Derek Bell in the Ferrari Dino 166 F2 during practice for the 1969 Eifel race at the Nürburgring

The Ferrari Dino 166 F2 was an open-wheel Formula 2 race car, designed, developed, and built by Italian racing team Scuderia Ferrari, in 1967. A total of seven models were manufactured and produced.[1][2]

History and races

The Scuderia's activities in Formula 2 remained limited. Ferrari had already built monopostos according to Formula 2 regulations, but only when the Formula 1 World Championship (partly in the 1950s) held its races on the basis of Formula 2.[3][4]

In 1967, the Formula 2 European Championship was introduced as a separate racing series. The Ferrari Dino 166 F2 was developed for this series. The car had a six-cylinder engine based on the Dino V-6 from the road car. The chassis consisted of tubes and sheet metal. The Scuderia brought the Dino to the start of a race only once, in 1967. In 1968 efforts became more serious. The engine was equipped with 24 valves, the car was revised. Ernesto Brambilla and Derek Bell finished third and fourth in the championship.[5][6]

The Formula 2 program ended at the end of 1969. Bell finished fifth and Brambilla eighth in the championship. However, the car was used for a short time. At the turn of the year 1969/1970, Andrea de Adamich drove the Argentine Temporada, a series of monoposto vehicles, but without great success. Chris Amon showed that the car was fundamentally competitive with his overall victory in the Tasman series in spring 1969.[7]

Specifications

Ferrari Dino 166 F2

  • Engine: Ferrari V six-cylinder (65°), mid-engine (longitudinally behind the driver)
  • Displacement (bore × stroke): 1,596.25 cc (97.41 cu in) (86 mm (3.4 in)×45.8 mm (1.80 in))
  • Compression: 11.0:1
  • Power output: 200 hp (147 kW) at 10,000 rpm
  • Valve control: Double-overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, 3-valves per cylinder
  • Fuel system: Lucas indirectly
  • Lubrication: Dry-sump
  • Transmission: five-speed gearbox, rear-wheel drive

Chassis and body: Semi-monocoque and tubular steel spaceframe, with riveted aluminum plates

Steering system: Rack and pinion steering

Front/rear track width: 1,405 mm (55.3 in)/1,425 mm (56.1 in) Length of the vehicle: 3,449 mm (135.8 in) Tire size front/rear: 550/950×13/600/1200×13 Fuel tank capacity: 110 L (29 US gal) Curb weight (without driver): 425 kg (937 lb)

References

  1. ↑ "Ferrari Dino 166 F2 (1967) - Ferrari.com". www.ferrari.com.
  2. ↑ "Dino 166 F2 s/n 0008". www.barchetta.cc.
  3. ↑ "Ferrari Dino 166 F2: Ferrari History". www.ferrari.com.
  4. ↑ "1968 Ferrari F2 Single seat - 166/246 Dino". www.classicdriver.com.
  5. ↑ "1967 - 1968 Ferrari Dino 166 F2 - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com.
  6. ↑ "Ferrari 166 F2 | primotipo..."
  7. ↑ "1968 Ferrari Dino 166 F2". conceptcarz.com.
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