Ferrari 312B

The Ferrari 312B2 was a Formula 1 racing car, the Scuderia Ferrari from 1971 to 1973 began in the Formula 1 World Championship.

1971, the 312B was revised and 312B2. The new Scuderia racing car had smoother lines than its predecessor and an inboard rear suspension. The 12-cylinder boxer engine has been revised and now made ​​485 horsepower. The 312B2 was the Grand Prix of Monaco its race debut.

The three works driver Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni and Mario Andretti had all year about problems with the negative driving behavior that was caused by the tires, in essence, that could be placed heavily on the required operating temperature. Ickx joined the Grand Prix of Italy back even on the 312B, but fell with engine failure.

1971 could retract with the 312B2 just one win the Scuderia. Ickx triumphed during rainy Grand Prix of the Netherlands, as in the rain on the tire problems did not matter.

In 1972, the car was modified at the suspensions. The engine was revised again to reach even 10 more hp. Nevertheless, the 312B2 competition from Tyrrell and Lotus was clearly inferior. Only the Grand Prix of Germany at the Nürburgring, the Scuderia was able to celebrate a victory. However, this was mainly the driving skills Jacky Ickx ' attributed. The 312B2 was still used in the first race in 1973 and replaced from the Spanish Grand Prix by the 312B3.

Literature and sources

• Mike Lang: Grand Prix! Race -by -race account of Formula 1 Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford 1982, ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
• David Hodges: Racing A- Z after 1945 motor -Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7. .
• Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari. Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5.
• Leonardo Acerbi: 60 years Ferrari. Heel, King Winter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-815-6.