Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Pininfarina | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Paolo Martin at Pininfarina | ||||||||
Technical specifications [1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, inboard springs/dampers | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
Engine | Ferrari 255C 3.0 V12 | ||||||||
Transmission | Ferrari 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Firestone | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Paul Frère | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
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.
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]