Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Tony Southgate (Technical Director) Dave Wass (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
Predecessor | A1B | ||||||||
Successor | A3 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Chassis | Riveted aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Rocker arms, lower wishbones, inboard coil springs | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | parallel bars, coil springs | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,153 mm (45.4 in) Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,718 mm (107.0 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 591 kg (1,303 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | FINA | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 29. Riccardo Patrese 30. Jochen Mass | ||||||||
Debut | 1979 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 1979 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Arrows A2 was a Formula One racing car, designed by Tony Southgate and Dave Wass, was used by the Arrows team in the latter half of the 1979 Formula One season. Powered by a Cosworth DFV V8 engine and driven by Riccardo Patrese and Jochen Mass, it was relatively unsuccessful with its best finish being sixth on two occasions.