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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gustav Brunner (Technical Director) Gabriele Tredozi (Chief Engineer) George Ryton (Chief Designer) Jean-Claude Migeot (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | M198 | ||||||||
| Successor | M02 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre composite structure | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper, and torsion bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford Zetec-R, 72-degree V10, NA | ||||||||
| Transmission | Minardi six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 735 hp @ 16,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf or Texaco | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Fondmetal Minardi Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 20.  Luca Badoer20.  Stéphane Sarrazin21.  Marc Gené | ||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Minardi M01 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 1999 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Italian Luca Badoer, who had previously driven for the team in 1995, and Spaniard Marc Gené, with Frenchman Stéphane Sarrazin deputising for Badoer at the Brazilian Grand Prix.