| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Toleman | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Rory Byrne | ||||||||
| Successor | Toleman TG183 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,816 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,683 mm (66 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,692 mm (106 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Hart 415T, 1,459 cc (89.0 cu in), Straight 4, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / Toleman 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Toleman Group Motorsport | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Derek Warwick Brian Henton Teo Fabi | ||||||||
| Debut | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Toleman TG181 is a Formula One car that was first used in the 1981 Formula One season. It was also the first car used by Toleman in F1.[1]
Being heavy and with a relatively underpowered and unreliable engine, a 4-cylinder 1.5 litre turbo by Brian Hart, it was a generally poor performing car, with its drivers, Derek Warwick and Brian Henton, only getting through qualifying once each, with Henton's tenth place at Monza the only finish for the car. Due to its bulk, the team ended up nicknaming it the "General Belgrano"[2] after the Argentine battleship sunk during the 1982 Falklands War, and the "Flying Pig".
Evolutions of the car, the Toleman TG181B and Toleman TG181C, were used the following year, to slightly better effect.
- ^ "Enstone Eras: Part One". Flag World. Flagworld Communications.
- ^ Fearnley, Paul (9 February 2012). "When Formula 1 Turned Ugly". Motor Sport.