The 881 was a development of the team's 1987 car, the 871, and was a largely unsuccessful car in the last year for turbos in Formula One. Both Ghinzani and Schneider, who replaced 1987 drivers Martin Brundle and Christian Danner, struggled all season to qualify the car even against the slower atmospheric cars. A glaring example of this was at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. At the fastest circuit on the calendar that should have suited the turbo powered cars, both Ghinzani and Schneider failed to qualify, the Zakspeeds being the only turbo cars not to do so. The 881 was also unreliable, often blowing either the engine or the turbo many times over a race weekend. Neither Zakspeed driver scored a point in 1988, which meant the team was forced to pre-qualify in 1989.
The 881 was the last F1 car in which Zakspeed used their own engines which were rated at about 640 bhp (477 kW; 649 PS) for the season. While this made the engine one of the most powerful in the field, being only about 10 bhp shy of both the Honda and FerrariV6 engines, and around the same as the other straight 4 turbo in the field, the Megatrons used by Arrows, that is where the similarities ended. Honda powered McLaren to 15 wins and 15 pole positions during the season, with the other win and pole going to Ferrari. Ghinzani failed to qualify on seven occasions while Schneider failed to qualify ten times.[2] Something that did not help the team's cause was the weight of the car. The 881 weighed in at 560 kg (1,230 lb), this was around 20 kg (44 lb) heavier than the McLaren MP4/4, Ferrari F1/87/88C and the Honda powered Lotus 100T.
Bernd Schneider recorded the team's best finish for the year when he finished 12th in his and the team's home race in Germany at Hockenheim. The German rookie had to wait until Round 4 in Mexico to qualify for his first race. There at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the high altitude of Mexico City where the thinner air gave the turbos a massive power advantage over their atmospheric rivals (the 'atmos' lost a reported 25% of their power at altitude while the turbos lost around 5%), Schneider qualified in an encouraging 15th place and ran well early on the edge of the top 10 until retiring with engine failure on lap 16.
^"STATS F1 • Zakspeed 881". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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Books
Roebuck, Nigel; Tremayne, David; Hamilton, Maurice; Jones, Alan (1989). Grand Prix World Formula One Championship 1988/89. Magenta Press Ltd. ISBN0-908081-59-6.
January 01, 1970
zakspeed, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2018, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zakspeed 881 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Zakspeed 881 was a Formula One car designed by Chris Murphy and Heinz Zollner and raced by Zakspeed in the 1988 Formula One World Championship The car was the last to be powered by the team s own 1 5 litre straight 4 turbo engine the 1500 4 It was driven by Italian veteran Piercarlo Ghinzani and West German rookie Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881CategoryFormula OneConstructorZakspeedDesigner s Chris MurphyHeinz ZollnerPredecessor871Successor891Technical specifications 1 ChassisCarbon fibre monocoqueSuspension front Double wishbones pullrodsSuspension rear Double wishbones pullrodsAxle trackFront 1 810 mm 71 in Rear 1 617 mm 63 7 in Wheelbase2 830 mm 111 in EngineZakspeed 1500 4 1 495 cc 91 2 cu in Straight 4 turbo 2 5 Bar limited mid engine longitudinally mountedTransmissionHewland Zakspeed 6 speed manualWeight560 kg 1 230 lb FuelShellTyresGoodyearCompetition historyNotable entrantsWest Zakspeed RacingNotable drivers9 Piercarlo Ghinzani10 Bernd SchneiderDebut1988 Brazilian Grand PrixLast event1988 Australian Grand PrixRacesWinsPolesF Laps16000Constructors Championships0Drivers Championships0 The 881 was a development of the team s 1987 car the 871 and was a largely unsuccessful car in the last year for turbos in Formula One Both Ghinzani and Schneider who replaced 1987 drivers Martin Brundle and Christian Danner struggled all season to qualify the car even against the slower atmospheric cars A glaring example of this was at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix At the fastest circuit on the calendar that should have suited the turbo powered cars both Ghinzani and Schneider failed to qualify the Zakspeeds being the only turbo cars not to do so The 881 was also unreliable often blowing either the engine or the turbo many times over a race weekend Neither Zakspeed driver scored a point in 1988 which meant the team was forced to pre qualify in 1989 The 881 was the last F1 car in which Zakspeed used their own engines which were rated at about 640 bhp 477 kW 649 PS for the season While this made the engine one of the most powerful in the field being only about 10 bhp shy of both the Honda and Ferrari V6 engines and around the same as the other straight 4 turbo in the field the Megatrons used by Arrows that is where the similarities ended Honda powered McLaren to 15 wins and 15 pole positions during the season with the other win and pole going to Ferrari Ghinzani failed to qualify on seven occasions while Schneider failed to qualify ten times 2 Something that did not help the team s cause was the weight of the car The 881 weighed in at 560 kg 1 230 lb this was around 20 kg 44 lb heavier than the McLaren MP4 4 Ferrari F1 87 88C and the Honda powered Lotus 100T Bernd Schneider recorded the team s best finish for the year when he finished 12th in his and the team s home race in Germany at Hockenheim The German rookie had to wait until Round 4 in Mexico to qualify for his first race There at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the high altitude of Mexico City where the thinner air gave the turbos a massive power advantage over their atmospheric rivals the atmos lost a reported 25 of their power at altitude while the turbos lost around 5 Schneider qualified in an encouraging 15th place and ran well early on the edge of the top 10 until retiring with engine failure on lap 16 The 881 s replacement the Zakspeed 891 would be powered by a Yamaha V8 engine Complete Formula One results edit key Year Team Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts WCC 1988 West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 1500 4S4 tc G BRA SMR MON MEX CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 0 NC Piercarlo Ghinzani DNQ Ret Ret 15 14 DNQ DSQ DNQ 14 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Bernd Schneider DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 12 DNQ 13 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQReferences edit STATS F1 Zakspeed 881 Statsf1 com Retrieved 2010 08 23 Zakspeed F1 Engines at Gurneyflap com Retrieved 2012 01 07 Books Roebuck Nigel Tremayne David Hamilton Maurice Jones Alan 1989 Grand Prix World Formula One Championship 1988 89 Magenta Press Ltd ISBN 0 908081 59 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zakspeed 881 amp oldid 1172606228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
