Ferrari Sigma
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorPininfarina
Designer(s)Paolo Martin at Pininfarina
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, inboard springs/dampers
Suspension (rear)As front
EngineFerrari 255C 3.0 V12
TransmissionFerrari 5-speed manual
FuelShell
TyresFirestone
Competition history
Notable entrantsScuderia Ferrari
Notable driversBelgium Paul Frère
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
0000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Ferrari Sigma, also known as the Ferrari Sigma Grand Prix or Pininfarina Sigma, was a Formula One show car built in 1969 by Pininfarina.

Specification

The Sigma, presented on 13 March 1969 in Geneva, was a prototype, which was never intended to compete in any Formula One races.[2] The main inspiration for creating the car was that many Formula One drivers died in accidents because of low safety standards.[3] The Sigma was built in 1969 in cooperation by Pininfarina and Revue Automobile with the support of Enzo Ferrari, Fiat and Mercedes.[3][4] The name of the car ("Sigma") was chosen because several years before Pininfarina had built an experimental safety vehicle with that name, a 1963 Pininfarina PF Sigma.[3]

The car was designed by Paolo Martin.[2] It was based on the Ferrari 312 and weighed 590 kilograms (1,300 lb).[4][5] It was equipped with a 3.0 litre V12 engine with 436 horsepower (325 kW).[1] This car was to be a "future car", showing mainly new safety standards. There were many innovations in it, such as a driver survival cell, multi-layer fuel tanks, a fire extinguisher system, plastic fuel-tanks, a safety-belt-system and sidepods protruding behind the rear wheels to prevent interlocking wheels.[3][5]

The original car is owned by Pininfarina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1969 FERRARI sigma". ferraridatabase.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "1968 PININFARINA SIGMA GP". conceptcars.it. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Pininfarina Sigma 1969 Formula I Safety Concept designed by Paolo Martin". madle.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "FERRARI SIGMA GRAND PRIX". salon-auto.ch. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b Diepraam, Mattijs; Uechtel; Reyna, Rafael; Breevoort, Leo; Heymans, Jasper. "Grand Prix cars that never raced (work in progress)". forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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