Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Fittipaldi Automotive | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Ralph Bellamy | ||||||||
Predecessor | Fittipaldi F5A | ||||||||
Successor | Fittipaldi F7 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium alloy monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
Axle track | F: 1,524 mm (60.0 in) R: 1,575 mm (62.0 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,780 mm (109 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) V8 naturally aspirated, mid-mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 582 kg (1,283 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Fittipaldi Automotive | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Emerson Fittipaldi | ||||||||
Debut | 1979 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Fittipaldi F6 was a Formula One car designed by Ralph Bellamy and used by Fittipaldi Automotive in the 1979 Formula One season. The engine was a Ford Cosworth DFV, and the car was driven by Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi but achieved no points during the season. The car was modified to become the F6A, used later in 1979 and was succeeded by the Fittipaldi F7.