The Arrows A1 was the car with which Arrows Grand Prix International competed in the 1978 and 1979 Formula One seasons. It replaced the Arrows FA1 , which was banned by the London High Court on 31 July 1978 after a legal protest from the Shadow team on the grounds that it was a carbon-copy of the Shadow DN9 . Arrows anticipated that they would lose against Shadow and designed and built the A1 in under 60 days whilst the court case was being heard. Hence Arrows were able to present the Arrows A1 to the press just three days after the court case ended and did not miss any races.
10-705: Given that the FA1 was a carbon-copy of the Shadow DN9, the A1 is the essentially first true F1 car designed and built by Arrows Grand Prix International. The Arrows A1 was one of the first "ground effects" Formula 1 cars and despite being rushed into service without any testing or development after the FA1 was banned, the Arrows A1 proved competitive. Riccardo Patrese finished 4th in the 1978 Canadian GP. A number of further 4th and 5th places followed in 1979 and that year's Monaco GP could have been
20-505: A spare monocoque) had been prepared to an updated specification, known as A1-B specification. The two race cars were chassis A1-03 (which had been updated) and the new chassis A1-05, whilst the spare monocoque was new chassis A1-04. During the Argentine GP warm-up A1-05 was crashed and this chassis was subsequently rebuilt to a further improved A1-C specification alongside the final Arrows A1 chassis built, A1-06. Both A1-05 and A1-06 debuted at
30-551: The A2 Arrows A2 The Arrows A2 was a Formula One racing car , designed by Tony Southgate and Dave Wass, was used by the Arrows team in the latter half of the 1979 Formula One season . Powered by a Cosworth DFV V8 engine and driven by Riccardo Patrese and Jochen Mass , it was relatively unsuccessful with its best finish being sixth on two occasions. For the 1979 season, Tony Southgate supervised
40-420: The "ground-effects" side-pods. The A1-C update included a new rear wing with a single central support, improved rear-suspension geometry and totally re-designed "ground-effects" side-pods which were more swept-up towards the rear tyre. As the updated A1-C specification cars (A1-05 and A1-06) were introduced, three older specification Arrows A1's (A1-02, A1-03 and A1-04) were sold to Charles Clowes Racing and A1-01
50-470: The 1979 South African GP and were used by Riccardo Patrese (A1-06) and Jochen Mass (A1-05) till the radical, but unsuccessful, Arrows A2 was introduced. In fact, even after the Arrows A2 had been introduced, Riccardo Patrese chose at times to practice in and race the older Arrows A1 believing it to be a superior car, with more predictable handling. The A1-B update included stiffening the monocoque and revising
60-737: The A2's successor, the A3 , and the previous year's car, the A1 , was brought back for one final entry in the 1979 season. The A2 made its debut at the 1979 French Grand Prix but finished well down the field. Mass managed a pair of sixth places, at the German and Dutch Grands Prix . ( key ) ^1 3 points scored using the A1B . This Formula One –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1979 German Grand Prix The 1979 German Grand Prix
70-530: The Arrows A1 crowning-glory, with Jochen Mass running as high as third in the race (after qualifying eighth) before brake issues dropped him down to sixth at the chequered flag. In total six Arrows A1 were built, chassis numbers A1-01 to A1-06. The first three cars (chassis A1-01, A1-02, and A1-03) were used in 1978 and were all built to the same "initial" 1978 specification. For the first race of 1979 (the Argentine GP) three cars (in effect two race-ready cars and
80-442: The design and development of the Arrows A2. Unlike most contemporary cars, the engine, a Cosworth DFV V8 engine , and gearbox of the A2 were set at a four-degree angled incline. This enabled the use of aerodynamic underfloor sections across the full width of the chassis. This had the effect of raising the car's centre of gravity. The A2 generated extensive downforce, but at the expense of handling. Within weeks design work started on
90-665: Was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1979 at the Hockenheimring . The race, contested over 45 laps, was the tenth race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Alan Jones , driving a Williams - Ford , with team-mate Clay Regazzoni second and Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier -Ford. This was the second consecutive win for the Williams team, following Regazzoni's triumph at Silverstone two weeks previously. Jean-Pierre Jabouille had taken pole position in his Renault , but out-braked himself and spun off chasing Jones into
100-485: Was put on display in a museum. Charles Clowes Racing competed in the 1979 and 1980 Aurora AFX British Formula One Championships with his three A1's. Rupert Keegan won the championship in 1979 in a Clowes-run Arrows A1 and Guy Edwards finished a very close 3rd in the 1980 season in one of Clowes' Arrows A1 behind two Williams FW07's. ( key ) * 8 points in 1978 scored using the FA1 * 2 points in 1979 scored using
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