/hr

Post-war revival
1950s
After the Second World War, FIA
sanctioned World Championship.
Races mainly won by Jaguar C and D
types, the Mercedes 300SLR,
Maserati 300S, Aston Martin DBR1

Mercedes
Won 1955 Worlds
300SLR
sportscar
championship
Front mid-engined,
longitudinally
mounted engine
placed just behind
the front axles
instead of over
them to better
balance front/rear
weight
distribution.
Direct fuel
injection
V12 engine

1960s
Powerful
prototypes
appeared
Ferrari, Ford,
Porsche, Lotus,
Alfa Romeo
andMatra battled
for victory
Lotus 19
One of the fastest
cars in 1960s

1980s

In Europe, high-tech
closed-cockpit
prototypes from
Porsche, Aston
Martin,Mercedes-Benz,
Nissan Jaguar
introduced
PORSCHE 959
a twin-turbocharged sixcylinder engine with aircooled cylinders and
water-cooled heads
Porsche also developed
the car's aerodynamics
capable of reaching 197
miles per hour (317
km/h)

Porsche 959

2000s
From the start of the
new millennium
significant changes
were made
To the design and looks
Aston Martin
Vanquish is one of
the most famous
Used in James Bond
movie
V12, 5,935 cc ,
Speed 260km/hr
6-speed manual
gearbox with Auto
Shift

Formula One
It was in 1983 that
Racing

Formula racing was

introduced by F1
supremo Bernie
Ecclestone
The aerodynamics and
technology used is high
The designers has two
primary concerns:
1. the creation of down
force, to help push the
car's tyres onto the
track
2. minimizing the drag
that gets caused by
turbulence and acts to
slow the car down.

For a decade F1 cars had

run with 3.0-litre naturally
aspirated V10 engine
As of the 2014 season, all
F1 cars will be equipped
with turbocharged 1.6-litre
V6 engines.

F1 Cars

Mid-engined
Open cockpit
Open wheel
Single-seaters
The chassis is made largely of carbon-fibre
composites,
Weighs 691kgs
Turning vanes designed to closely control the
flow of the air over, under, and around the
car.

Some of the famous F1

racing cars
1990s
Ferrari 333 SP
Unveiled at the
end of 1993
carbon fiber and
aluminum chassis
power around
600 bhp
Ferrari 5-speed
sequential manual
transmission

Races

Wins

144

56

 The Williams
FW14
Renault 3,493 cc
V10, mid-engine,
longitudinally
mounted
Transmission
Williams 6 speed
semi-automatic
Carbon fibre
chasis

Races

Wins

32

17

Red Bull RB7

Renault 2400 cc 90
V8, naturally aspirated
mid-mounted engine
carbon-fibre and
honeycomb composite
monocoque chassis
Transmission
Seven-speed semiautomatic gearbox
with reverse gear
Hydraulic system for
power shift and clutch
operation

Races

Wins

19

12