Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Ligier | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Frank Dernie (Technical Director) Paul Crooks (Chief Designer) Loic Bigois (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | JS41 | ||||||||||
Successor | Prost JS45 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | pushrod | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | pushrod | ||||||||||
Engine | Mugen-Honda MF301HA 3.0-litre V10 (72°) | ||||||||||
Transmission | Ligier six-speed transverse semi-automatic | ||||||||||
Power | 690 hp @ 13,700 rpm[1] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Ligier Gauloises Blondes | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 9. Olivier Panis 10. Pedro Diniz | ||||||||||
Debut | 1996 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 1996 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 1996 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1996 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Ligier JS43 was the car with which the Ligier team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Frenchman Olivier Panis, who was in his third season with the team, and Brazilian Pedro Diniz, who moved from Forti.