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{{Short description|Formula One racing car}}
{{Racing car
| Car_name = Ferrari 246 F1
| Image = Mike Hawthorn 1958 Argentine GP.jpg
| Caption = [[Mike Hawthorn]] driving a 246 F1 at the [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix]]
| Image_size = 275px
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Constructor = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| Designer = [[Vittorio Jano]] (Technical Director)<br /> [[Carlo Chiti]] (Chief Designer)
| Predecessor = [[Lancia D50|801]], [[Ferrari Dino 156 F2|156 F2]]
| Successor = [[Ferrari 246 P|246 P]], [[Ferrari 156|156]]
| Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari]]<br>FISA<br>Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
| Drivers = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Musso]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Olivier Gendebien]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
| Chassis = Tubular [[aluminium]] body on chassis composed of two main elliptic tubes and other small tubes to form a light, rigid structure
| Front suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension|double wishbones]], [[Spring (device)|coil springs]], telescopic [[shock absorber|dampers]] and anti-roll bar
| Rear suspension = DeDion axle, transverse upper leaf spring, two longitudinal radius arms, [[Houdaille Industries|Houdaille shock absorber]] [[vane shock absorber|lever damper]]s
| Engine name = ''[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]'',
| Capacity = {{convert|2417.33|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}},
| Configuration = 65° [[V6]],
| Turbo/NA = [[naturally aspirated]]
| Engine position = [[FR layout|front engine]], [[longitudinal engine|longitudinally mounted]]
| Gearbox name = Ferrari Type 523
| Gears = 4-speed
| Type = [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| Differential = 
| Fuel = [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]
| Tyres = [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]]
| weight = {{convert|560|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| Debut = [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix]]
| Races = 25
| Wins = 5
| Cons_champ = 0
| Drivers_champ = 1 
| Poles = 7
| Fastest_laps = 
}}
{{about|1958 Formula One car|the 1960 Formula One car|Ferrari 246 P|the 1966 Formula One car|Ferrari 246 F1-66}}
The '''Ferrari 246 F1''' is a [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[racing car]] built for the [[Formula One]] World Championship of [[1958 Formula One season|1958]].

==246 F1==
The Formula One regulations for 1954–1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500&nbsp;cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from [[alcohol fuel]]s to [[avgas]]. The 246 F1 used a {{convert|2417.34|cc|L cuin|1|abbr=on}} ''[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]'' [[V6 engine]] with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.<ref>[http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/116 1958 Ferrari 246 F1] on [http://www.f1technical.net/ www.f1technical.net]</ref> The power output was {{convert|280|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 8500 rpm. [[Bore (engines)|Bore]] X [[Stroke (engine)|Stroke]]: {{Convert|85x71|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} This was the first use of a V6 engine in a Formula One car, but otherwise the 246 F1 was a conventional front-engine design. The Ferrari 246 F1 was good enough to win a World Championship for [[Mike Hawthorn]] and a second place in the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://formula1.ferrari.com/en/246-f1/|title=Ferrari 246 F1|website=formula1.ferrari.com|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

The Ferrari 246 F1 was not only the first V6-engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the [[French Grand Prix]] at [[Reims-Gueux|Reims]] in [[1958 French Grand Prix|1958]], it was also the last front-engined car to win a Formula One Grand Prix. This occurred at the [[1960 Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], where the major British teams boycotted the race.<ref>[http://8w.forix.com/i60.html 1960 Italian Grand Prix] on [http://8w.forix.com/ 8w.forix.com]</ref>

In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-/rear-engined Ferrari, the [[Ferrari 246 P|246 P]] Formula One car (using same Dino V6 engine of 2,417.34&nbsp;cc), and then again in 1966 for [[Ferrari 246 F1-66|Ferrari's first three-litre era Formula One car]].
{{gallery
|File:Ferrari 246 F1 Regent Street Motor Show 2016 (30762637072).jpg|A 246 F1 in exhibition in [[Regent Street]], in 2016
|File:Ferrari 246 F1.jpg|Rear view of the 246 F1
|File:Ferrari Dino 246 F1.jpg|A 246 F1 in 2007
}}

==256 F1==

In 1959, to make a full use of the allowed capacity regulations, Ferrari enlarged the bore of the [[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]] V6 engine of the 246 F1 car by 1 mm to 86 mm. This allowed the total displacement to rise to 2474.54 cc. The resulting power output was now {{convert|295|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 8600 rpm. The new car also received disc brakes as standard and a five-speed gearbox. Only [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]] raced this model but he was outpaced by the mid-engined British cars. He still won in the French and German Grands Prix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://formula1.ferrari.com/en/256-f1/|title=Ferrari 256 F1|website=formula1.ferrari.com|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>
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== Technical data ==

 {|  class="prettytable"
 |----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
 !  width="22%"|Technical data
 !  width="26%"|[[Ferrari Dino 156 F2|156 F2]]
 !  width="26%"|246 F1
 !  width="26%"|256 F1
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |Engine:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="3" align="center" |[[Front engine|Front mounted]] 65° 6 cylinder [[V engine]]
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Cylinder]]:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |1489&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> ||  align="center" |2417&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup>||  align="center" |2475&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup>
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |Bore x stroke:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |70 x 64.5&nbsp;mm ||  align="center" |85 x 71&nbsp;mm||  align="center" |86 x 71&nbsp;mm
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Compression Ratio|Compression]]:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |9.8:1||  colspan="2" align="center"|10.0:1
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |Max power at rpm:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |180 hp at 9&nbsp;000 rpm||  align="center"|280 hp at 8&nbsp;500 rpm||  align="center"|295 hp at 8&nbsp;600 rpm
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |Valve control:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="3" align="center" |[[DOHC|Dual Overhead Camshafts]] per cylinder bank
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Carburetor]]:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |3 Weber 38 DCN||  align="center" |3 Weber 42 DCN||  align="center" |3 Weber 45 DCN
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Gearbox]]:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="2" align="center" |4-speed manual||  align="center" |5-speed manual
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Car suspension|suspension]]  front:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="3" align="center" |Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bars
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Car suspension|suspension]]  rear:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="2" align="center" |[[De Dion axle]], double longitudinal links,<br />transverse leaf spring||  align="center" |[[De Dion axle]], double longitudinal links,<br />coil springs
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Brake]]s:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="2" align="center" |Drum brakes||  align="center" |Disc brakes
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Chassis]] & [[Automobile body|body]]:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="3" align="center" |Fackverkframe with aluminum body
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Wheelbase]]:&nbsp;  ||  colspan="2" align="center" |216&nbsp;cm||  align="center" |222&nbsp;cm
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |[[Dry weight]]:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |  ||  colspan="2" align="center" |560&nbsp;kg
 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
 |Maximum speed:&nbsp;  ||  align="center" |240&nbsp;km/h||  colspan="2" align="center" |280&nbsp;km/h
 |}

==Formula One World Championship results==
([[Template:F1 driver results legend 5|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Engine
! Tyres
!width="150px"| Driver
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
! WCC
|-
!rowspan="7"| {{F1|1958}}
|rowspan="7"| 2.4 [[V6 engine|V6]]
|rowspan="7"| {{Englebert}}
|
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]
!rowspan="7" style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 40<sup>1</sup><br/>(57)
!rowspan="7" style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2nd
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]
| 
| style="background-color:#FFDF9F" | 3
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
|
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" | 1
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
|
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|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Olivier Gendebien]]
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| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| {{F1 race position|Ret|f}}
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 5
|
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| {{F1 race position|2|p|f}}
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| {{F1 race position|1|p|f}}
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| {{F1 race position|2|f}}
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}}
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| {{F1 race position|2|f}}
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| {{F1 race position|2|p}}
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Musso]]
|
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 7
|
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
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|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 5
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Phil Hill]]
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| DNA
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| {{F1 race position|3|f}}
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
|-
!rowspan="8"| {{F1|1959}}
|rowspan="8"| 2.4 [[V6 engine|V6]]
|rowspan="8"| {{Dunlop}}
|
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
!rowspan="8" style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 32<br/>(38)
!rowspan="8" style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2nd
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cliff Allison]]
|
|
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 9
|
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|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 5
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|
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|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Behra]]
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
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| 
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2
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|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| {{F1 race position|1|p}}
|
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| {{F1 race position|1|p|f}}
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 9
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
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|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Olivier Gendebien]]
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| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 4
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| 
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|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Dan Gurney]]
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| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
|
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFDF9F" | 3
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 4
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Phil Hill]]
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4
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|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 6
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2
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|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| {{F1 race position|2|f}}
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
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|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 6
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|-
!rowspan="7"| {{F1|1960}}
|rowspan="7"| 2.4 [[V6 engine|V6]]
|rowspan="7"| {{Dunlop}}
|
| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
!rowspan="7" style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 26<br/>(27)
!rowspan="7" style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3rd
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cliff Allison]]
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFCFCF" | DNQ
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| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
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| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 6
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| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" | 2
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|-
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Froilán González]]}}
| style="background-color:#CFCFFF" | 10
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 8
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
|
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| {{F1 race position|4|f}}
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 12
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 7
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| {{F1 race position|1|p|f}}
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
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|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret
|
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|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3
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|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background-color:#CFCFFF" | 8
|
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background-color:#EFCFFF" | Ret
| style="background-color:#CFCFFF" | 11
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 6
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" | 4
| 
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|}
<sup>1</sup>Includes 6 points scored by [[Dino 156 F2]].

==Notes==
<!--See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags-->
{{reflist}}

==References==
* [http://www.gpracing.net192.com/cars/data/196.cfm Grand Prix Racing – Ferrari Dino 246]

==External links==
*[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1958/246-f1 Ferrari 246 F1: Ferrari History]
*[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1959/256-f1 Ferrari 256 F1: Ferrari History]

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