Ligier JS39
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The Ligier JS39 is a Formula 1 car of the French racing team Equipe Ligier, which started the team in the 1993 Formula 1 season. Dangers was the JS39 by the British duo Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell. Brundle reached thirteen world championship points with him; Blundell ten. In the Constructors' Championship Ligier finished fifth behind the Scuderia Ferrari. With the initials JS in the type designation Ligier reminiscent of the 1968 French racing driver Jo Schlesser fatally injured.
Construction
The JS39 corresponded largely to the specifications of the JS37, but received minor aerodynamic changes. Here, the car -oriented strongly on FW 15 Williams F1. Benefit was the team of the existing cooperation with Renault since 1992, which featured a V10 engine version RS5 for the season. The engine had ³ to FIA regulations a displacement of 3493 cm and made about 780 hp (about 575 kW) and was also the Williams team used. He was one of the most powerful engines of the season. The tank volume consisted of 205 liters. The transmission had 6 courses was, semi-automatic and was purchased from Williams. The engine electronics came from Bosch. In addition, Ligier had a traction control of Magneti Marelli. Test and reserve driver during the season was Éric Bernard.
Tire supplier was Goodyear, main sponsors Gitanes Blondes and Elf, which also provided the fuel mixture. In the 1994 Formula 1 season, the modified Ligier JS93B was used.
Course of the season
At the season opener in South Africa Blundell qualified to eighth place; Brundle came in twelfth. In the race on Sunday Brundle fell after a spin on lap 57. Blundell, however, reached the podium with third place. In Brazil Brundle fell after a collision with the Minardi of Fabrizio Barbazza. Blundell collected again important world championship points 5th place. The third World Championship race took place at Donington Park instead and put the European launch of the current season represents the Ligier pilots could qualify only on the positions 21 and 22. On rainy race day both fell by Dreher. The following Grand Prix of San Marino Brundle confirmed the performance of the JS39 and reached by Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher with the third place, the second podium of the Ligier team. Blundell fell by Dreher, but was still ranked in 7th due to the distance traveled. The Spanish Grand Prix brought a loss for Brundle; Blundell missed with Rank 7 points. The sixth world championship race was held in Monaco. In Sunday's race, Brundle was able to enter with space 6 another world championship point, while his teammate was knocked out in round three by a spin. In the following the Canadian Grand Prix, Brundle took 5th place again in the points, while Blundell again retired on lap 13 due to a driver error. At home Grand Prix at the home track Ligiers, the Circuit de Nevers Magny -Cours, achieved the two pilots their best qualifying result of the season with rank 3 ( Brundle ) and 4 ( Blundell ). In the race, this power could not be confirmed. Brundle was a second off Senna fifth. Blundell had failed on lap 20 by Dreher. It was the third loss in a row Blundell 's. After half- time of the season the team Ligier had retracted 15 world championship points.
The driver duo qualified at the Grand Prix of Great Britain with Brundle on rank 6 and Blundell ranked 9th in the race on home soil Blundell reached the 7th place; Brundle fell by gearbox problems, but was considered in 14th place due to the distance traveled. The following Grand Prix of Germany at Hockenheim with its long straights came to meet the powerful Renault engines. Accordingly, the driver qualified in the high-speed track to rank 5 ( Blundell ) and Rank 6 ( Brundle ). In the race, but only scored points Blundell, who celebrated his second of the season in third place behind Prost and Schumacher. Brundle was one lap behind eighth. In Hungary, the Ligier team with space for 5 Brundle and 7th place for Blundell continued to show consistent performance. In the Ardennes, the Belgian Grand Prix took place in summer 1993. Brundle in the race reached the 7th place and was beaten Riccardo Patrese on Benetton. Blundell collided on lap 42 with the Ferarri of Gerhard Berger and retired, but was ranked at number 11; Berger tenth. In the following the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza both Ligier fell out, Brundle after collision with Senna on lap 8 and Blundell in round 20 by a spin. This was the second and final dual failure of the team in 1993. Portugal Blundell retired on lap 51. Brundle was only tenths of a second after Karl Wendlinger Sauber sixth in the goal and won a championship point. In the penultimate race of the season in Japan at the Suzuka International Racing Course two Ligier entered the goal, but missed with Rank 7 ( Brundle ) and 9 ( Blundell ) the points. Brundles JS39 drove in Japan and Australia with a special painting of the artist Hugo Pratt. At the season finale in the Australian Grand Prix, Brundle was with Rank 6 Berger behind the last point of the World Cup, while Blundell ran over the finish line in ninth.
In 32 starts Ligier had 13 failures; most by mistake.