Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Ligier | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Gérard Ducarouge (Technical Director) Michel Beaujon (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
Predecessor | JS11/15 | ||||||||
Successor | JS19 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,710 mm (67 in) Rear: 1,678 mm (66.1 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,780 mm (109 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Matra MS81, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 60° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FGB 400, 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 580 kg (1,280 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Tambay Eddie Cheever | ||||||||
Debut | 1981 United States Grand Prix West | ||||||||
First win | 1981 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last win | 1981 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 1982 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Ligier JS17 was a Formula One car designed by Gérard Ducarouge and Michel Beaujon for use by the Ligier team during the 1981 season. Powered by a Talbot-badged Matra V12, the JS17 was driven to two Grand Prix wins by Jacques Laffite. It was updated to JS17B specification for the 1982 season until it was replaced later that year by the JS19.