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179 (Formula 1)
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 car debuted in one example at Monza.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: tomislav medak · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V12 · 2,995 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 2,995 cc
- Power
- 386 kW / 525 PSFactory: 525 PS
- Top speed
- 300 km/hFactory: 300 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Alfa Romeo 179 (Formula 1) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: tomislav medak · CC BY-SA 2.0
Alfa Romeo 179 (Formula 1) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Ozzy Delaney · CC BY 2.0
Alfa Romeo 179 (Formula 1) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Ben Sutherland · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The museum listing gives the car as the 179 B, a 1981 single-seater described as derived from the 177. It had a V12 with four valves per cylinder and direct electronic fuel injection, a honeycomb and aluminium chassis, and a Kevlar body.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 179 (Formula 1).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V121 Independently researchedListing gives a 60 degree V; the degree sign is garbled in the cached text, so the angle is not recorded here. |
| Cylinders | 121 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,995 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 2,995 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | Four valves per cylinder1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Direct electronic fuel injection1 Independently researched |
| Power | 386 kW / 525 PSFactory: 525 PS1 Independently researchedListing writes 525 CV; recorded in PS without conversion. |
| Power at | 12,300 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Honeycomb panels and aluminium1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Kevlar bodywork1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 300 km/hFactory: 300 km/h1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Alfa Romeo collection listing (archived) Level C museoauto.it (archived)
- 12 cilindri a V
- Cilindrata: 2995 cc
- quattro valvole per cilindro
- alimentazione ad iniezione elettronica diretta
- Potenza: 525 CV a 12.300 giri/min
- 12.300 giri/min
- pannelli di honey-comb e alluminio
- realizzata in kevlar
- 300 km/h
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