Alfa Romeo 179 1979

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The Alfa Romeo 179 is a Formula One car which was used (in different variants) by the Alfa Romeo team from 1979 to 1982.

The 179 made it's debut at the Italian Grand Prix, replacing the flat-12 boxer engined Alfa Romeo 177. During it's lifespan there were many versions and the 179D version was used for the last time at the 1982 South African Grand Prix.
At the beginning of the 1981 season, the 179s were fitted with adjustable dampers and denoted the 179C. A lower 179D was the next evolution and the final version which raced was the fully carbon-fibre 179F.
There was also a V8 engined version of this car, the 179T in 1982, which was used for testing the 1.5 litre turbocharged engine.

ENGINE
Alfa Romeo 1260, 60 degree V12

Construction
Aluminium block and heads

Weight
175 kg / 385.8 lbs

Aspiration
Naturally aspirated

Location
Mid, longitudinally mounted

Bore / Stroke
78.5 mm x 51.5 mm

Capacity
2991 cc / 182.5 cu in

Compression
11.0:1

Valvetrain
4 valves per cylinder, DOHC

Fuel feed
Lucas Fuel Injection

Electrics
Marelli Dinoplex electronic ignition

Power
525 bhp / 392 kW @ 10,500 rpm

Torque
333 Nm / 246 ft lbs @ 9500 rpm

Transmission
Alfa Romeo/Hewland 6 speed manual

Chassis
Three quarter length monocoque nacelle employing engine as a stressed member

Front suspension
Top rocker arms actuating inboard coil spring/damper units, bottom wishbones

Rear suspension
Parallel top links, twin radius rods, inboard coil spring/damper units, bottom wishbones

Steering
Rack and pinion

Brakes
Inboard ventilated discs, front & rear

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase
2743 mm (108")

Front track
1720 mm (67.7")

Rear track
1570 mm (61.8")

Wheel width
(F) 11" / (R) 19"

Weight
595 kg / 1313 lbs

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/spec/8/Alfa-Romeo-179.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_179
 
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This car was the car who Andrea de Cesaris started his career in F1.

From Wikipedia...

Andrea de Cesaris (31 May 1959 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian racing driver. He started 208 Formula One Grands Prix but never won, holding the record for the longest career without a race victory. A string of accidents early in his career earned him the nickname 'Andrea de Crasheris'. Though the nickname stuck, he became a more reliable driver in his later career.
In 2005 and 2006 he competed in the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired F1 drivers.

He died on 5 October 2014 after losing control of his motorcycle on Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare motorway.

R.I.P.

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