The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.
The 250F first raced in the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix where Juan Manuel Fangio won the first of his two victories before he left for the new Mercedes-Benz team. Fangio won the 1954 Drivers' World Championship, with points gained with both Maserati and Mercedes-Benz; Stirling Moss raced his own privately owned 250F for the full 1954 season. Prince Bira was another driver favouring the 250F.
In 1956 three 250F T2 cars first appeared for the works drivers. Developed by Giulio Alfieri using lighter steel tubes they sported a slimmer, stiffer body and sometimes the new 315 bhp (235 kW) V12 engine, although it offered little or no real advantage over the older straight 6. It was later developed into the 3 litre V12 that won two races powering the Cooper T81 and T86 from 1966 to 1969, the final "Tipo 10" variant of the engine having three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder.
In 1957Juan Manuel Fangio drove to four more championship victories, including his final win at German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring (Aug. 4, 1957), where he overcame a 48-second deficit in 22 laps, passing the race leader, Mike Hawthorn, on the final lap to take the win. In doing so he broke the lap record at the Nürburgring, 10 times.
By the 1958 season, the 250F was totally outclassed by the new rear engined F1 cars. However, the car remained a favourite with the privateers, including Maria Teresa de Filippis, and was used by back markers through the 1960 F1 season, the last for the 2.5 litre formula.
In total, the 250F competed in 46 Formula One championship races with 277 entries, leading to eight wins. Success was not limited to World Championship events with 250F drivers winning many non-championship races around the world.
Stirling Moss later said that the 250F was the best front-engined F1 car he drove.[2]
^Grand Prix Data Book, David Hayhoe & David Holland, 2006
^bitsmartuk (13 May 2008). "Martin Brundle drives a Maserati 250f". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 13 April 2018 – via YouTube.
Bibliography
Hall, Andy (1990). Maserati 250F: A Technical Appraisal. Foulis motoring book series. Sparkford, Somerset, England; Newbury Park, CA, USA: Haynes Publishing. ISBN0854298037.
Case history of 250F article with complete chassis data
Top Gear 250F review
June 04, 2023
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The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in 2 5 litre Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960 Twenty six examples were made Maserati 250FCategoryFormula OneConstructorMaseratiDesigner s Gioacchino ColomboValerio ColottiPredecessorMaserati A6GCMTechnical specificationsChassisAluminium tubular ladder frameSuspension front Independent wishboneSuspension rear De Dion tubeEngineMaserati 1954 2490 cc straight 61957 works cars V12 naturally aspirated All models front engine longitudinally mountedTransmission1954 Maserati 4 speed manual1956 Stirnsi 5 speed manualFuel50 methanol 35 petrol 10 acetone 4 benzol 1 castor oilTyresPirelliCompetition historyNotable entrantsOfficine Alfieri Maserati Owen Racing Organisation Equipe Moss Stirling Moss LtdNotable driversJuan Manuel Fangio Stirling MossDebut1954 Argentine Grand Prix J M Fangio 1stRacesWinsPolesF Laps468810Constructors Championships0 Note that the Constructors Championship was first awarded in 1958 Drivers Championships2n b Unless otherwise stated all data refer toFormula One World Championship Grands Prix only Contents 1 Mechanical details 2 Racing history 2 1 World Championship wins 2 2 Non World Championship wins 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksMechanical details EditThe 250F principally used the SSG 220 bhp 7400 rpm 2 5 litre Maserati A6 straight six engine ribbed 13 4 drum brakes wishbone independent front suspension a De Dion tube axle Borrani 16 amp 17 wheels and Pirelli Stella Bianca tyres It was built by Gioacchino Colombo Vittorio Bellentani and Alberto Massimino the tubular work was by Valerio Colotti A streamlined version with bodywork which partially enclosed the wheels similar to the 1954 Mercedes Benz W196 Typ Monza was used in the 1956 French Grand Prix 1 Maserati 250F at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009 source source Problems playing this file See media help Racing history Edit Works team at Aintree 1957 Fangio and 250F Maserati 250F at the Umberto Panini museumThe 250F first raced in the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix where Juan Manuel Fangio won the first of his two victories before he left for the new Mercedes Benz team Fangio won the 1954 Drivers World Championship with points gained with both Maserati and Mercedes Benz Stirling Moss raced his own privately owned 250F for the full 1954 season Prince Bira was another driver favouring the 250F In 1955 a 5 speed gearbox SU fuel injection 240 bhp and Dunlop disc brakes were introduced Jean Behra drove this in a five member works team which included Luigi Musso In 1956 Stirling Moss won the Monaco and Italian Grands Prix both in a works car In 1956 three 250F T2 cars first appeared for the works drivers Developed by Giulio Alfieri using lighter steel tubes they sported a slimmer stiffer body and sometimes the new 315 bhp 235 kW V12 engine although it offered little or no real advantage over the older straight 6 It was later developed into the 3 litre V12 that won two races powering the Cooper T81 and T86 from 1966 to 1969 the final Tipo 10 variant of the engine having three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder In 1957 Juan Manuel Fangio drove to four more championship victories including his final win at German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring Aug 4 1957 where he overcame a 48 second deficit in 22 laps passing the race leader Mike Hawthorn on the final lap to take the win In doing so he broke the lap record at the Nurburgring 10 times By the 1958 season the 250F was totally outclassed by the new rear engined F1 cars However the car remained a favourite with the privateers including Maria Teresa de Filippis and was used by back markers through the 1960 F1 season the last for the 2 5 litre formula In total the 250F competed in 46 Formula One championship races with 277 entries leading to eight wins Success was not limited to World Championship events with 250F drivers winning many non championship races around the world Stirling Moss later said that the 250F was the best front engined F1 car he drove 2 World Championship wins Edit Year Race Circuit Driver1954 Argentine Grand Prix Autodromo 17 de Octubre Juan Manuel Fangio Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps Juan Manuel Fangio1956 Monaco Grand Prix Monte Carlo Stirling Moss Italian Grand Prix Monza Stirling Moss1957 Argentine Grand Prix Autodromo 17 de Octubre Juan Manuel Fangio Monaco Grand Prix Monte Carlo Juan Manuel Fangio French Grand Prix Rouen Les Essarts Juan Manuel Fangio German Grand Prix Nurburgring Juan Manuel FangioNon World Championship wins Edit Year Race Circuit DriverNon World Championship wins 1954 II Curtis Trophy Snetterton Roy Salvadori XIII Rome Grand Prix Castelfusano Onofre Marimon I International Gold Cup Goodwood Stirling Moss XXIII Pescara Grand Prix Pescara Luigi Musso VII Goodwood Trophy Goodwood Stirling Moss I Daily Telegraph Trophy Goodwood Stirling Moss1955 XVI Pau Grand Prix Pau Jean Behra I Glover Trophy Goodwood Roy Salvadori IV Bordeaux Grand Prix Bordeaux Jean Behra VII BRDC International Trophy Goodwood Peter Collins XVII Albi Grand Prix Albi Andre Simon III Curtis Trophy Snetterton Roy Salvadori III London Trophy Crystal Palace Mike Hawthorn III Daily Record Trophy Charterhall Bob Gerard II Daily Telegraph Trophy Aintree Roy Salvadori II International Gold Cup Oulton Park Stirling Moss1956 IV Glover Trophy Goodwood Stirling Moss XI BARC Aintree 200 Aintree Stirling Moss I Aintree 100 Aintree Horace Gould I Vanwall Trophy Snetterton Horace Gould IV Caen Grand Prix Circuit de la Prairie Harry Schell1957 XI Buenos Aires Grand Prix Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez Juan Manuel Fangio XVII Pau Grand Prix Pau Jean Behra V Modena Grand Prix Modena Jean Behra VI Grand Prix de Maroc Ain Diab Circuit Jean BehraReferences EditNotes Edit Grand Prix Data Book David Hayhoe amp David Holland 2006 bitsmartuk 13 May 2008 Martin Brundle drives a Maserati 250f Archived from the original on 2021 12 14 Retrieved 13 April 2018 via YouTube Bibliography Edit Hall Andy 1990 Maserati 250F A Technical Appraisal Foulis motoring book series Sparkford Somerset England Newbury Park CA USA Haynes Publishing ISBN 0854298037 David McKinney Maserati 250F External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maserati 250F 250F Overview Article Archived 2007 08 22 at the Wayback Machine Case history of 250F article with complete chassis data Top Gear 250F review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maserati 250F amp oldid 1145592193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
