Lancia D50

From WOI Encyclopedia Italia

Lancia D50/Ferrari D50
Category	Formula One
F1 car	Y
Constructor	Lancia
Designer	Vittorio Jano
Team	Scuderia Lancia Scuderia Ferrari
Drivers	Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi Eugenio Castellotti Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso Peter Collins Alfonso de Portago
Chassis	Tubular spaceframe, with stressed engine.
Front suspension	Unequal length, tubular double wishbone, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers.
Rear suspension	De Dion tube, with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers.
Wheelbase	2280mm
Track	F: 1294mm R: 1330mm
Engine name	Lancia DS50
Capacity	2488cc
Configuration	90° V8.
Turbo/NA	Naturally aspirated,
Engine position	front-mounted. 1954: 260bhp. 1955/6: 285bhp.
Gearbox name	Lancia
Gears	5-speed
Type	manual
Differential	transaxle.
Weight	620kg
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Pirelli/Englebert
Debut	1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Races	14 Lancia: 4 Ferrari: 10
Wins	5 0 5
Cons champ
Drivers champ	1 (1956: Fangio)
Poles	8 2 6
Fastest laps	5 1 4

The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, two of them are displayed in Italian museums.

The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the 1954 Formula One season in the hands of two-time and reigning World Champion, Italian driver Alberto Ascari. In its very first event Ascari took both pole position in qualifying and fastest race lap, although his car's clutch failed after only ten laps. Following Ascari's death, and in increasing financial trouble, the Lancia family sold their controlling share in the Lancia company, and the assets of Scuderia Lancia were given to Scuderia Ferrari. Ferrari continued to develop the car, although they removed many of Jano's most innovative designs, and the car was rebadged as the Lancia-Ferrari D50 and later simply the Ferrari D50. Juan Manuel Fangio won the Formula One World Championship in 1956 with this car modified by Ferrari. During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.

External links

• Push-starting a Lancia D50. www.streetfire.net (video)

LANCIA
1907-1918: Alfa-12HP · Dialfa-18HP · Beta-15/20HP · Delta-20/30HP · Epsilon · Eta-30/50HP · Gamma-20HP · Theta-35HP · Zeta-12/15HP 1918-1945: Aprilia · Ardea · Ardennes · Artena · Astura · Augusta · Belna · Dilambda · Kappa · Lambda · Trikappa 1945-1980: Appia · Aurelia · Beta · D20 · D23 · D24 · D25 · D50 · Flaminia · Flavia · Fulvia · Gamma · Montecarlo · Stratos HF 1980-2000: Dedra · Delta · Delta S4 · Kappa · LC1 · LC2 · Lybra · Prisma · Thema · Trevi · Y10 · Ypsilon · Zeta · 037 (Group B) Current models: Musa · Phedra · Thesis · Ypsilon Concept models: Medusa · Megagamma · Orca · Sibilo
Vincenzo Lancia · Corporate website · A brand of the Fiat group

« Previous	Lancia Automobiles S.p.A., a subsidiary of the Fiat S.p.A. since 1969, car timeline, 1940s–1980s —																															Next »
Type	1940s										1950s										1960s										1970s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Family car	... Ardea														Appia										Fulvia
	... Aprilia																															Beta / Trevi (828)
Executive car																						Flavia										2000	Gamma (830)
Coupé																						Fulvia Coupé/Sport
																																Beta Coupé/Spider/ Montecarlo (828)
											Aurelia	Flaminia														Gamma Coupé/GT (830)
Sports car																						Stratos
Racing car														D23/D24		D50

Cars that competed in the 1954 FIA World Championship (ex. Indianapolis 500)
Connaught Type A • Cooper T23 • Cooper T24 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 553 • Ferrari 625 • Gordini T16 • HWM • Klenk Meteor • Lancia D50 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Mercedes-Benz W196 • Vanwall Special

Cars that competed in the 1955 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500)
Arzani-Volpini Special • Connaught Type B • Cooper T40 • Ferrari 625 • Ferrari 555 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari D50 • Gordini T16 • Gordini T32 • HWM • Lancia D50 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Mercedes-Benz W196 • Vanwall

Cars that competed in the 1956 FIA World Championship (ex. Indianapolis 500)
BRM P25 • Bugatti T251 • Connaught Type B • Cooper T23 • Emeryson • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 555 • Ferrari D50 • Gordini T16 • Gordini T32 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Vanwall