Arrows A1

Arrows A1

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Category	Formula One
Constructor	Arrows
Designer(s)	Tony Southgate Dave Wass
Predecessor	FA1
Successor	A2
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque
Axle track	Front: 1,676 mm (66.0 in) Rear: 1,549 mm (61.0 in)
Wheelbase	2,690 mm (106 in)
Engine	Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual
Weight	593 kg (1,307 lb)
Fuel	FINA / Valvoline
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Arrows Racing Team
Notable drivers	35. Riccardo Patrese 36. Rolf Stommelen 30. Jochen Mass
Debut	1978 Austrian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F.Laps 12 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Arrows A1 was the car with which the Arrows Formula One team competed in the 1978 and 1979 Formula One seasons. It was a replacement for the Arrows FA1, which the team had been forced to withdraw after a legal protest from the Shadow team on the grounds that it was too similar to their own design; the result of the Arrows team being formed earlier in the year from a splinter group of disgruntled Shadow employees. The team must have anticipated that they would lose the legal case brought by Shadow, as the A1 was ready for a press launch three days after the court case ended. A B-spec version of the chassis was used in 1979, before the introduction of the radical, but unsuccessful, A2.

The A1 also competed in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 British Formula One Series seasons.

Riccardo Patrese with his A1B in 1979.

British Formula One results

Year	Team	Engine	Drivers
1978	Arrows Racing Team	Cosworth V8	Riccardo Patrese and Rolf Stommelen
1979	Warsteiner Arrows	Cosworth V8	Jochen Mass and Rupert Keegan
1980	Charles Clowes Racing	Cosworth	Guy Edwards

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1978	Arrows Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	11*	10th
				Riccardo Patrese												Ret	Ret	Ret	EX	4
				Rolf Stommelen												DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	16	DNPQ
1979	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA		5*	9th
				Riccardo Patrese	DNS	9	11	Ret	10	5	Ret							Ret
				Jochen Mass	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6

* 8 points in 1978 scored using the FA1
* 2 points in 1979 scored using the A2