Ferrari 125 F1
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This article is about Ferrari's first Formula One car. For sports racer sharing the same engine, see Ferrari 125 S.
The 125 F1 was Ferrari's first Formula One car. It shared its engine with the 125 S sports racer which preceded it by a year, but was developed at the same time by Enzo Ferrari, Valerio Colotti and designer, Gioacchino Colombo. Initially the racer was called 125 GPC for Gran Premio Città or Grand Prix Compressore before the Formula One era.[1][2]
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Category | Formula One car | ||||
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Constructor | Ferrari | ||||
Designer(s) | Enzo Ferrari, Gioacchino Colombo, Valerio Colotti | ||||
Production | 1948–1950 | ||||
Successor | 375 F1/166 F2 | ||||
Technical specifications | |||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbone suspension with a transverse leaf spring | ||||
Suspension (rear) | torsion bar, upgraded to a de Dion tube for 1950 | ||||
Length | 3,685 mm (145.1 in) | ||||
Width | 1,400 mm (55.1 in) | ||||
Height | 1,025 mm (40.4 in) | ||||
Wheelbase | 2,160 mm (85.0 in) 2,320 mm (91.3 in) | ||||
Engine | Ferrari Colombo 1,497 cc (91.4 cu in) V12 supercharged | ||||
Weight | 710 kg (1,565.3 lb) | ||||
Tyres | Dunlop Pirelli | ||||
Competition history | |||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
Debut | 1948 Italian Grand Prix | ||||
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