Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Prost | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Henri Durand (Technical Director) Jean-Paul Gousset (Chief Designer) Loïc Bigois (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
Predecessor | AP03 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | torsion bars, dampers | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | torsion bars, dampers | ||||||||
Engine | Acer 01A (Ferrari Tipo 049) 3.0-litre V10 (90°) NA mid-engine | ||||||||
Transmission | Ferrari 7-speed titanium and carbon longitudinal semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||
Power | 825 hp @ 17,300 rpm | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Prost Acer | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 22. Jean Alesi 22. Heinz-Harald Frentzen 23. Gastón Mazzacane 23. Luciano Burti 23. Tomáš Enge | ||||||||
Debut | 2001 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 2001 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Prost AP04 was the car with which the Prost team competed in the 2001 Formula One World Championship. The car was powered by the engine from the previous year's Ferrari car – badged as an Acer in deference to the team's new title sponsor – and ran on Michelin tyres. Over the course of the season the car was raced by five drivers: French veteran Jean Alesi, Argentine Gastón Mazzacane, Brazilian Luciano Burti, German Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Czech Tomáš Enge.