Arrows A5

Formula One Car
Racing car model
Arrows A5
The A5 at Mallory Park
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorArrows
Designer(s)Dave Wass
PredecessorA4
SuccessorA6
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, springs
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, springs
Axle trackFront: 1,800 mm (71 in)
Rear: 1,650 mm (65 in)
Wheelbase2,590 mm (102 in)
EngineCosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionHewland FGA 400 5-speed manual
Weight540 kg (1,190 lb)
FuelElf
TyresPirelli
Competition history
Notable entrantsArrows Racing Team
Notable driversSwitzerland Marc Surer
Italy Mauro Baldi
Debut1982 Swiss Grand Prix
Last event1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
3000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Arrows A5 was the car which the Arrows Formula One team used to compete in the 1982 Formula One season. The A5 appeared late in the season, and was primarily a development car, with the lessons learned to be applied to the A6 for the upcoming 1983 Formula One season.[2]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. WCC
1982 Arrows Racing Team Cosworth DFV
V8 NA
P RSA BRA USW SMR BEL MON DET CAN NED GBR FRA GER AUT SUI ITA CPL 5* 11th
Mauro Baldi 12
Marc Surer 15 7

References

  1. ^ A5 @ StatsF1[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Hodges, David (1990). A-Z of Formula Racing Cars. Bideford, UK: Bay View Books. p. 279. ISBN 1870979168.
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Notable personnel
Franco Ambrosio
Alan Rees
Jackie Oliver
Tony Southgate
David Wass
Notable drivers
 ITA Mauro Baldi
 Austria Gerhard Berger
 BEL Thierry Boutsen
 ITA Alex Caffi
 USA Eddie Cheever
 FRG Christian Danner
 GBR Martin Donnelly
 GBR Brian Henton
 Australia Alan Jones
 FRG Jochen Mass
 ITA Riccardo Patrese
 FRG Bernd Schneider
 BRA Chico Serra
 ITA Siegfried Stohr
  SWI Marc Surer
 FRG Rolf Stommelen
 New Zealand Mike Thackwell
 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
 GBR Derek Warwick
 FRG Manfred Winkelhock
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Alan Jenkins
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 BRA Christian Fittipaldi
 JPN Taki Inoue
 ITA Gianni Morbidelli
 ITA Max Papis
 BRA Ricardo Rosset
 JPN Aguri Suzuki
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