Ferrari Tipo 500
From WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The Ferrari 500 was a Formula 2 car designed by Aurelio Lampredi. For 1952, the FIA announced that the World Championship would be run to Formula 2 specification after the withdrawal of Alfa Romeo from the sport.
Ferrari were the only team to have a car specifically designed for the new formula. The car was powered by an in line four cylinder engine which was mounted behind the front axle, improving weight distribution.
Alberto Ascari used the car to win his first world championship, winning all but one race with the simple 500. The race he missed was due to the fact he was driving the 4.5 litre Ferrari at the Indianapolis 500, but all was not lost as Ferrari won the race he was absent from as well. The following season, Ascari won his second world championship, and Ferrari won all but the final race, which was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, back in racing after an accident which had damaged his neck.
Ascari won 9 straight races in the 500, a world championship record which still stands today. The 500 won all but one race it was entered in, making it the most statistically successful car in the history of the FIA world championship.
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| 312 T | 126 C | 156/85 | F1/86 | F1/87 | 640 | 641 | 642/643 | F92A | F93A | 412T | F310/B | F300 | F399 | F1-2000 | F2001 | F2001 F2002 | F2002B F2003-GA | F2004 | F2004M F2005 | 248 | F2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Michael Schumacher | Alberto Ascari |  Juan Manuel Fangio |  Mike Hawthorn |  Niki Lauda |  Jody Scheckter | John Surtees |  Phil Hill |  Rubens Barrichello | Eddie Irvine |  Jean Alesi | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay |  Gilles Villeneuve | Carlos Reutemann |  Clay Regazzoni | Mario Andretti |  Jacky Ickx | Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips | Lorenzo Bandini | |
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125 | 275 | 340 | 375 | 500 | 553 | 625 | 555 | D50 | 801 | 412 | 246 | 256 | 156 | 158 | 1512 | 312 | 312B | 312T | 126C | 156/85 | F1/86 | F1/87 | 640 | 641 | 642 | 643 | F92A | F93A | 412T | F310 | F310B | F300 | F399 | F1-2000 | F2001 | F2002 | F2002B | F2003-GA | F2004 | F2004M | F2005 | 248 | F2007 | F2008
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