Minardi M192
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Aldo Costa (Technical Director) (Head of Aerodynamics)[1] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | M191B | ||||||||
| Successor | M193 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring/dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring/dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,800 mm (70.9 in) Rear: 1,680 mm (66.1 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,940 mm (115.7 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Lamborghini 3512 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in), V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Lamborghini 6-speed Transverse | ||||||||
| Weight | 505 kg (1,113.3 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Agip | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Minardi Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 23.  Christian Fittipaldi 23.  Alessandro Zanardi 24. Gianni Morbidelli | ||||||||
| Debut | 1992 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Minardi M192 was a Formula One car designed by Aldo Costa and and built by Minardi for the 1992 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Lamborghini V12 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres. Its best finish in a race was when Christian Fittipaldi drove it to 6th place at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Development[]
After using expensive Ferrari V12s for the previous season, a supply of Lamborghini 3512 V12 engines was arranged for 1992. The Minardi M192 used Lamborghini's 6-speed gearbox and was designed by Aldo Costa to have a stiffer chassis than the M191. The new car also had outboard mounted springs and dampers for its double wishbone pushrod suspension.[3]
Some aerodynamic components from the M191 used the previous year were carried over to the M192. However, during the course of the year, Minardi identified errors in its wind tunnel data which had to be rectified.[2]
Race history[]
The drivers for 1992 was Gianni Morbidelli, continuing on from the previous year, and Christian Fittipaldi, who had won the F3000 championship in 1991. After starting the year with M191s modified to take the Lamborghini engines, the M192 was introduced at the San Marino Grand Prix.[2] It generally qualified towards the rear of the grid, with both drivers achieving a best placing of 12th, three times during the course of the year. There were five races at which at least one driver failed to qualify, including Hungary, where both drivers did not make the race.[1] The M192 was noted for suffering understeer.[2]
Both drivers retired from the car's first race, having qualified 21st (Morbidelli) and 25th (Fittipaldi).[1] Fittipaldi finished 8th at the next race, in Monaco, a feat Morbidelli repeated in France, and this would remain the M192's best finish until Japan. Here Fittipaldi finished 6th from 12th on the grid, gaining Minardi its only point of the season. At the French Grand Prix, he had crashed heavily and failed to qualify. He had injured his spine sufficiently to put him out for the next three races. He was replaced by Alessandro Zanardi, who failed to qualify for two of the three races. He retired from the one race he did qualify for, the German Grand Prix, with clutch problems.[1][2]
Fittpaldi placed equal 17th in the 1992 Driver's Championship while the team's single point saw it finish joint 11th in the Constructor's Championship, alongside Jordan and Venturi Larrousse.[4]
Complete Formula One results[]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1992 | Minardi M192 | Lamborghini V12 | G | RSA | MEX | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 1 | 12th | |
| Christian Fittipaldi | Ret | 8 | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Alessandro Zanardi | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gianni Morbidelli | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 16 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 10 |
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Notes[]
- ^ a b c d "Minardi M192". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Constanduros 1992, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Hodges 2001, p. 179.
- ^ "1992". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
References[]
- Constanduros, Bob (1992). "Team Review: Minardi". In Henry, Alan (ed.). Autocourse 1992–93. Richmond, Surrey: Hazelton Publishing. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-905138-96-1.
- Hodges, David (2001). A–Z of Grand Prix Cars. Ramsbury,Wiltshire: The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-86126-339-2.
- 1992 Formula One season cars
- Minardi Formula One cars