Arrows FA1 is an Arrows Formula 1 racing car designed by Tony Southgate to compete in the 1978 season.
| Arrows FA1 | |||||||||
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| Category | Formula 1 | ||||||||
| Developer | Tony Southgate, Dave Woss | ||||||||
| Constructor |  Arrows | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Monocoque aluminum | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper rocker levers, lower - triangular, springs inside the case | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Parallel lower levers, one upper lever and torsion bars, Koni shock absorbers | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0L, 470 HP, V8 , atmospheric, mid-range | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400, 5 gears + reverse, manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 593 kg | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petrofina, Valvoline | ||||||||
| Tires | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Performance history | |||||||||
| Teams | Arrows racing team | ||||||||
| Pilots |  Riccardo Patrese Rolf Stommelen | ||||||||
| Debut |  Brazil 1978 | ||||||||
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| Unless otherwise indicated, all data are Formula 1 Grand Prix only | |||||||||
History
The Arrows team was created by Jack Oliver who left Shadow . Together with him, designers Tony Southgate, Dave Woss and pilot Riccardo Patrese came to the team.
The FA1 chassis was created by Southgate in two months, the team even missed the first stage of the Championship - 1978 . At the second stage, only one car was exhibited in Zhakarepagua . In the third race, a second one was added to him, run by Rolf Stommelen . The car was well designed and was able to score points already in its third race. At the Swedish Grand Prix, Patrese managed to finish second.
However, in Long Beach , Shadow DN9 appeared - an almost exact copy of Arrows FA1 and the owners of Shadow sued the designers and the Arrows team . And although Southgate tried to make excuses that this chassis was designed by him, the court decided to cease further use of FA1. The team urgently had to create a new car - Arrows A1 .
Race Results
| Year | Team | Engine | Tires | N ° | Pilots | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | sixteen | Glasses | QC |
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| 1978 | Arrows FA1 | Ford cosworth DFV V8 | G | 11 [1] | 9. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Patrese | ten | Gathering | 6 | 6 | Gathering | Gathering | 2 | eight | Gathering | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Stommel | 9 | 9 | Gathering | Gathering | 14 | 14 | 15 | NKV | DSC |
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The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the pilot participated. The rows of the table are the seasons, the columns are the stages of the Grand Prix. In each cell, the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the rider are indicated, additionally indicated by color. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
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Notes
- ↑ Including points earned by Arrows A1