Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Porsche | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Ferdinand Alexander "Butzi" Porsche | ||||||||||
Production | 1962 | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Porsche 787 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Space frame of mild steel tubing | ||||||||||
Suspension | Upper and lower A-arms, torsion bars, Koni or Bilstein shock absorbers mounted inboard | ||||||||||
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Wheelbase | 2,300 mm (90.6 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Porsche Type 753[1] 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in) Flat eight cylinder boxer Naturally-aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Porsche 6 forward speeds Type 718 manual Limited-slip differential | ||||||||||
Weight | 452 kg (996.5 lb) | ||||||||||
Brakes | Porsche disc brakes | ||||||||||
Tires | Dunlop | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Porsche System Engineering | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | Joakim Bonnier Dan Gurney Phil Hill | ||||||||||
Debut | 1962 Dutch Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 1962 French Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 1962 French Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1962 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Porsche 804 is a single-seat, open-wheeled racing car produced by Porsche to compete in Formula One (F1). It raced for a single season in 1962 in the 1½ litre formula.