Ferrari 246 F1

The Formula One regulations for 1954–1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to avgas. The 246 F1 used a 2,417.34 cc (2.4 L; 147.5 cu in) Dino V6 engine with a 65° angle between the cylinder banks.^[1] The power output was 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp) at 8500 rpm. Bore X Stroke: 85 mm × 71 mm (3.35 in × 2.80 in) 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.^[2]

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 in 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 Monza, where the major British teams boycotted the race.^[3]

In 1960, the Ferrari 246 designation was also used for the first mid-/rear-engined Ferrari, the 246 P Formula One car (using same Dino V6 engine of 2,417.34 cc), and then again in 1966 for Ferrari's first three-litre era Formula One car.

In 1959, to make a full use of the allowed capacity regulations, Ferrari enlarged the bore of the 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 295 PS (217 kW; 291 hp) at 8600 rpm. The new car also received disc brakes as standard and a five-speed gearbox. Only 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.^[4]

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Year	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	WCC
1958	2.4 V6	E		ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	401 (57)	2nd
			Peter Collins		3	Ret		Ret	5	1	Ret
			Olivier Gendebien										Ret	Ret
			Mike Hawthorn	3	RetF	5		2PF	1PF	2F	RetP	2F	2	2P
			Luigi Musso		2	7		Ret	Ret
			Wolfgang von Trips						3	Ret	4	5	Ret
			Phil Hill									DNA	3F	3
1959	2.4 V6	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			32 (38)	2nd
			Cliff Allison			9			Ret		5	Ret
			Jean Behra	Ret
			Tony Brooks	2		Ret	1P		1PF	9	Ret	3
			Olivier Gendebien				4
			Dan Gurney				Ret		2	3	4
			Phil Hill	4		6	2		3	Ret	2F	Ret
			Wolfgang von Trips									6
1960	2.4 V6	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		26 (27)	3rd
			Cliff Allison	2	DNQ
			Richie Ginther				6					2
			José Froilán González	10
			Phil Hill	8	3		Ret	4F	12	7	Ret	1PF
			Willy Mairesse					Ret	Ret			3
			Wolfgang von Trips	5	8		5	Ret	11	6	4

¹Includes 6 points scored by Dino 156 F2.

• Grand Prix Racing – Ferrari Dino 246

• Ferrari 246 F1: Ferrari History
• Ferrari 256 F1: Ferrari History